A father and his son
were walking along a road in a mountain range. All around them, they could see
majestic mountains with magnificent beauty. Suddenly the son stepped on a shaky
stone, slipped and fell down. He cried aloud in great pain. To his surprise, he
heard a similar cry from the distant mountainside. He turned around and asked
aloud, "Hey! Who are you?" The ghostly voice replied the same
question, "Hey! Who are you?" The boy quickly lost his temper. He
shouted, "Come out, you coward and show me your face!" To his
surprise, the weird voice repeated his threatening words.
The boy got furious and
shouted a chain of foul words at the top of his voice and received the same
words in return. He complained to his father and sought his help to punish the
enigmatic enemy. The wise father was watching the events with a smile. He asked
his son to say aloud, "You are a good boy. I love you." The boy
obeyed and was glad to hear the same nice words of welcome from his apparent
opponent.
The boy was quite
confused. he asked his father about the mystery. The father explained the
mechanism of 'echo' as a reflection of his sound from the distant mountain
ranges. He added, "If you shout bad words, you will hear similar words as
echo. If you send blessings, you will be blessed in return. This is true of
life too. When we do good deeds for others, we receive similar gifts from
others." The boy was enlightened. He sang a hymn melodiously and was
overjoyed to hear its enchanting echoes.
Our life is a reflection
of our actions. It gives back to us whatever we say or do. To receive love, we
must shower love on others. Even in the midst of misfortune, hardship and
trials, let us speak only positive words which comfort others.
A person will reap exactly what he sows.
Let us be kind and
tender-hearted to one another, and forgive one another.
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© By Prof. Dr. Babu Philip, Professor, Cochin
University of Science & Technology, Fine Arts Avenue, Kochi-682016, Kerala,
India, Prof. Mrs. Rajamma Babu, Former Professor, St.
Dominic's College, Kanjirappally, Leo. S. John, St. Antony's Public
School, Anakkal, Kanjirappally and Neil John, Maniparambil, Ooriyakunnath,
Kunnumbhagom, Kanjirappally, Kottayam-686507, Kerala, India.
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