The Golden Rule, for Adults
Even atheists know the Golden Rule. “Do to others as you would have them do to you.” Luke 6:31.
Good parents have taught their children to obey the Golden Rule, from the time they could talk. And whenever someone mentions the Golden Rule, we nod in affirmation and say, “That’s the only way to live!”
And when we were children the application of the Golden Rule was pretty straightforward.
Share your toys
Let the other person have their turn on the swing
Don’t hit your sister
That hurt her feelings. Is that the way you’d like to be treated?
“Kids, remember the Golden Rule. Do onto others as you would have them do to you.”
But the application of the Golden Rule gets more complicated as we get older. Why? Because it sometimes involves our attitude toward people different than us or people who’ve hurt us deeply and it often costs us dearly.
Good parents have taught their children to obey the Golden Rule, from the time they could talk. And whenever someone mentions the Golden Rule, we nod in affirmation and say, “That’s the only way to live!”
And when we were children the application of the Golden Rule was pretty straightforward.
Share your toys
Let the other person have their turn on the swing
Don’t hit your sister
That hurt her feelings. Is that the way you’d like to be treated?
“Kids, remember the Golden Rule. Do onto others as you would have them do to you.”
But the application of the Golden Rule gets more complicated as we get older. Why? Because it sometimes involves our attitude toward people different than us or people who’ve hurt us deeply and it often costs us dearly.
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