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The Golden
Rule, found in the scriptures of every religion, is regarded as
the
most concise and general description of human being rules of
conduct.
"It was the task of industrial society to destroy
reciprocity. All that
"community" implies - self-sufficiency, mutual aid, morality in the
marketplace, stubborn tradition, regulation by custom, organic knowledge
instead of mechanistic science - had to be steadily and systematically
disrupted and displaced. All of the practices that kept the individual from
being a consumer had to
be done away with so that the cogs and wheels of an unfettered machine called
"the economy" could operate without interference,
influenced merely by invisible
hands." - Kirkpatrick Sale
"This call for a world-wide fellowship that lifts
neighborly concern beyond one's tribe, race, class and nation is in reality
a call for an all-embracing and
unconditional compassion for all men. This oft misunderstood and
misinterpreted concept has now become
an absolute necessity
for the survival of man. Now let us begin. Now let us rededicate ourselves
to the long and bitter - but beautiful - struggle for
a new reality. This is the calling of the
sons of God, and our brothers wait
eagerly for our response. " - Martin
Luther King Jr.
Natural selection pushes in the direction of true
selflessness.
With the emergence of
reciprocity humans learned
to trade favors without being
cheated.
A favor-giver learns to avoid
blatant cheaters while learning to
prefer generous reciprocators.
A competition arises in which each actor
wants to appear to be the most generous reciprocator. At this time a reputation
for fairness and generosity becomes an asset.
The most effective way to
seem generous and fair, under harsh scrutiny, is to be generous and
fair.
As potential beneficiaries inflate their reputations the
favor-giver must develop ever-more-sensitive radar to distinguish the genuinely
generous partners from the hypocrites.
In the long run a reputation can be
secured only by a commitment to be generous and fair.
Some agents evolve to be genuinely
high-minded and self-sacrificing -
they are moral not because
of what it brings them but because that's the type of people they have
become.
Not one of you is a believer until he loves
for his brother what he loves for himself.
No one of you is a believer until he desires
for his brother that which he desires for himself.
And if thine eyes be turned towards justice,
choose thou for thy neighbour that which thou choosest for thyself.
This is the sum of
duty:
do naught to others which if done to
thee would cause thee pain.
Whatever is disagreeable to yourself do not do
unto others.
Compare oneself to others in such terms as,
just as I am, so are they, just as they are, so am I .
An it harm none, do what thou wilt.
Tzu-kung asked,
"Is there a single word
which can be a guide to conduct throughout one's life?"
The Master
answered,
"It is shu - reciprocity: Do not do to
others what you do not want them to do to you."
This is the sum of duty:
do naught unto
others which would cause you pain if done to you.
As thou deemest thyself, so deem others.
Humankind has not woven the web of
life.
We are but one thread within it.
Whatever we do to the web, we do
to ourselves.
Hurt not others with that which pains yourself.
The heart of the person
before you is a mirror.
See there your own form.
Yoruba Proverb
(African
traditional religion of Nigeria)
One going to take a pointed stick to poke a baby
bird
should first try it on himself to feel the pain.
Roman Paganism
The law imprinted on the
hearts of all men
is to care
for the members of society as
themselves.
If you haven't the will to gladden someone's
heart,
then at least beware
lest you hurt someone's heart,
for on our path, no sin exists but
this.
Taoism
Regard your neighbor's gain as your own
gain
and regard your neighbor's loss as your own loss.
Unitarianism
We affirm and promote respect for the
interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part.
Do for one who may do for you,
that you may
cause him thus to do.
Do not return evil to your adversary;
requite
with kindness the one who does evil
to you,
maintain justice for your enemy, be
friendly to your enemy.
Humanists acknowledge human
interdependence,
the need for mutual respect and the kinship of all
humanity.
What is hateful to you, do not to your
fellow men.
That is the entire Law;
all the rest is commentary.
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