Life’s
lessons
House of 1000
mirrors
Long ago in a
small, far away village, there was a place known as the House of
1000 Mirrors. A small, happy little dog learned of this place
and decided to visit. When he arrived, he bounced happily up the
stairs to the doorway of the house. He looked through the
doorway with his ears lifted high and his tail wagging as fast
as it could. To his great surprise, he found himself staring at
1000 other happy little dogs with their tails wagging just as
fast as his. He smiled a great smile, and was answered with 1000
great smiles just as warm and friendly. As he left the House, he
thought to himself, "This is a wonderful place. I will come
back and visit it often." In this same village, another
little dog, who was not quite as happy as the first one, decided
to visit the house. He slowly climbed the stairs and hung his
head low as he looked into the door. When he saw the 1000
unfriendly looking dogs staring back at him, he growled at them
and was horrified to see 1000 little dogs growling back at him.
As he left, he thought to himself, "That is a horrible
place, and I will never go back there again." All the faces
in the world are mirrors. What kind of reflections do you see in
the faces of the people you meet?
— Japanese folktale
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