When you want something from the world, don’t pressure the world to give it to you.
What else can the mirror reflect when a capricious child is standing in front of it, jumping up and down, crying, “I want it! Give it to me!” “Yes, you want it, yes you demand it.”
The mirror reflects fact, nothing more, nothing less. The principle is very simple. If you want the reflection in the world mirror to meet you half way, you will have to take the first step.
Let go of the intention to receive and replace it with the intention to give and you will receive the very thing you let go of in the first place.
Interpretation
Do you want a certain person to acknowledge and respect you? Don’t demand it.
Show this person respect yourself and make them feel that they are important in your eyes.
Do you feel in need of compassion and gratitude? Don’t search for it.
Take genuine care of someone else and actively help them with their problems.
Do you want people to like you? A pair of beautiful eyes won’t do it.
Show warmth towards someone and they will automatically perceive you as being lovable.
Do you need someone’s help and support? Find someone to help. You will become more important, and that person, not wanting to be less important than you, won’t want to remain in your debt.
Do you want to experience mutual love? Let go of possessiveness and dependent relationships. You will experience mutual love if you are prepared to love without receiving anything in return. This kind of love is extremely rare. No one will be able to resist. In all these situations, you are certain to experience the very thing you let go of.