Golden Rule of Morality

Sometimes, our relationships with others can be complicated and it's not always clear what our duties and rights are. So, how should we behave in these situations? In these cases, we can be guided by the famous Golden Rule of morality. This rule has a positive version: "Treat others as you would like to be treated"; and a negative version: "Do not do to others what you would not like them to do to you." Confucius called this the "rule of the square or double meter" and explained it as follows: - "What a man dislikes in his superiors, he should not practice in his dealings with his inferiors; what he dislikes in his inferiors, he should not practice in the services he provides to his superiors; what he dislikes in those in front of him, he should not practice with those behind him; what he dislikes in those who follow him, he should not practice with those who precede him; what he dislikes in those to his right, he should not practice with those to...