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A New Take On An Old Rule
The Golden Rule is known more than applied (Mt.7:12). That’s as much a self-judgment as observation. I would like to take a different angle which might help.
Instead doing to others as you would have them do to you, try this: Do to others what you already do for yourself. That is taught elsewhere such as a husband taking care of his wife as he does his own self:
• “In the same way, husbands are to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.” (CSB’17 Ephesians 5:28)
I don’t have a meaningful memorable name for this take on the Golden Rule, then again, Jesus didn’t name his rule either. Others did, so feel free to name it!
Here is how it works: Show the same mercy, patience, benefit of the doubt, and such to others, that you show yourself when you’ve messed up, or when trying to learn something new.
While it’s true some are harder on themselves than others, usually we end up giving ourselves a break. For example I don’t know anyone who stayed mad at themselves for years and so refused to talk to themselves!
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