GOLDEN RULE: Do Unto Others That You Would Have Them Do Unto You
I always think of this on Sunday Mornings... as if it is something to which I try to aspire... but, more importantly... I think it is something to which we, as a nation, should aspire to as well... unfortunately, WE DO NOT NOR WILL WE EVER, I fear... as it is just not in our nature to treat other like we want to be treated... we either treat them worse or better but hardly ever the same... and, when we treat them better, it is usually because of rank, position, wealth, and power OR, because we actually perceive them as BEING BETTER.
YET... in our Declaration of Independence, we state and affirm that... We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.HOWEVER... we don't actually believe that all men (and women) were created equal at all and the sad fact of the matter is that we never will. We tell ourselves that we really, really want to believe this but we cannot make ourselves change enough to follow through.
UNFORTUNATELY TOO... not only does our US Constitution and Democratic Republic predicate their foundation and motivation to these words from our Declaration of Independence, but our very survival as a nation can only take place if this statement actually happens...
In other words: WE MUST PRACTICE WHAT WE PREACH...
While this may seem like it is exactly what we are doing... WE ARE NOT and NEVER WILL because these are NOT OUR WORDS but the words of our FOUNDING FATHERS... who thought they were speaking for all of us but because of their WEALTHY STATUS they were not...
EVERYTHING IS THE UNITED STATES IS WHAT THE FEW SAYS THE MANY SHALL HAVE...
And...
this will always be the way of our DEMOCRACY and actually of all government no matter what the governing documents actually say because whether our leaders are elected or appoint themselves they always will decide what is best for us whether we try to influence them or not...
And...
this is because THIS GOLDEN RULE OF OURS is well stated but never FOLLOWED...
SO...
it is only fitting that I share my thoughts with you on this Sunday morning... the only day of the week when we really try to be THAT WHO WE ARE NOT normally and probably will never be as it is not in our nature to think of others like we think of ourselves...
