Good and Evil

Once, a mother and her young son were walking in the woods. The boy, being overly energetic, was misbehaving; thus, his mother scolded him harshly and punishe dhim. The young child then angrily started screaming at his mother: "I hate you, I hate you..." Within moments, his own words "I hate you, I hate you..." were resounding through the forest. Frightened by the echo, the boy ran into his mother's arms and informed her of the evil person who was yelling, "I hate you, I hate you..."
The prudent mother responded in this way: "Shout 'I love you.'" As the boy repeated these words, the echo began to do the same. The evil person immediately became good and began to respond, "I love you, I love you." The mother took the opportunity to tell her child that when he is good, then others around him will seem good as well.