“Saturday Evening Post,” Vol. 234, No. 13 (April 1, 1961). “Do Unto Others” cover art by Norman Rockwell.
“Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” This maxim, known as “the golden rule” of ethics, is sometimes portrayed as an exclusively Christian concept. But it can be found in different guises in all world religions, as well as secular teaching.
What follows is a note about the cover from the publisher:
The Buddhists say, “Hurt not others with that which pains yourself.” The apostle Matthew wrote, “Whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them.” In the Jewish Talmud we find, “What is hurtful to yourself, do not to your fellow man.” And in the Hindu Mahabharata – “Do naught to others which if done to thee would cause thee pain.” A fitting message for Easter and the Passover. Likewise fitting is that Norman Rockwell recently was cited by the National Conference of Christians and Jews for “dedication to the highest ideals of amity, understanding and co-operation among all men; and for artistic leadership in depicting with exacting technique and unfailing humor the universal fact that all men, great and unknown, are members of One Family of Man under God.”
“Saturday Evening Post,” Vol. 234, No. 13 (April 1, 1961). “Do Unto Others” cover art by Norman Rockwell.
“Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” This maxim, known as “the golden rule” of ethics, is sometimes portrayed as an exclusively Christian concept. But it can be found in different guises in all world religions, as well as secular teaching.
What follows is a note about the cover from the publisher:
The Buddhists say, “Hurt not others with that which pains yourself.” The apostle Matthew wrote, “Whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them.” In the Jewish Talmud we find, “What is hurtful to yourself, do not to your fellow man.” And in the Hindu Mahabharata – “Do naught to others which if done to thee would cause thee pain.” A fitting message for Easter and the Passover. Likewise fitting is that Norman Rockwell recently was cited by the National Conference of Christians and Jews for “dedication to the highest ideals of amity, understanding and co-operation among all men; and for artistic leadership in depicting with exacting technique and unfailing humor the universal fact that all men, great and unknown, are members of One Family of Man under God.”