Good Quote

From a book Lily is reading.

“A guest in the house is God in the house.”

I love it!!

Remember the Golden Rule

Remember the Golden Rule!

But simply remembering the Golden Rule isn’t enough. Following the Rule – living it – is what counts! It’s hard to do, though! It comes more naturally for we human types to follow the “rule” that goes something like this: “Whatsover men do to you, do also to them.” It’s easier to live the rule of pay-back and revenge, suspicion and distrust, selfishness and hatred – the Evil One’s rule. But easy and right aren’t the same thing. We all know that. A few times, recently, I’ve found myself living the “easy” rule rather than the “Golden” one Jesus gave us – the one given to us by so many religions the world over. I pray that I not only remember the Golden Rule, but have the courage to live it, to follow it (even when it’s difficult – especially when it’s difficult) in the hope that doing so will lead me to all that is good and true and holy.

Christianity

Therefore, all things whatsoever that you wish that men would do to you, do so also to them. For this is the law and the prophets.

Matthew 7:1

Confucianism

Do not do to others what you would not like yourself. Then there will be no resentment against you, either in the family or in the state.

Analects 12:2

Buddhism

Hurt not others in ways that you yourself would find hurtful.

Udana-Varga 5,1

Hinduism

This is the sum of duty; do naught onto others what you would not have them do unto you.

Mahabharata 5,1517

Islam

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

Sunnah

Judaism

What is hateful to you, do not do to your fellowman. This is the entire Law; all the rest is commentary.

Talmud, Shabbat 3id

Taoism

Regard your neighbor’s gain as your gain, and your neighbor’s loss as your own loss.

Tai Shang Kan Yin P’ien

Zoroastrianism

That nature alone is good which refrains from doing another whatsoever is not good for itself.

Dadisten-I-dinik, 94,5