Last year we watched the movie Nuremberg.
It’s a great movie. It features excellent actors and very strong emotions: adventure, curiosity, friendship, betrayal, death wish, etc.
It is a Hollywood version of what happened in the trial of some German army leaders during WW2.
It’s inspired by true events, but we are not here to comment on the validity of the history it presents, except for one detail at the end.
The story follows a psychiatrist, Douglas Kelley (Rami Malek), who develops a close relationship with Hermann Göring (Russell Crowe), Hitler’s second in command, after his surrender.
Here is what got our attention…
After his mission in Germany ends, the psychiatrist returns to the US and writes a book. He had just spent thousands of hours with the most hated men on the planet.
Naturally, his book should have been a massive success.
But it wasn’t.
Why?
Because the psychiatrist told the truth.
“We are no different than them. Every nation has the same potential to do what they did.”
That was not well received.
Instead of recognizing the wisdom of the law of reflection, people thought he was “trashing their country.”
The doctor tried for almost 10 years to warn people, in vain, about the possibility of a future regime similar to the Nazis. Nobody wanted to hear that.
He finally committed suicide in 1958.
The law of reflection states that
everything you perceive in others exists within you.
You could not see it if it wasn’t already in you. This was scientifically supported in 1992 with the discovery of mirror neurons by Giacomo Rizzolatti and his team at the University of Parma.
We dedicated an entire chapter to the law of reflection in The 7 Universal Laws. It’s Stefan’s favorite law.
If you haven’t read it yet, we highly recommend giving it a try. After that, you will start to see the universal laws all around you, including in movies. 😇
The audiobook is also available, so you can take it with you to the gym, while driving, commuting, etc.
Love and Wisdom,
Monica and Stefan
