Abstract
A father plagued by cares complained to a hakim: “My youngest son has made me old before my time. Worries fill my head. My eldest son is the pillar of my life. Every word that leaves his mouth is a word of truth. He never lies. The truth is as far from my second son as Mount Damawand is from us. Every word he speaks is a lie. I’ve come to terms with it, because I always know where I stand. But my youngest son! He has no firm ground under his feet. He lies, and he tells the truth. Every word from his mouth may be a lie or the truth, and I can’t tell the difference. With the others, I know where I stand. This knowledge escapes me with my youngest son.” (Persian story)
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution.
Buying options
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Learn about institutional subscriptionsPreview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 1987 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Peseschkian, N. (1987). Reaction Types — Concepts — Misunderstandings. In: Positive Psychotherapy. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-70715-5_5
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-70715-5_5
Publisher Name: Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg
Print ISBN: 978-3-540-15794-6
Online ISBN: 978-3-642-70715-5
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive