Reflections

A reflection is something which we can see. It is good to see the reflection of our actions before we react to the things with which we make contact. These reflections can be experiences that we can use in our life. And then we can change our attitude if we see that this reflection is not good, we have to change it for the better.

About this there is a Japanese Folktale ‘The House of 1000 Mirrors’. Here is the story:

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."

On the way back home, he met his friend, another little dog, who was not quite as happy as the first one. He told him about the happy place and he 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."

The moral of the story:

All the faces in the world are mirrors. What kind of reflections do you see in the faces of the people you meet? If they are nice to you, it means you are nice to them too. All our actions are not coincidences, they are the reflections of ourselves.