Golden Rule Day | Naming the Days

Photograph credit score: The Golden Rule by Norman Rockwell

Right now is Golden Rule Day, a time to mirror upon the common sweep of this reciprocal non secular observe of doing unto others as you’d have them do unto you. It reminds us of the worth of empathy and making an attempt to stroll a mile of their footwear. It nurtures our expertise and observe of compassion. It challenges us to dethrone ourselves, put others first, and dwell in unity with all beings on the planet. Listed below are some methods to call today:

Video Clips

Movies

“Animating the Golden Rule” by Tina Petrova, a Toronto movie producer. It focuses on a gaggle of Catholic highschool college students on a Golden Rule Retreat at Scarboro Missions. Working with a poster created by Paul McKenna, the youth break into teams and are given one of many 13 religions; their project is to animate this international non secular instructing by means of a theatrical skit, a track, a musical. or poetic expression. After seeing a number of the productions, the youth talk about the impression the Golden Rule can have upon the world and their particular person lives.

Guide Excerpts

Karen Armstrong on the Golden Rule, Jewish thought, and the necessary contributions of Confucius to this non secular observe.

Kids’s Books

The Golden Rule by Rene Cooper, during which a grandfather explains to a younger boy the that means of this common ethic.

Religious Practices

• Put your self within the place of one other human being and attempt to really feel what she or he is feeling. Strive consciously to do that every single day for the remainder of the week.

Artwork & Pictures

Poster copyright by Paul McKenna. To see an enlarged model and discover out the place you should purchase a replica of the poster, go to: www.scarboromissions.ca