The Echo

A young boy was walking in the countryside and starting shouting and yelling various phrases, and his echo repeated every word he said. He thought another boy was calling back the words he said. So he started yeling at him ‘Stupid, Ignorant, Annoying,’ and to his surprise the echo responded a few seconds later...’Stupid, Ignorant, Annoying.’ He went to his mother and told her that there was another boy calling him bad names. His mother realized what had happened, and told him, ‘son, go back near this boy and start shouting some nice things to him, and see how he would react. So this boy went back and shouted ‘I love you, you are my friend....’ and sure enough the echo responded back ‘I love you, you are my friend.’ And he was finally delighted and happy. Very often the same happens to us. If we treat other people nicely, they will be nice to us. And if we act obnoxious towards them, they will be obnoxious towards us too. So, let’s be nice to each other, and our kindness will surely have a ripple effect on those around us, especially our family members and close friends.