"You get what your get and you don't get upset," she offered with the confidence of a kindergartener who knows the line well even if she does not always like it. "Not if I am bigger," he responded in the way bigger siblings often do.
"Have you ever heard of the Golden Rule?" I asked them both expecting them to give me the look saved for grandparents.
"Sure, golden coins are worth more than silver ones," the older, wiser one volunteered.
"The Golden Rule says you should treat others in a way that you want them to treat you," I said.
But, my mind wandered to those much older and presumedly much wiser who certainly should have heard about the Golden Rule.
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I wish, like you, that many adults understood and followed the Golden Rule. Sigh...
I love how you show this scene and your concern that the two do not know anything about "The Golden Rule". It actually sounds like they know about money:)
Oh. If only EVERYONE could learn the value of the Golden Rule. Your post reminds me of a teaching from the Jewish tradition, where a rabbi was asked to interpret the whole text of the Torah while standing on one foot. He said, "What is hateful to you, do not do to others. All the rest is commentary. Go and learn it." Wisdom, indeed.
I love the Torah version which is more explicit and certainly is message those in government and leadership need to heed.
The Social Studies textbook I used to teach from showed how the Golden Rule has permeated major civilizations throughout time, with forms of it going far back before Christian theology. I loved seeing my students recognize that great truths have existed for thousands and thousands of years.
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