Life Is An Echo

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“Life is an echo. What you send out — comes back.” – unknown

A couple of weeks ago, my son, four-year-old Mr D, got a new boxing toy, a small punching bag anchored on a vertical stick. We were home alone together when we assembled it and then went a couple of rounds with it.

We took a break in the yard to cool off and play with our dog, Cooper. As we were throwing the ball, I was coaching Mr. D on what he’d say when his eight-year-old sister came home and asked to play with his toy.

“What are you going to say when Miss O asks to box with your toy?” I started.

“Well, ummm, uhhh.” Mr. D stalled

“Say, ‘yes.’” I whispered.

And we went a couple of rounds practicing that which was every bit as hard as actually boxing.

Then Mr. D asked where his shovel was. As I looked in one hidey-hole and then another, he asked, “Want to go find some worms with me?”

“Uhhh,” I stalled.

“Say, ‘yes.’” he whispered.

And I did.

If we ever need a reminder that what we put out in the world comes back to us, just spend time with children.

(featured photo is Mr. D with his boxing toy)

53 thoughts on “Life Is An Echo”

    2. Indeed! I once read that one can get amazing insights from bright children. I believe the example they used was to ask kids to define what a bridge is, and a creative boy (could it have been Mr. D?…) said “it’s something that connects two places.” So true! Say yes? 🙃

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  6. Such wisdom from Mr. D, and a good reminder for me. My granddaughters are always trying to drag me away from the adults to “play” and next time I’ll remember to whisper “yes.” Thank you! Hugs, C

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  12. I use to say that life is like a boomerang, but the meaning is the same. I love your conclusion that to remember that what we put out in the world comes back to us, we would just need to spend time with children.

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  13. “’Say, ‘yes.’ he whispered.” Woooooooooow. Don’t mind me over here. I’m marveling at the great writing. A short story, but your economical choice of words had me throughout Wynne. And then Mr. D’s smart choice of words. He’s so wise. And of course, you’re wise to follow him. Wow. “Say, ‘yes.’” he whispered.” 😂🥰😂🥰🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂

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  16. That is so true, Wynne. And it gets even spookier when they’re teenagers and young adults. Sometimes during my girls’ teenage years, I used to think they were ignoring me. But every once in a while, they’d say something that sounded just like me. Turns out they were listening after all.

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    1. Yes, they do, don’t they? I love hearing your experience from in the thick of it too. It was great bonding but we didn’t find any worms. Do they hibernate or something in winter? I was going to look it up but spent my time writing this post instead…. 🙂

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