Introduction to Differentiation Analysis (Positive Psychotherapy)

Abstract

A merchant had acquired a very beautiful parrot in India. He loved the bird and spent all his free time with it. Sometimes he would put the parrot on his Shoulder, sometimes on his head, and he would always reward it with a piece of sugar. For the parrot, the sugar became the embodiment of his master’s love. One evening, the merchant and his parrot were alone in the house. The merchant said, “My dear, it’s late and Pm tired. Since tonight there’s nobody in the house but us, it’s not advisable for both of us to sleep. We have no security here, so watch the house, as though you were a watchman.”