Try to Treat Others as You Would Want Them to Treat You

If you just think about how you would like to be treated by other people, you would have a good idea as to how you should treat them.

• You probably would like them to treat you fairly and not tell lies about you or hurt you.

• You would probably want your friends to stand by you.

• You would want them to be honest with you and not cheat or trick you.

• You would want to be treated in a kind way and not in a cruel way.

• You would possibly want other people to think about your feelings. If you were upset or feeling down, you might want them to care about you and help you.

• You would probably prefer people didn’t get mad at you, but stayed calm and in control.

• If you made a mistake or you weren’t able to do something, you might want people to understand and not tell you how wrong you are.

• Instead of punishing you, you probably would prefer people forgive you. Right?

• You probably want people to act nicely to you and not be mean.

• Possibly you want people to believe in you, respect you and be polite to you, and not say things that hurt you.

• You might want others to admire you and appreciate you.

• You probably want people to be friendly toward you. From some people you might want love.

• And you wouldn’t want anybody to just pretend any of these things, you want them to really mean what they say or do.

• You can possibly think of other things too.

If everyone treated you the way you wanted to be treated, life would be very good, wouldn’t it?

You may have noticed that a person is pretty much treated the way he treats others. If he yells at someone, it is likely they will yell back. If he is kind to people, others will be kind to him. Sarah is mean to Joe so Joe is mean back. Sarah is friendly to Joe so Joe is friendly to Sarah.

If you treat the people around you the way you want to be treated, what do you think would happen? It may take a while, but probably you will find that people will begin to treat you the same way you treat them. Life is much happier and more pleasant when you treat others as you want them to treat you.