Long ago in a small, far away village, there was 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?
Love Escher's work.
ReplyDeleteInteresting blog.
First impressions definitely leave an impact.
ReplyDeleteI see all the friendly faces smiling back at me! And funny, interesting ones like yours too..
ReplyDeletethere is truth here. but - there is also an optimism that I lack.
ReplyDeleteat least today.
excellent story and powerful perspective! we do see our own reflection in others. and sometimes, we convince ourselves to see what we want to see. big hugs, snowsparkle
ReplyDeleteexcellent story and powerful perspective! we do see our own reflection in others. and sometimes, we convince ourselves to see what we want to see. big hugs, snowsparkle
ReplyDeleteVarying, varying....
ReplyDeleteThinking about this, in relation to aged care and the wrinkled, cracked mirrors I see, it is still true. The trick is to reflect back love even when the mirror is faulty.
ReplyDeleteI want to be the dog with the perky ears and the wagging tail. But sometimes I forget. Thanks for the reminder.
ReplyDeleteI like that story, thanks Lee.
ReplyDeleteAs for Escher, I am amazed that he was drawing those fascinating perspectives long before computers were used to design lenses.
I think I am both those dogs.. depends what day it is.
ReplyDeleteSo true, I think mostly so far I find people still friendly because I approach them that way, I was told I'm always smiling. Ok then, I can deal with that.
ReplyDeleteI love the picture, it's great!
Reminded me of the "Crabbity Old Woman" poem, Lee. (read in full at:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.stargazerdownunder.com/general/reading/see.html )
I, like Molly, sometimes forget to be the first smile.
ReplyDeleteGenerally a fable of good counsel. However, a little caution in approaching the world with too much trust and openness is perhaps advisable...
ReplyDeleteThe Escher globe's a good one isn't it?