#22: The Golden Rule
Many of us are raised to believe in the Golden Rule. Treat others as you would like to be treated. It’s a great philosophy to live by. You want to be treated with kindness, so why not treat others the same way? It seems like common sense, but adulthood quickly proves that the Golden Rule isn’t as prevalent as we were led to believe.
There are plenty of awful people out there in the world. Even if you treat someone with the utmost kindness and respect, there’s no guarantee that they will treat you the same way. Being nice to someone doesn’t mean they will automatically be nice to you in return. It’s a rude fact of life that most of us wish wasn’t true.