"Treat others as you would have them treat you."
This rule has been stated by many cultures and in many religions, but stated in different ways. The meaning, however, remains the same.
I actually have a pretty extensive list, but I would like to hear some from the members. I would enjoy finding new ways that this rule was said.
Do you know any? I would also appreciate a source to be listed.
2007-08-24 00:33:45 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Try this site:
http://www.religioustolerance.org/reciproc.htm
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2007-08-24 00:47:41 · answer #1 · answered by Ardent Atheist 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Matthew 7:12 The Golden Rule
"Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets."
Jesus said this . . . the golden rule is straight out of the Bible.
It is God's Word who has given all moral and legal laws. God is the Lawgiver.
2007-08-24 11:10:16 · answer #2 · answered by Jeancommunicates 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unfortunately life is much too complicated to be reduced to simple rules... so I might say "do unto others as you would be done by", but other people might not like the things you like, so that doesn't work terribly well. "Treat others as they would wish to be treated" seems better, but then what if they want to be treated like royalty? That doesn't fit the bill perfectly.
I think it's better to just say: "Be decent to each other" and let people figure out what that means on their own.
2007-08-24 07:48:58 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Here's one more Golden Rule!
"Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it.
Do not believe simply because it has been handed down for many generations.
Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumoured by many.
Do not believe in anything simply because it is written in Holy Scriptures.
Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of Teachers, elders or wise men.
Believe only after careful observation and analysis, when you find that it agress with reason and is conducive to the good and benefit of one and all. Then accept it and live up to it."
-- Buddha
2007-08-24 07:41:29 · answer #4 · answered by kiranraj.bangalore 2 · 4⤊ 1⤋
The fact that this unwritten law is embedded in all cultures is another proof of God's existence. Even primitive tribes have this law.
2007-08-24 08:12:51 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Buddha taught your golden rule explicitly - see his teachings to the people of veludvareeja
2007-08-24 08:55:22 · answer #6 · answered by adam_reith_1 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
in romanian language, the saying sounds like this: "what you dont enjoy being donne to you, don't do to others"
i think it should be the motto of human race... if people would really think it through and act so in their everyday lifes, the world would be a better place
2007-08-24 07:37:15 · answer #7 · answered by larissa 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The meaning doesn't always remain the same.
It has to do with the authority with which the rule is given. In the Bible, it has the authority of God, the law and the prophets.
2007-08-24 07:42:40 · answer #8 · answered by Matthew T 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Personally, I like the way it's stated in Leviticus 19:17-18.
"Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him. Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself..." (KJV) It's repeated several times in the NT too.
I know it's not new, but it's my favorite way to say it.
2007-08-24 07:44:37 · answer #9 · answered by King James 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The threefold rule in Wicca:
Ever mind the Rule of Three, three times what thou givest returns to thee, this lesson well, thou must learn, thee only gets what thou dost earn.
2007-08-24 07:41:34 · answer #10 · answered by dead_elves 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋