Wednesday, August 13, 2008

The Real Golden Rule?

Some people say that the Golden Rule is a value which simply means "treat others as you would like to be treated."

This rule is encased in religious beliefs

Christianity
Matthew 7:12 "So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets."
Luke 6:31 "Just as you want others to do for you, do the same for them."

Buddhism
Putting oneself in the place of another, one should not kill nor cause another to kill.

Islam
“That which you want for yourself, seek for mankind.
In his Last Sermon, the Prophet Muhammad admonished believers: "Hurt no one so that no one may hurt you."

Taoism
"Regard your neighbor's gain as your own gain, and your neighbor's loss as your own loss."

Judaisum
Leviticus 19:18 "You shall not take vengeance or bear a grudge against your countrymen. Love your fellow as yourself"

The law of karma, says `for every event that occurs, there will follow another event whose existence was caused by the first, and this second event will be pleasant or unpleasant according as its cause was skillful or unskillful.' Therefore, the law of Karma teaches that responsibility for unskillful actions is born by the person who commits them.

Confucius
Never impose on others what you would not choose for yourself.

I don't think that it is simply "treating others as you would like to be treated", I think it is also about respecting others like they want to be respected. Treating them
like you want to be treated is selfish. Respecting them as they want to be respected is giving. Respect decides how we will treat people.....

What do you think?

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I think this is very insightful. I think everyone thinks too much about themselves. People need to learn that others don't always want what they want.

Nice post