I’m sure I’ve posted about my Dad and his, ahem, “preaching”,
of the Golden Rule somewhere on this blog, but it’s something I’ve come around
to often as an adult and parent. My kids
and I talk about the Golden Rule a lot and how it applies to almost every
single situation there is. He used to
say that the Golden Rule was his religion, that all religions were pretty much
based on it anyway. He was so right. One thing, though, that I hope I am teaching
my kids is to really appreciate its implications on a daily scale. You see, my Dad would say it, way back when,
and I would think something along the lines of “Yeah, yeah, here he goes again”,
I was pretty sure he couldn’t possibly solve my situation with his cliché words. Of course now, looking back, it did apply and
I was a fool to take such wise words for granted. Maybe, if I’m really lucky, my kids will
actually HEAR what it when I say it, maybe…
My Dad’s other favorite saying involved “The Green Eyed
Monster”. Did you know Shakespeare wrote
that phrase?
April 10, 2018
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