Illustration 1978
Historical Account★★★★When Tsze-kung, a disciple of of race prejudice, the mother said: Confucius, asked his master, “Is there “Why, don’t you know that Jesus was a one word which may serve as a rule for Jew?” To this the child said: “Well— all one’s life?” Confucius answered: anyway—God was an American.”— “Is not ‘reciprocity’ such a word? What Rarteu W. Socxman, The Unemployed you do not want done to yourself, do Carpenter not do to others.”
Also attributed to: Rarteu W. Socxman
The point
Confucius teaches that reciprocity—not doing to others what you do not want done to yourself—is the one word to guide all of life, followed by an anecdote about a child who declares 'God was an American' when told Jesus was a Jew.
Scripture
Matthew 7:12Luke 6:31
Audience
AdultsYouthChildren
Tone
Sobering · Thought-Provoking
To tell aloud
under a minute · 75 words