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Norman Rockwell The Golden Rule

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The golden rule for dating is rightly "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you". Most people who go on dates do so in the hope of finding their life partner. They look for certain attributes in the person they are dating, which will make them want to spend their lives with this one person. On the other hand, certain boorish behaviors can be a real turn-off. Your behavior on a date is a sure indicator of things to come.

One of the surefire ways of impressing your date is by putting yourself in their shoes and seeing your behavior from their point of view. Don't forget, every action has an equal and opposite reaction, so do whatever you would like done to you and whatever you do, expect the same in return.

Don't be late for your date

Nobody likes to be made to wait. The thought uppermost in most people's minds whilst waiting, is whether they are being stood up. This in itself is enough to dampen even the most enthusiastic of spirits. And if your date is a stickler for punctuality, watch out ' your date may be gone if you take too long and you may not even get a chance to use that brilliant excuse that you made up.

Dress to impress

Always, always step out in style. It will make your date proud to be seen with you and you are sure to feel the same way. Besides, it shows you care enough to take the trouble. You don't have to step out in the latest haute couture, but make sure you've ironed your clothes, shone your shoes and combed your hair.

Kindness is mandatory

This applies to everyone you interact with. Your date will not be impressed if you are kind to her but rude and a complete tyrant with everybody else around you. You may have floored your date with your charm, but if you snap at the waiter in the restaurant ' you're history.

Smile a while

Smile when you talk as well as when you listen and maintain eye contact all the time. A little smile can have an electrifyingly positive effect on anybody and sweep them off their feet. A grumpy demeanor, on the other hand, can turn off even the most positive person.

What not to do on a date

If you've managed to dress well, arrive on time, smile your way through and be kind to everyone you've met, then you're more than half way through impressing your date. However there are still a few pitfalls that you should make sure to avoid:

- Do not hog the conversation. Listen twice as much as you talk and your date is sure to think you are the best conversationalist ever.

- Do not flirt with anybody else you may meet while you are on your date. You wouldn't want it done to you, would you?

- Do not invade the other person's space. You need to respect your date's boundaries and not try to solicit private information or come on too heavy.

- Do not ever gossip about others or reveal intimate secrets about your other dates. It implies you cannot be trusted and your date will be on guard continuously.

- Don't just order something that you like and expect your date to like it too. Both of you are entitled to have different tastes and preferences.

- Do not scoff at your date's taste in food or wine. After all there is no accounting for taste; your date may not like what you've ordered.

- Avoid talking endless about your job. It's interesting for a while, after that it could be downright boring to the other person.

- Ask before you light up your cigarette. Your date may be allergic to cigarette smoke or just not like it. Better still; just refrain from smoking while you are on your date. It shows you are considerate and have self control.

- Drink in moderation and do not make a scene. Your date will be completely embarrassed and will never want to be seen with you again.

Just remember to do unto your date what you want done to you, and you are sure to be a winner in the dating game.

Norman Rockwell The Golden Rule

In Chapter 7 of the book of Matthew, Jesus is quoted as saying:

"Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them; for this is the law and the prophets."

When Jesus made this statement, he wasn't just teaching his followers a religious rule...

He was teaching his followers the *practical* application of a Universal law.

This Universal law is known by many names:

The law of cause and effect...

The law of karma...

And...

The law of sowing and reaping...

Are just a few of them.

In his writings, Wallace D. Wattles, best known for his classic masterpiece "The Science of Getting Rich", frequently refers to it as the law of action and reaction...

For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.

Odds are you've heard this Universal law expressed in many different ways:

Energy always returns to the source of its origination...

What goes around comes around...

What you do comes back to you...

You reap what you sow...

And...

My personal favorite:

It always comes back to bite you in the...

Well...

You know the rest. :-)

Regardless of how this Universal law is expressed...

The bottom line is...

Whatever you put out into the Universe comes back to you.

And...

More importantly...

Because it's a law...

Whatever you put out into the Universe *always* comes back to you.

This is the way the Universe works.

When you look at it this way, it puts Jesus' words in a whole new light, doesn't it?

Practicing the Golden Rule, as it's come to be known as, isn't just the moral thing to do, or the right thing to do...

It's the *smart* thing to do!

Why?

Simple...

Because it's the law...

If you cheat others, you *will* be cheated.

If you hate others, you *will* be hated.

If you hurt others, you *will* be hurt.

If you judge others, you *will* be judged.

If you steal from others, you *will* be stolen from.

If you take advantage of others, you *will* be taken advantage of.

If you treat others rudely, you *will* be treated rudely.

On the other hand...

If you forgive others, you *will* be forgiven.

If you help others, you *will* be helped.

If you love others, you *will* be loved.

If you treat others fairly, you *will* be treated fairly.

If you treat others honestly, you *will* be treated honestly.

If you treat others kindly, you *will* be treated kindly.

For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction...

Whatever you put out into the Universe always comes back to you...

You can't escape it...

It's the law!

Now...

One thing that's *very* important to understand...

When Jesus said:

"Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them; for this is the law and the prophets."

He was *not* saying this because others, themselves, will "do unto you" what you have done unto them.

Jesus was saying this because the Universe, God or whatever you prefer to call the "Universal Power" behind all things, will "do unto you" what you have done unto others!

For example...

If you steal something from someone, it doesn't necessarily mean that particular person will steal something from you.

However...

You *will* be stolen from.

It's not a matter of "if"...

It's just a matter of when and how!

On the other hand...

If you treat someone honestly, it doesn't necessarily mean that particular person will treat you honestly.

However...

You *will* be treated honestly.

Again...

It's not a matter of "if"...

It's just a matter of when and how!

Why?

Because it's the law...

It's the way the Universe works.

So...

The next time you're about to do something...

Anything...

That involves other people...

Ask yourself this very simple question:

Would I want someone else doing this to me?

If your answer is yes...

Do it.

If your answer is no...

Don't.

It's that simple.

Remember...

Practicing the Golden Rule...

Doing unto others as you'd have them do unto you...

Or...

Treating others as you'd like to be treated...

Isn't just the moral thing to do, or the right thing to do...

It's the *smart* thing to do!

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