The Echo of Love
Once, a little child ran up the hill and shouted into the valley, "Hello!" Immediately, the voice echoed back from all around, "Hello!" The mountain seemed to reply. The child was amazed and shouted again, "Who are you?" The mountain echoed, "Who are you?" When the child shouted, "Why don't you tell me?" The mountain replied, "Why don't you tell me?"
The child became angry and shouted, "I hate you!" But he didn't realize that the entire world seemed to echo back, "I hate you, I hate you..." The child cried and ran home to tell his mother. His mother said, "Child, go back to the mountain and shout, 'I love you.' See what happens."
The child ran back to the hill. This time, he was surrounded by the echoing voices of "I love you, I love you..." The child smiled, and the mountains smiled too.
曾经有一次,一个小孩子跑到山上,对着山谷大喊:“你好!”立刻,声音从四面八方回荡回来:“你好!”山似乎在回应。孩子感到惊讶,又大喊了一次:“你是谁?”山的回声:“你是谁?”当孩子喊道:“你为什么不说出来?”山回答:“你为什么不说出来?”
孩子变得生气,大喊:“我恨你!”但他没有意识到,整个世界似乎都在回声:“我恨你,我恨你……”孩子哭了,跑回家告诉他的母亲。母亲说:“孩子,回到山上喊,‘我爱你。’看看会发生什么。”
孩子跑回到山上。这一次,他被包围在回荡的声音中:“我爱你,我爱你……”孩子笑了,山也笑了。