The Golden Rule

During class today we had a talk about "The Golden Rule" and we talked about what it means in different religions. ( Full version of the image on the left. )
Soon, I came to noticing that even in different beliefs it had the same message.

" Do onto others as you would like them to do onto you".

After we discussed this some more we were assigned this task to answer some questions.

What is the message of the Golden Rule?To me, the message of the golden rule is to treat everyone as you want to be treated. If you are going around attacking people and acting out of context than sooner or later this is how people will treat you. example: If you treat people of different race badly they too will treat you badly. 

Are you aware of the title or message of a TV program, book or popular song which expresses the same idea as the Golden Rule? Explain

There is actually a small image that represents this. This painting is called "Three Wise Monkeys"

"Hear no evil, Speak no evil, See no evil" is the phrase the image is portraying. If you don't judge people and if you don't speak rudely than others shall surely follow! If we need a book than if anyone remembers this family, than you should remember this book (On the left.) "The Berenstain Bears and the Golden Rule". Just as the title is showing the family of bears talk about "The Golden Rule". They talk about the values and how

truly important it is and how to follow it. Normally, we are all doing this in our day to day lives!

Which expression of the Golden Rule do you like the best? Why?My favorite expression is the Taoism expression. "Regard your neighbour's gain as your own gain, and your neighbour's loss as your own loss". To me, it shows how we all have those days where we have to mourn for others close to us who are having a bad day. But when you have a good day and something excellent happens then others can feel it. The happiness spreads, as does sadness.


How would you express the Golden Rule in your own words?

For you to feel happiness, you must show others happiness. Equality can spread and soon come to you. Sadness reflects but understanding makes it easier for one to feel the same.

 At least, that's how I would word it. If you want others to feel sad with you, or happy with you, you need to first feel sad or happy with them. Soon, these actions will come back to you.

What could things be like if everyone behaved according to the Golden Rule?If "Everyone" meant every person in the world, this would mean there would most likely be no war. There would be no hate, racism, segregation, or bullying. Everyone could be equals no matter where they are from or what religion they follow. I like to think every religion has it's form of the golden rule. If each person took the rule close to heart everyone would have good lives. No person ( none that I know of, ) likes to feel hurt or down. That they are bad for being who they are. Therefor, if everyone could follow the rule everyone would have equal rights, and equal prosperity.

Why is it that sometimes we don’t behave according to the Golden Rule?

There is always times that it's hard to treat others as you would like. Perhaps you don't like someone and they can see this, so they don't like you either. If you were to like them then they may change but in some cases it's far to difficult to change your piece of mind.

What are your thoughts on "The Golden Rule"? I'd love to hear what opinions differ in our two thoughts. 

-Sam