Principal of Reversal

What is Reversal? It is based on the fact that we see in others (think of the proverbial rose colored glasses) what we really are in our core being. Let’s say that you have three friends and see in your friend “John Doe” that he is caring and tender and concerned and he worries about another friend “Jane”, and is always trying to help her and is involved in her life in a friendly and loving way? What does that say about who YOU are inside?


On the other hand given the same situations, you find that a friend “Jill” feels that John is a meddling butt-in-ski who is interfering with your friend Jane’s life and a huge gossip because John constantly talks about Jane’s problems? And Jill makes fun of Jane’s situation and calls her names like “Totally Blonde” and makes up jokes about her? Same situation, but what does it “tell you” about the various persons and who they are inside?


Now certainly we all have times that we deviate from this concept as our training and life experiences kick in or out, but when you look at the total pattern over time of what someone sees in others, and how their behavior is towards others, it will paint a picture of who that person is inside and who they really are at their core, and how they might turn on you if you ever give them reason (if it is a negative trait you see in them) or how they might help you and offer you friendship and/or filial love.

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