The Golden Rule
The Golden Rule or the ethic of reciprocity is found in the scriptures
of nearly every religion. It is often regarded as the most concise and
general principle of ethics.
Bahá'í Faith
And if thine eyes be turned towards justice, choose thou for thy
neighbour
that which thou choosest for thyself.
Epistle to the Son of the Wolf, 30
Buddhist Faith
Hurt not others in ways that you yourself would find hurtful.
Udana-Varga
Confucianism
Do not do to others what you would not like yourself. Then there will
be no resentment against you, either in the family or in the state.
Analects 12:2
Christian Faith
Therefore all that you wish men to do to you, even so do you also to
them; for this is the law and the prophets.
The Gospel of Matthew Matt 7:12, Luke 6:31
Hindu Faith
This is the sum of duty: do naught to others which if done to thee
would cause thee pain.
The Mahabharata
Jewish Faith
What is hateful to you, do not to your fellow men. That is the entire
Law; all the rest is commentary.
The Talmud
Muslim Faith
No one of you is a believer until he desires for his brother that which
he desires for himself.
Hadith
Taoism
Regard your neighbor’s gain as your gain, and your
neighbor’s loss
as your own loss.
Tai Shang Kan Yin P’ien
Yoruba
One going to take a pointed stick to pinch a baby bird should first
try it on himself to feel how it hurts.
Zoroastrian Faith
Whatever is disagreeable to yourself do not do unto others.
Shayast-na-Shayast 13:29
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-Life Requires Rules-
Golden
Rules
If you open it, close it.
If you break it, admit it.
If you borrow it, return it.
If you turn it on, turn it off.
If you unlock it, lock it up.
If you move it, put it back.
If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
If you value it, take care of it.
If you make a mess clean it up.
If you can't fix it, call in someone who can.
If you don't know how to operate it, leave it alone.
If it's none of your business, don't ask questions.
If it belongs to someone else and
you want to use it, get permission.
If it will brighten someone's day, say it.
If it will tarnish someone's reputation, keep it to yourself.
Based
on a writing by Miriam Hamilton Keare?
Aptly
modified for a small segment of a
prominent
"" group?
You can shed tears that
she is gone
Or you can smile because
she has lived
You can close your eyes
and pray that she will come back
Or you can open your eyes
and see all that she has left
Your heart can be empty
because you can't see her
Or you can be full of
the love that you shared
You can turn your back
on tomorrow and live yesterday
Or you can be happy for
tomorrow because of yesterday
You can remember her and
only that she is gone
Or you can cherish her
memory and let it live on
You can cry and close
your mind, be empty and turn your back
Or you can do what she
would want:
smile, open your eyes,
love and go on.
written
1981 David Harkins
Poetic
Expressions.co.uk tries to illustrate that whatever predicament you
find
yourself in others have been there before and they have found magic
words
to express themselves.
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"If you were arrested for being
kind, would there be enough evidence to convict you?"
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