The House of 1000 Mirrors
 

The 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

Thanks D.D., I need to learn the wisdom in that story [DNO]
 

dno
> The 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