According to Osho, the ‘changing faces’ of civilization reveal our bondage to reaction: praise inflates us, insults ignite us, and we become masks shaped by others’ buttons. True civilization begins when we shift from mechanical reaction to conscious response (pratisamvedan), keeping our center intact, meeting abuse with understanding, and reclaiming individuality instead of living as public opinion.
When we let others’ praise or blame change our “face,” we act like machines; choose to pause and respond from your own heart instead.