To treat a person like a carpet, it is necessary that one do the walking, and one allow himself to be walked on.-- Shin'a'in saying

Mercedes Lackey
To treat a person like a carpet, it is necessary...
To treat a person like a carpet, it is necessary...
To treat a person like a carpet, it is necessary...
To treat a person like a carpet, it is necessary...
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In Japanese, "mawari" means carpet, and "mawari-mushi" refers to a person who is a walking carpet. It would be a mistake to think that a person is a walking carpet. You don't walk on a person; you walk over them. However, when you don't respect another person it can be difficult to get out of their way. This saying is not about how people should treat one another, but instead about what people should be willing to do for one another in order to let that person walk over you.

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