“Do not do unto others as you would that they should do unto
you. Their tastes may not be the same.” - George Bernard Shaw, 1903
George Bernard Shaw
July 26, 1856 - November 2, 1950
From Dublin, Ireland
He was a playwright (60 plays) and co-founder of
London School of Economics
Also wrote music and literary criticism
Context
This quote is from Shaw’s play “Man and
Superman” in 1903.
It was also published in 1903 in his collection
of satirical epigrams, called “Maxims for Revolutionists.”
It was a short essay/article of sayings that
were untraditional and harshly realistic.
What It Means to Me
I agree and disagree with this quote because
Shaw’s moral applies to some instances, but not all. But I have always found
the Golden Rule not to work in some instances, so this quote kind of
relates to my beliefs.
Example: Some people like to be treated with
sarcasm, so the Golden Rule says that they should treat everyone with sarcasm.
Me personally, I take sarcasm way too seriously.
I still believe that everyone should treat each
other with respect, though.
Deacon D’s Questions and Reflections
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Shaw’s quote is a good example of critical
thinking: questioning assumptions to see if they’re always true, playing
“devil’s advocate” to see if/how/why or why not they are really true.
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Is the main idea of the Golden Rule still true
–even if there are exceptions? Why or why not?
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Try to re-write “the Golden Rule” in a way that
takes into account that some people would like to be treated in ways that you
might not find right or comfortable.
I feel this quote should be expanded upon a little bit. As well as the golden rule. Do not do unto others that you would not want done to you. But think about how you feel they would want to be treated. Not just the way you want to be treated. Ask them if you dont know how they want to be treated and let them know how you feel and want to be treated.
ReplyDeleteI somewhat agree with this quote, however I still strongly believe in the golden rule! But I do think there are some expectations to the golden rule. For me I like hearing the truth, however not everyone likes the brutal truth like me! An example would be if someone, I know were to ask me a question and I can tell that they want to hear the good and I know it might hurt their sensitive feelings to hear the truth, I shouldn't be brutally honest! However I think it all comes with learning and experiencing different situations, through those dilemmas social skills are attained!
ReplyDeleteI think that this quote is better than the golden rule because it helps you to think about how the person wants to be treated. You should think of the person and what they want before you do anything.
ReplyDeleteI find that I follow this quote in my life more than I follow the Golden Rule. If someone repeatedly is treating me bad, why should I treat him/ her well. They certainly don't deserve it. I would revise the Golden Rule slightly if it were up to me. Instead of doing unto others as you would want them to do to you, I would say do unto others as they do unto you. While you don't have to retaliate, you can ignore someone doing wrong or stay away from them.
ReplyDeleteI like this quote a lot because it brings about another way of thinking. We are always told to treat other how we want to be treated, but this quote reminded me that this is not always the best thing to do. Adults usually want to be treated like adults but this does not mean they should treat four-year olds like adults as well. When to apply the golden rule comes from intuition that we learn throughout life.
ReplyDeleteTo me this quote is only exploiting what is not specifically mentioned in the golden rule. That exploit is common sense. By that i mean that people should know naturally what situations to apply and not apply the golden rule.
ReplyDeleteAs with any other rule, I think this rule applies to only certain situations. I personally really like the Golden Rule; if people did to others what they would want done to them, people would probably be a lot nicer than they are now. However, there are some situations when you need to break the Golden Rule; if someone is being mean to you, you should stand up for yourself or tell someone about the issue, even though that may not be what you'd want happen to you. I think that throughout life you learn how to deal with different situations, and hopefully by now you've learned how to deal with people and situations in the best way.
ReplyDeleteI actually agree with the comment made by Emilee. I do like this quote better than the Golden Rule because it makes me looks into the fact that not everyone is the same and has the same morals..with that said, not everyone will look at and perform the things you think are right and moral when you are in a similar situation. This quote helps to stop and think of how we aren't all the same and don't carry things out in the same manner.
ReplyDeleteI think this quote means that do not treat others how you want to be treated. People are not the same and want to be treated, and interacted with, differently than you would. I do not think this quote invalidates the Golden Rule because I always interpretted it to mean treat other people respectfully and considerately just like you want from others.
ReplyDeleteThis makes me think in different ways and even wonder how people are supposed to know when and when not to apply the golden rule to their lives. Does this make the quote invalid? No, instead it becomes a positive influence that should encourage people to do the right thing.
ReplyDeleteHowever, this itself is sad. Doesn't it say something that we have to have or need a rule to remind us to be good? Shouldn't we know what's right or acceptable?
I believe the golden rule is a great rule and it should work every time. My plan is just use the Golden Rule as much as possible. Whenever the Golden Rule doesn't work then that's their problem. If someone does work they think is truly right then there is nothing for us to do to change that. I think that you should always Do unto others as you would want them to do to you.
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