A segment in Fyodor Dostoevsky’s Brothers Karamazov teaches a principle of The Golden Rule in an inspiring story. In the segment, Father Zossima tells of his older brother, Markel, who had died when they were both young. Pay attention to Markel’s words as he knows he does not have much longer to live. “… every [...]
Mother Theresa said it right when she said: “People are often unreasonable, irrational, and self-centered. Forgive them anyway. If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives. Be kind anyway. If you are successful, you will win some unfaithful friends and some genuine enemies. Succeed anyway. If you are honest and sincere [...]
I had an experience at an indoor football game the other day with some friends that reminded me of how good it feels to live the Golden Rule. We were watching and cheering and having a good time. There was a couple in front of us that were also enjoying the game. About ten minutes [...]
The Golden Rule requires us to love others at least as much as we love ourselves. How do we love someone we have never met and may never meet again? And why is it important? To answer, let’s look at a quote from “The Five People you Meet in Heaven” by Mitch Albom. Eddie is [...]
Self control is one of the precepts of Life’s Golden Rule. It can be found in many writings, stories, and life lessons. We found it in a book not expected but very appropriate–”The City of Ember” by Jeanne DuPrau. In this book there is a conversation between the boy Doon and his father about self [...]
When I was 11 years old I was on an amazing little league baseball team. The Giants had earned a winning reputation from the past few years, and my 11 year old year was no exception. That season we actually went undefeated with no real competition. Of our sixteen games of the season our closest [...]
When we think of Golden Rule Living it can be easy to associate charity and selfless giving to being taken advantage of and living close to poverty. This is most certainly not the case. Napoleon Hill, a student of Andrew Carnegie, in his book Think and Grow Rich shared one of his formulas for success. [...]
The other day my 15 year old son handed me a book and said, “Dad this is a must read!” It has become a tradition in our family to read the same books so we can discuss the book and share what we learn. This particular book is called “The City of Ember” by Jeanne [...]
How you see things can make a big difference in who you are and what you do, and can change performance and results for good or bad. Maybe this story will illustrate: Three people were laying bricks. A passerby asked them what they were doing. The first one replied, “Don’t you see I am making [...]
When we think about the goal of Life’s Golden Rule, to encourage everyone to treat others as they would want to be treated, and thereby making the world a better place, our thoughts eventually lead to the future world and generation. There are over 1 million births in the world each day. We have to [...]