Use Absence To Increase Respect And Honor

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This is the law of power number 16. Use Absence To Increase Respect And Honor. This law is most appreciated in matters of seduction and love. Make yourself too available and your presence will be taken for granted. Here is a good story of Observance of the Law:

In the Middle Ages, ladies played the game of presence and absence by sending their knights off on long arduous quests. Sir Guillaume de Balaun wanted to taste the joy of love after reconciliation, and twice he intentionally made himself scarce, withdrawing his affections from Madame Guillelma de Javiac. The first time he drove his lover wild with grief, the second time she became angry and cut him off. When he wrote her begging to be let back into her favor, she allowed him back only on the condition he do penance for his cruelty.

With business, an early retirement at the height of your career will keep people holding you in high regard, and waiting to see you make a comeback.

So, Wisdom in this story is “Create value through scarcity. Make yourself less accessible; otherwise the aura you have created around yourself will wear away”.

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