1. The text describes a father and son walking in the mountain where the son falls and hears his cry echoed back. When the son yells insults at the echo, it insults him back, confusing the son.
2. The father then yells positive statements at the mountain which are echoed back positively.
3. The father explains to the son that this is like life, where we receive back what we put out, and our lives are a reflection of our own actions.