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Golden
Rule
While reading the word of control our action that is
God my eyes got stuck into by treating others the way that we are respected by
a beautiful verse- they themselves like to be respecting other, that we
“Do to others as you want treated. Even in the Old can bring kindness and joy Memory Column
them to do to you-St. Luke Testament, this principle is to others and also to oneself
6:31” focused, and the words of through kind words and by
How beautifully has this Leviticus in 19:18 says “Do not being judgmental.
verse explained the essence not seek revenge or bear We proudly call ourselves
of life? It thus compels me a grudge against anyone ‘Christians’ that literally
to think more about the fact among your people, but means as the followers of
that if fellow beings could love your neighbour as Christ. St. John 13:34-35
understand the real sense of yourselves”. says “Love one another, as
this verse, then Earth would Our approach to someone I loved you, so you must
have been a better place to depicts our characteristics. love one another. By this,
live, and all the social evils Rather than doing the same all men will know that
would reduce. Period. This to others as they had done you are my disciples”.
“Golden Rule” points from to us or giving them what One practical way to love
St. Mathews 7:12 which they deserve, we have to another is to imagine
says “So in everything, do treat them the way we ourselves in their shoes.
to others what you would want them to treat us.“The Unless we put ourselves in
have them do to you”. Jesus way people treat you is their place we won’t be able
knew the human nature a statement of who they to be able to feel empathy.
and their selfishness. are as a human being. It
This “golden rule” gives a is not a statement about
standard by which we can you.”. Jesus made us believe
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