WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND

Once upon a time a man and his son were walking in the forest. Suddenly, the boy tripped and fell. He screamed out with pain, AHHH! Then, he heard a noise “AHHH!” coming from the surrounding hills. He was astonished and yelled, “WHO ARE YOU?”. The answer was “WHO ARE YOU?”. He was annoyed and yelled again “YOU ARE A COWARD!”. The answer was “YOU ARE A COWARD!”.

The boy turned to his father and asked what was happening. The man smiled and yelled “I ADMIRE YOU!”. The answer was “I ADMIRE YOU!”. The boy got surprised but a bit confused. His father explained that it was called echo and said, “in fact it is the life itself” and added that life was the mirror of behaviors. The man went on explaining and said, “When you want more love, first you love more”. “If you want mercy, you should show more mercy and if you want to be respected, be more respectful to others.”

The things that his father told him revived his memories. He remembered the day his best friend, John was teasing a boy who was very poor and living in a hut as if being poor was a disgraceful thing. The boy hanged his head in shame because he didn’t do anything to prevent John humiliating the poor boy.

Two years later John’s father was killed in an accident and they had to pay his debts with the money he left. Even their house was sold, and they began to live in a hut.

Nothing happens coincidentally but it’s the reflection of what you have done.

Adapted from Gazi University Website