I think Rhonda Jean nailed it. Too many of us see what we want to see in the mirror just like too many of the American Idol wanabees hear what they want to hear. Then there are the truly beautiful among us (present company excepted) who know they are drop dead gorgeous and enjoy the well deserved adulation.
My guess is the best way to address the question of responding to those wishing for miracles is the classic "damning with faint praise". Little real value but preserving the dignity.
Sometimes reality is the most difficult path to follow...........
