At the end of the day, the Golden Rule is called the Golden Rule for a reason - do unto others as you would have done to you. In terms of commandments you could probably just do that one and you would be well off. If everybody could adhere to that one, we'd be OK, as long as a masochist wasn't in charge of people.
My favorite parable for living a positive and influential life is the Golden Rule: 'Do unto others what you would have them do unto you.'
I grew up being taught, 'Do unto others as they would do unto you.' I would get scolded for not being polite.
The most important thing is that you be a good person and you live by the golden rule of do unto others. If you live by that, that's all I care about.
Those old adages - you attract more with honey; do unto others - are true. You can get attention by being acerbic or mean or making a bizarre comment. But by being nice, being empathetic, building relationships and listening, people begin to recognize that you're thoughtful and respectful of their position.
The fact is, society is made more hospitable by every individual who acts as if 'do unto others' really was a rule.
Sometimes I talk to religious people about my column or what I do, and I ask them to, you know, read 20 or 30 of them and then come tell me that the message at the heart of every column isn't, 'Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.' In every possible sense.
Do not do unto others as you expect they should do unto you. Their tastes may not be the same.
Many religious confessions share common values. They teach that we should do unto others as we would have them do unto us.
Do unto others, then run.