The Mountain Story

A son and his father were in the mountains walking when the son falls, hurts himself and screams: "AAAhhhhhhhhhhh!!!" To his surprise, he hears a voice repeating, somewhere in the mountains: "AAAhhhhhhhhhhh!!!" Curious, he yells, "Who are you?" He hears the reply, "Who are you?" Angered, the son then screams, "Coward!" He receives the answer, "Coward!" He looks to his father and asks, "What's going on?" The father smiles and says, "My son, pay attention." Then he screams to the mountain, "I admire you!" The voice answers, "I admire you!" Again the man hollers, "You are a champion!" The voice replies, "You are a champion!" The boy is surprised, but does not understand. Finally the father explains: "People call this 'echo', but in fact, 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 friends, be a friend first. This relationship applies to everything and all aspects of life. Remember, life will give you back everything you have given to it."

Your life is not a coincidence-it is a reflection of you.

(Courtesy of an article in eNN Neighbourhood news. A community project by NTUC Income).

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Well, I find to be very true. In addition, the character of your friends also reflect your own character, as the saying goes 'Birds of the same feather always flock together'. So the next time you say your friend has this bad character, etc., Take a GOOD LOOK at yourself first!! You never know that you too have this same exact bad character.