Suppose that you explain the golden rule to your child, and then ask, "If someone hits you, what would the golden rule say to do?" Your child answers, "Hit him back. Treat others as they treat you."
Does your child have a correct understanding of the golden rule?
Suppose that you explain the golden rule to your child, and then ask, "If someone hits you, what would the golden rule say to do?" Your child answers, "Hit him back. Treat others as they treat you."
Does your child have a correct understanding of the golden rule?
The golden rule tells us to treat others "as we want to be treated." It doesn't tell us to treat others "as they treat us."
"Treat others as they treat you" is closer to the law of retaliation ("an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth"): if someone knocks out your eye, then you are to knock out their eye.
Suppose that you explain the golden rule to your child, and then ask, "If someone hits you, what would the golden rule say to do?" Your child answers, "Hit him back. Treat others as they treat you."
Does your child have a correct understanding of the golden rule?
The golden rule tells us to treat others "as we want to be treated." It doesn't tell us to treat others "as they treat us."
"Treat others as they treat you" is closer to the law of retaliation ("an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth"): if someone knocks out your eye, then you are to knock out their eye.