Do Unto Others (The Golden Rule)
Treat others as you would want to be treated. The most universal moral principle ever articulated — independently discovered by virtually every civilization on earth.
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Treat others as you would want to be treated. The most universal moral principle ever articulated — independently discovered by virtually every civilization on earth.
Jesus begins his most famous sermon by declaring who is blessed: the poor in spirit, the mourning, the meek, the merciful, the peacemakers, the persecuted. He inverts every assumption about where happiness is found.
A man is beaten and left for dead. Religious leaders pass him by. A Samaritan — a despised outsider — stops, binds his wounds, and pays for his care. Jesus asks, "Which one was the neighbor?"