Something inspirational:

"I'm a mirror. If you're cool with me, I'm cool with you, and the exchange starts. What you see is what you reflect. If you don't like what you see, then you've done something. If I'm standoffish, that's because you are."

JAY-Z

Jay-Z's quote reflects a deeply, profoundly insightful perspective on interpersonal relationships, using the metaphor of a mirror to illustrate how our interactions with others reflect our own attitudes and behaviour. Essentially, the way we treat people often shapes the way they respond to us. From a spiritual standpoint, this concept is known as reciprocation – that what we put out into the world is what we receive in return. It starts with us – it's a universal truth: the energy, kindness, or negativity we project on to others will eventually come back to us. Negative energy often returns with tenfold intensity.

Reciprocation by association is also a real phenomenon – where you end up facing the consequences or backlash of someone else's behaviour, even though you had no involvement in it.

I am intending to talk about the 'laws of reciprocation' in more detail in another blog.