THE GOLDEN RULE
by Dr. Lawrence Wilson
© December 2021, LD Wilson Consultants, Inc.
Contents
II. Expansion Of The Golden Rule
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The
Golden Rule is one of the important rules for behavior, and one that is very
often violated. Yet obeying it is one of the most important secrets of a long,
happy life. It is also vital for
success with the amazing process we call development.
For details about development, read Introduction To Development and Introduction To The Development Program.
To whom does the golden rule apply? It
applies to every human being, every soul and every creature.
DEFINITION
The golden
rule is often stated as ÒDo unto others
as you would want them to do unto you.Ó This comes from the Bible in passages such as Luke 6:41 and
Matthew 7:12.
The Hebrew Bible also describes this law in negative terms as ÒDo not do unto others what you do not want
them to do unto you.Ó The
meaning is exactly the same
THE RULE OF RECIPROCITY
The golden rule is sometimes called the rule of reciprocity. This means it is a reciprocal or back
and forth agreement between souls.
You act in certain ways toward me and I will act the same to you.
This is very important because we are all social creatures and need to
get along with others.
This article is a brief introduction to a large subject. I hope to expand it in the future.
II. EXPANSION OF THE
GOLDEN RULE
One can expand upon the golden rule:
1. Think or believe about others as you would want them to
think or believe about you.
2. Feel about or love others as you would want others to feel
about or love you.
3. Act or behave toward
others as you would want them to act or behave toward you.
4. Go with or associate with others
in ways that you would want them to associate with you.
5. Speak with others as you
would want them to speak with you.
6. Wish for others what you
would want others to wish for you.
7. Tune or adjust your energy to that of
others as you would want them to tune or adjust their energy to you.
POLITICS OF THE GOLDEN RULE
The Golden Rule expresses what may be called the classless society.
This means that everyone must obey the same set of laws and no one or
group is exempt from the laws or Òabove the law.Ó
For example, Great Britain still has, to a degree:
- The kingÕs law for the
royalty or nobility class.
- The common law for the
commoners or common people.
- The canon law for the
church.
This is less true today, but has not completely disappeared.
The gun example.
Another political example is that if you would want to have a gun to
protect yourself, then you must vote to allow others to have guns to protect
themselves, as well.
In America, this is an ongoing fight. The leaders or ruling class – Congressmen and Senators
– all have bodyguards who carry loaded guns. But many of them donÕt want to give the same right to the
rest of the population. This is a
clear violation of the Golden Rule.
Some
other nations are much worse, including Great Britain, Australia and most of
Europe. Here the leaders have
their gun-toting bodyguards, but the people are not permitted to own guns to
defend themselves. Switzerland is
an exception.
One
can answer that in Great Britain or elsewhere one can hire an armed bodyguard
if one needs protection. However,
this costs so much money that it is not feasible or possible for most
people. Therefore, it is a false
or specious argument.
MORE EXAMPLES OF VIOLATIONS OF THE
GOLDEN RULE
Many
people say they believe in the Golden Rule. However, they cheat others in business matters, sexual
matters or in other ways. They say
to themselves that a little cheating is okay and everyone does it. Instead of the Golden Rule, their rule
is Òget away with whatever you canÓ.
This is the opposite of the golden rule.
Marxism, communism or socialism.
Another very sick violation of the golden rule is the Marxist philosophy
of Òthe ends justify the meansÓ.
Not true!
ItÕs a harsh world. Another
substitute philosophy and the way many people think is that it is a dog-eat-dog
world and one must compete with others.
Someone expressed this humorously as ÒDo unto others before they do unto
youÓ.
Lying is a violation of the Golden
Rule. After all, most everyone would want others to be truthful
with them, so they should be truthful with others. There are a few situations when telling the truth is not
wise, such as if someone is looking for your family to harm them.
However, in general the Golden Rule applies very much to telling the
truth and the whole truth and nothing but the truth.
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