it's all a reflection
An interesting article on a concept some seem hostile towards which I think is obvious...
The Mirror Dance
http://self-improvementgoals.com/self-improvement-a-z/the-mirror-dance.php
If you’re like me, you’ll probably start off treasuring the friendship that person gives you, because you have so much in common. And you’ll probably want to work with them because they have the same vision, mission and purpose in life that you have. They want to accomplish the same things, change the world in the same ways, dream the same dreams.
And then you’ll start noticing the things that annoy you, that also annoy you about yourself, whether you admit that or not. And as you’re running away from them, and seeing them constantly reflected in the mirror, you’ll argue and fight with that image.
But what good does it do to fight with your own reflection? All you’ll end up doing is breaking the glass if you hit it too hard.
The Mirror Dance
http://self-improvementgoals.com/self-improvement-a-z/the-mirror-dance.php
If you’re like me, you’ll probably start off treasuring the friendship that person gives you, because you have so much in common. And you’ll probably want to work with them because they have the same vision, mission and purpose in life that you have. They want to accomplish the same things, change the world in the same ways, dream the same dreams.
And then you’ll start noticing the things that annoy you, that also annoy you about yourself, whether you admit that or not. And as you’re running away from them, and seeing them constantly reflected in the mirror, you’ll argue and fight with that image.
But what good does it do to fight with your own reflection? All you’ll end up doing is breaking the glass if you hit it too hard.
1 Comments:
Interesting how the personal quirks and habits that one tolerates (or ignores) in oneself can become intolerable in others.
Have you ever had the experience where something trivial like how another slurps their morning coffee starts driving you crazy when six months ago you never even noticed?
And isn't it also weird how sometimes those little imperfections only contribute to making another even more dear to you?
There may be something to the "conflict of minor differences" theory. For instance Norwegians and Swedes see HUGE differences in one another. They've even fought a war or two over it. But from where I sit, these people are identical in almost every way you could name.
How is it that the miniscule can become so magnified? What strange creatures these hairless monkeys be.
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