House of 1000 Mirrors

 

(Wherever You Go, There You Are!)

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?

Japanese Folktale