A son and his father are walking on the mountains. Suddenly, the son falls, hurts himself and screams, “Ah!” To his surprise, he hears the voice repeating, somewhere in the mountains, “Ah!” Curious, he yells, “Who are you?” He receives the answer, “Who are you?” And then he screams to the mountain, “I admire you!” The voice answers, “I admire you!”
Angered at the response, he screams, “Coward!” He receives the answer, “Coward!” He looks at his father and asks, “What's going on?”
The father smiles and says, “My son, pay attention.” The man screams, “You are a champion!” The voice answers, “You are a champion!” The boy is surprised, but does not understand.
Then the father explains, “People call this ECHO, but really this is LIFE. It gives you back everything you say or do.
“Our life is simply a reflection of our actions. If you want more love in the world, create more love in your heart. If you want more competence in your team, improve your competence. This relationship applies to everything, in all aspects of life; life will give you back everything you have given to it.”
父親與兒子在山上走著。突然,兒子摔了一跤,把自己弄痛了,他叫道:“啊!”讓他想不到的是,他聽到山谷里有聲音在回復,“啊!”他很好奇,大聲喊道:“你是誰?”他得到的回答是:“你是誰?”然后他對山谷喊道:“我贊賞你!”那個聲音答道:“我贊賞你!”
兒子對這個回復感到生氣,他叫道:“膽小鬼!”得到的回答是:“膽小鬼!”他轉向父親,問:“這是怎么回事?”
父親笑了笑,說道:“孩子,留心聽。”他大聲喊:“你是好樣的!”那個聲音答道:“你是好樣的!”兒子很吃驚,但還是不明白。
接著,父親解釋道:“人們把這叫作‘回聲’,但其實這是‘生活’。它會把你的一言一行都還給你。
“我們的生活其實只不過是我們言行的折射。如果你想從這個世界上得到更多的愛,那你的心里就得有更多的愛。如果你希望你所在的集體表現得更出色,那你自己就要提高自己的能力。這種關系體現在所有的事情上,體現在生活的方方面面;你對生活付出了什么,你就會得到什么。”