I've learned that treating others as I want to be treated may not been what they really want or need; just as having another treat me as they would want to be treated is not necessarily what I need or want.
When we hold entire groups or classes of people responsible for the transgressions of individuals, we plant the seeds for harmful, destructive stereotypes.
We are all travelers on a small, fragile spaceship called Earth. When we divide humanity into in-groups and out-groups, we lose sight of our common humanity.
We do not know of life existing anywhere other than this one planet, our planet. Therefore life maybe the most rare and precious part of this universe. Humans should not only recognise our place in this tree of life but also our responsibility to each other and to all life.
It’s far easier to accept as truth that which we wish were true than that which is actually true. How do we know it’s easier? Why should we value truth over falsehood? Good questions. Ask them.
That is the total realm for which morality can have any meaning. The second part is to address the reality that no creature can be wholly separated from the rest of existence.