Note that this golden rule should always be expressed in the negative form. Never assume that it is okay to do things to others according to your preferences. I may enjoy being tied up and whipped but it is wrong to assume that others want the same perverse treatment!!
My 10 year bought a copy of the Bible at a garage sale in an attempt to tease me. I encouraged her to read it and form her own opinions. I told my wife that nothing has successfully converted more people to atheism than the Bible.
If you hate Mondays, that is one seventh of your life that you hate. Days of the year just refer to Earth's position in space relative to the Sun.Yesterdays position is just as good as today's. Don't impose your yearly festivals on me.
My bags are heavy. I will swing them. If you choose to stand within the arc of my swing, the bag will hit you. If everybody took 2 steps back then no one will be injured by a swinging bag or injured back lifting a heavy bag.
My bags are heavy. I will swing them. If you choose to stand within the arc of my swing, the bag will hit you. If everybody took 2 steps back then no one will be injured by a swinging bag or injured back lifting a heavy bag.
It's too easy to attribute maliciousness when their reasons make no sense to you. If they make no sense, then you don't know enough about their worldview. Start at how they believe others see them and where they got that idea.