November 4, 2016
Basic Human Decency

Dear Dr. Laura:

My non-religious, agnostic mother taught me the Bible verse "do unto others what you would have them do unto you," or in modern translation, treat other people the way you would like to be treated.

This verse got me out of so much trouble and the little trouble I did cause was stopped because I recalled this in my head before I went further.  I think this concept would transform the world if we instilled it in all children and reinforced it in our schools and communities.  It's just basic human decency, and we would take the focus off ourselves if we would only imagine how we would feel if someone treated us the way we either treated someone else or were thinking about treating another.  

I'm grateful to my mom for teaching me this.  It works.

Brooke


Posted by Staff at 10:59 AM