The so-called "don't do to others what you don't want others to do to you" means pushing others with your own heart; How do you want to live, you think others will want to live; If you don't want others to treat you, don't treat others like that; I hope I can stand up and understand in society, and I will also help others stand up and understand. In short, start from your own heart, push yourself and others, understand others, and be kind to others. "Don't do to others what you don't want others to do to you" simply means putting yourself in others' shoes, which is the same as what China folks often say: put yourself in others' shoes.
Why do some people think so well of others?
The real reason is: as you sow, you reap.
Sow an action and you will reap a habit; Sow a habit and you will get a personality; Sow a personality and you will get a destiny; Sow a good thing and you will get a good result; Sow evil deeds and you will get a bad result.
You have the right to treat others unfairly, but your unfair attitude will make you "eat your own fruit" Moreover, further, the consequences of every thought you release will return to yourself. Because all your behaviors and thoughts about others are recorded in your subconscious through the principle of self-suggestion, the nature of these behaviors and thoughts will modify your own personality, and your personality is equivalent to a magnetic field, attracting people or situations with the same personality to you.
To be exact, "don't do to others what you don't want others to do to you" means: civilization. It is not easy for a person to truly become a civilized person. It is precisely because this is a very high and difficult requirement that our present society is always advocating "spiritual civilization construction" repeatedly.
There have been many sages in China, who pushed themselves and others. The story of Dayu's water control is a noble example of "Don't do to others what you don't want others to do to you" and "Don't do to others what you don't want others to do to you". When Dayu accepted the task of water control, he just married a girl from Tushan Stone. When he thought of someone being drowned, his heart was as painful and uneasy as that of his loved one being drowned. So he bid farewell to his wife and led 270,000 flood control people to carry out flood relief work day and night. In the process of water control, Dayu went through the house three times and refused to enter. After 13 years of fighting, nine big rivers were dredged, and the floods went into the sea, eliminating the floods, which made immortal achievements. After that, there was a folk song called "Dayu Harnessing Water":
Dayu has been managing water for thirteen years and devoted himself to solving problems for the people.
Field observation and investigation, unity and diligence to listen to opinions.
3. Stay indoors, forget to eat and sleep.
Rivers were dredged, floods were destroyed, and everyone was happy to irrigate farmland.
During the Warring States Period, a man named Bai Gui talked to Mencius about this matter. He boasted, "If I were allowed to control water, I would certainly do better than Yu. Wouldn't it be much easier if I dredged the river and let the flood flow to neighboring countries? Mencius said to him rudely, "You are wrong! If neighboring countries are used as catchment areas, floods will flow back and cause even greater disasters. People with kindness don't do this. This is the origin of the idiom "beggar thy neighbor".
Judging from the two stories of Dayu's water conservancy and Bai Gui's talk about water conservancy, Bai Gui only thinks of himself, not others. This wrong idea of "don't do to others what you don't want others to do to you" is inevitable. Dayu's efforts to control the water and the sea, though arduous, eliminated the disasters of both his own people and those of neighboring countries. How worthy of our admiration and imitation is this spirit of putting yourself in others' shoes.
The moral feelings of "putting yourself in the other's shoes" have a wide influence not only in China, but also all over the world. It is said that in the headquarters of the International Red Cross, Confucius' famous saying "Don't do to others what you don't want others to do to you" hangs, which reflects the human yearning for good interpersonal relationships.
China has a saying: "Man and everything prosper". Good words and deeds of others are the lubricant to achieve "harmony between people". May all descendants of the Chinese people always push themselves and others everywhere, so that the flowers of the splendid civilization of 5,000 years will bloom more brilliantly and fragrant. The promotion of this point is of great significance to the whole society, so as to achieve global harmony and glory through the power of China's traditional culture.