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The Golden rule? Not so Golden [1]

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Date: 2025-04-09

Do unto others, as you would have them do unto you, this quote is cited so much it should have been worn out by now. Yet, most people have not taken one single moment to analyze its content, they rely on the interpretation they’ve learned and been fed “treat others as you’d like to be treated”, maybe its because I’m a weirdo but this is horrible advice.

If people treated me the way they like to be treated I’d flip my lid. I’m a loner, I like to be left alone, most people are social creatures, they want company, I don’t want to be invaded by people who force their socialization on me. No thanks. My golden rule is; Treat me as I like to be treated.

This need to view and treat others as ourselves is one of the worse forms of force conformity that exists. We carry it to inane extremes, especially when it comes to children, denying them their own tastes and likes and imposing our own on them. We will deliberately force feed children stuff they don’t like because it’s what we like. Newsflash, children have tastebuds too and likes and dislikes.

We ignore people’s personalities and cultures and force our ideas unto them whether they like it or not. Hell we tell them if they don’t conform to our way of doing things, something must be wrong and enjoin them to seek mental care! No offense to mental care mind you, it is needed but not because you don’t approve of someone’s grieving process.

Doing unto others, should take their needs (expressed by them) into consideration, it should include the type of person they are, you can give someone in need money and they will appreciate it, while another might find it offensive and prefer you gift them an item they need or help them without them knowing for they are proud, yes poor and/or those in need can be proud.

This absurd need to treat those we call loved ones as an extension of ourselves needs to stop. Let people have their own quirks and personalities, that’s what makes us “unique” another misused word in this world of ours.

Edit: It’s like buy a gift you like for someone who has different tastes.

#ThePoet

Muriel Vieux – April 9th, 2025, ©All rights reserved

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