Monday, November 28, 2011

The Golden Rule


Life is not at all a rivalry that we need to hurt someone either physically, emotionally, mentally or spiritually. We do not need to hurt anybody to attain our goal. Life is working together to attain each other's goal.

Jesus Christ said:
" Do for others what you want them to do for you!" (Matthew 9:37)

All religious or philosophical movements in the world advocate the Golden Rule, and let me quote them in their own respective style:

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

"Do not do unto others what you would not have them do unto you." - Confucianism 


"No one of you is a believer until he desires for his brother that which he desires for himself."- Islam


"Hurt no others in ways that you yourself would find hurtful."- Buddhism


"This is the sum of duty: Do not unto others that would cause you pain if done to you."- Brahmanism


"What is hateful to you, do not to your fellow man."- Judaism


"The nature alone is good which refrains from doing unto another whatsoever is not good for itself."- Zoroastrianism


Why do you have to hurt someone? Will it profit you? Will it make you greater? Definitely not!



Paul, in his letter to the Colossians, said:
"...You must clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. Be tolerant with one another and forgive one another whenever any of you has complaint against someone else. You must forgive one another just as the Lord has forgiven you. And to all these qualities, add love, which binds all things together in perfect unity. " (Colossians 3:12) 







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