“A person who knows how to laugh at himself will never cease to be amused.”
- Shirley MacLaine
Japanese Folktale
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.” |
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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?
CHRISTMAS CARD
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I was taking a shower when my 2-year-old son came into
the bathroom and wrapped himself in toilet paper. Although he made a mess, he
looked adorable, so I ran for my camera and took a few shots. They came out so
well that I had copies made and included one with each of our Christmas cards.
Days later, a relative called about the picture, laughing hysterically and
suggesting I take a closer look. Puzzled, I stared at the photo and was shocked
to discover that in addition to my son, I had captured my reflection in the
mirror -- wearing nothing but a camera!
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MY FOOTSTEPS?
An acquaintance of mine who is a physician told this
story about her then-four-year-old daughter. On the way to preschool, the doctor
had left her stethoscope on the car seat, and her little girl picked it up and
began playing with it. “Be still, my heart,” thought my friend, “My daughter
wants to follow in my footsteps!”
Then the child spoke into the instrument, “Welcome
to McDonald’s. May I take your order?”
TOO ROUGH
A little girl asked her mother, “Can I go outside and play with the boys?” Her mother replied, “No, you can’t play with the boys, they’re too rough.” The little girl thought about it for a few moments and asked, “If I can find a smooth one, can I play with him?”
THUMB SUCKING
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A boy had reached four without giving up the habit of
sucking his thumb, though his mother had tried everything from bribery to reasoning
to painting it with lemon juice to discourage the habit. Finally she tried
threats, warning her son that, “If you don’t stop sucking your thumb, your
stomach is going to blow up like a balloon.” Later that day, walking in the
park, mother and son saw a pregnant woman sitting on a bench. The four-year-old
considered her gravely for a minute, then spoke to her saying, “Uh-oh… I know
what you’ve been doing.”
SO KEEP THE SINGING DOWN, OK?
A Sunday school teacher asked her little children, as
they were on the way to church service, “And why is it necessary to be quiet in
church?” One bright little girl replied, “Because people are sleeping.”
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