Our fellow human beings are our mirror! What we particularly like in others is what we also love within ourselves. What we don't like about others, we also reject within ourselves. We will encounter same people over and over until we have learned this lesson. When we are ready, people in our lives will change accordingly, or will disappear from our environment, others will take their place. This may sound hard, but it is unfortunately true. Isn't it true that other people frequently live out what we don't permit ourselves to do? Some people annoy us with their behavior. Perhaps they are premature in their judgments, verbally attack others, are hurtful in their thoughtlessness, don't really listen, make us nervous with their restlessness, think they know it all better, are mistrusting - the list is almost endless. How do we act and react? For quite some time now, I have been trying to decode the messages conveyed to me through other people for myself. How am I? How do I behave? What impression do I make on others? In doing this, I get to know myself better and have the opportunity to change. Sometimes we are afraid of other people and their reactions, which is why we let ourselves be manipulated and exploited. Or, by being on "good behavior" and serving others, we want to make them love us.
- An excerpt from 'Mudras, Yoga in your Hands'
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