The golden rule

“Do to others whatever you would like them to do to you. This is the essence of all that is taught in the law and the prophets” – this was the wise remarks spoken by Jesus Christ in Matthew 7vs12, but what exactly does it mean?

It is simple – treat people the way you will want to be treated. I do not understand why humans insist on doing evil deeds to their fellow men and when it is done to them they feel bad.

The closing statement “this is the essence of all that is taught in the law and the prophets” balances the opening statement; which to me simply means that if we follow the first statement, we will be sure to do the right thing.

For example, a rich man that treats his servant with so much contempt – I am sure if he was in the servants’ shoes, he will want the servant to treat him with love and respect; so then why treat him with so much disrespect? Another example is the player/player kind of guy – that goes around playing with women as if they were toys and in the process not caring about how these women feel. If you were in her shoes – put yourself for one moment in their shoes; how will you feel?

So, this rule urges us to do the right thing. It challenges us to take other people into consideration when making choices and decisions. Nobody likes being disrespected, rejected, humiliated, lied to, cheated on, played like a fool, etc… I can boldly say that there is no human being on earth that likes to be treated badly, no matter how evil you are – so if you don’t like people treating you badly, please don’t do it to others. If you look closely, it all comes down to “love your neighbour as yourself” – one of the greatest commandments given by the wise man, Jesus Christ in Mark 12vs31.

It is a challenge but it can be done. So I challenge you to stand by golden rule!!!

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