The house of 1,000 mirrors
A Japanese folktale...
Long ago in a small far away village, there was a place known as the House of 1,000 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 1,000 other happy little dogs with their tails wagging just as fast as his. He smiled a great smile, and was answered with 1,000 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 1,000 unfriendly-looking dogs staring back at him, he growled at them and was horrified to see 1,000 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.”
posted by sunnyday at 3:19 PM
4 Comments:
sunnyday said...
Here I am, posting a comment on my own post! It's just to say that the cute doggie accompanying the story is Sabrina, my dog. =)
3:57 PM AsianSmiles said...
Sabrina IS cute and very 'feminine'. She certainly IS a happy dog!
The article was really very nice Sunny. I hope lots of people will read this. This is definitely a must-read.
I agree with it 100%. A happy disposition is a key to happiness. It really doesn't matter how miserable our life is, the point is - it gets worse when we live it miserably. (lol)
Laugh, the world laughs with you.
AsianSmiles said...
Ay, me tanong pala...
"All the faces in the world are mirrors. What kind of reflection do you see in the faces of the people you meet?"
Ok naman... ngiti ngiti.
:) ;)
sunnyday said...
Thank you! Thank you! Sabrina is cute indeed, and her paws are perenially close together =)
You're right, a happy disposition is infectious. I love being around people who are not necessarily cheerful in a loud way, but carry with them a quiet optimism.
*ngiti ngiti*
Post a Comment
< < Home
