The Golden Rule

"In everything do to others as you would have them do to you; for this is the law and the prophets."(Smith 242) Ever since I was a kid, this has been a saying that I have stood by. My mother always told me, "Treat others how you would want to be treated." That to me, is exactly what The Golden Rule is. No one wants to be treated badly, so why push it upon others? No one wants their opinions and ideas to be made fun of, so why make fun of others beliefs? It's simple. There is no reason to treat others badly. If you treat them with respect, and love you will get the same in return. If you talk down to someone, or hurt them, expect the same to be done for you. I feel the Golden Rule goes along with much of the pledge my Philosophy class took at the beginning of the semester. "My classmates ideas are no less important than my own. I will respect and honor my classmates' opinions, beliefs, and choices." In this pledge not only did we agree to do our part in the classroom; homework, classwork, exams, etc, but we also agreed to treat others as we would want to be treated. To respect each others beliefs and ideas. When I googled searched this saying, I found mostly all the same type of results. Most websites I explored were sites made for religions specifically. All sites talked about the meaning of the Golden Rule, and had some tips on following it. Although there were some random sites.. like the Golden Rule BBQ and grille and the golden rule tattoo parlor. (: