A manager once advertised for a person to help him in his office, and nearly fifty people applied for the place. From all these people, in a short time, he chose a boy and sent the others away.

“I would like to know,” said a friend, “how you came to choose that boy. He had not a single recommendation(推荐)with him.”

“You are mistaken,” said the manager. “He had many.”

“He wiped his shoes before he came in, and closed the door after him, showing that he was orderly and tidy.”

“He gave up his seat quickly to an old man, showing that he was kind and thoughtful.”

“He took off his cap when he came in, and answered my questions promptly and peacefully, showing that he was polite.”

“He lifted up the book which I had purposely laid on the floor, and placed it on the table, while all the rest stepped over it, or shove it aside, showing that he was careful.”

“And he waited quietly for his turn, instead of pushing the others aside, showing that he was modest.”

“When I talked with him, I noticed that his clothes were carefully brushed, his hair in nice order, and his teeth as white as milk. When he wrote his name, I observed that his fingernails were clean, instead of being tipped with pen.”

“Don’t you call these things letters of recommendation? I do and what I can tell about a boy, by using my eyes for ten minutes, is worth more than all the impressive letters he can bring me.”

Long ago in a small, faraway 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(跳跃) 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." After he came back, he told his experience to others.

In this same village, another little dog, who was not quite as happy as the first one, also heard the place. He wanted to see if the place was really a magic one, so he 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(咆哮) 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 kinds of reflections do you see in the faces of the people you meet?