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In all things be kind.Not always as easy as it sounds
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One is passive, "don't do ..." The other is active, "do ..."
Sounds like negative and positive imperative, not active and passive, but naetheless. The big difference I see is that most of them make the assumption that what pleases/bothers me will please/bother you. Only the Wiccan Rede seems to avoid this assumption.
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Can't believe we haven't heard from Jackie on this one yet. Lady with a heart as big as a pumpkin and plenty of nice things to say to everybody.....
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On her deathbed my Grandmother advised my Mother, "Dorthy, do everything you can to help everybody you can". My Mother always thought that this was a tall order because if the First Baptist Church had awarded Sainthood to deserving members she would have been enshrined long ago. So would have my Grandmother. So would most of the women that adorn this earth. This is why Catholic Saints are mostly men. A good man is hard to find and good women are a dime a dozen. As for myself, being a man my credo is more modest... As I lumber about in life I will try not to step upon anyone less fortunate than I, which accounts for most of the people on earth, except of course, you, the good-looking, kind-hearted, well-mannered, highly-intelligent, selfless, good-humoured readers of this post, to whom I say... Merry Christmas. 
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stales, I...sit here with face VERY warm--and with the deepest, biggest breath I can muster, I am blowing you a kiss. Hope you can feel it! Don't think I've tried one that far, though they've been felt in Japan. Yes, I've delayed answering this, because I don't think I live by just one, and have been trying to decide on THE most major one (plus, I have hardly been at home at all, lately--I did not read the board all day yesterday or today, until late tonight); plus, Bryan really stated mine quite well, so why duplicate? There is a related incident to tell, though. Just last week a good friend said something to the effect that sometimes he has pondered the mystery of why we're here. I said, "Mercy, there's no mystery to that--we're here to help others. Did you not know that?" I was genuinely astonished--I always believe that everyone knows the same things I do. Of course I know it's not the only reason we're here, but...is there anybody who DOESN'T know that?? I mean, look around wherever you are, you'll see it. You read about it, you see it on TV. I was really at a loss for words. A-and, I just happen to know something VERY thoughtful that that dear Rodward did for one of our members--totally unasked and unnecessary, but...so very nice! Kudos, my dear. Oh--I guess my second-most important credo is that I don't lie--not without extremely extenuating circumstances.
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If we're here to help others what are the other people here for?
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i don't know about you, david, but i for one, like Blance Dubois, could not get by with out the help of strangers. i do believe that "bread cast upon water comes back seven fold".
Now day, i have a car, and i think nothing of driving anyone, anywhere.. (well almost anyone, anywhere) when i didn't have a car, and my kid where young. 3 times, when i had medical emergencies.. before i could even think ( and in one case just moments before it happened,) some one offered me a ride.. None of the emergency where life or death-- but serious enough..
my life is better, because others, have cared for me, have seen to my needs, for no other reason, except they saw it their duty to help me. How can i do less for someone else?
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Hey, I got nothing against helping other people; I just don't think it's why we're here. I don't even think that there is a why we're here, but then, I think water is wet, so who am I to say?
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