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Why might someone resent being told to “be good”? 2 “Being good” is subject to so much opinion that it seems difficult to achieve. They don’t have an exact formula for “being good” and so can’t do it easily. “Being good” is subject to so much opinion that it seems difficult to achieve. They don’t have an exact formula for “being good” and so can’t do it easily. “Being good” is subject to so much opinion that it seems difficult to achieve. They don’t have an exact formula for “being good” and so can’t do it easily. /course/lesson/try-to-treat-others/book-chapter.html Precept 20, Try to Treat Others As You Would Want Them to Treat You They have heard it too many times They already are perfectly good They don’t know exactly what it means and so can not do it easily It sounds bad when people say it Can you imagine how your life would improve if you were treated by everyone you know with the virtues? 0 Great! And since people pretty much are treated the way they treat others, by practicing the virtues in your life, you are encouraging others to do the same. Great! And since people pretty much are treated the way they treat others, by practicing the virtues in your life, you are encouraging others to do the same. Try it out—because people pretty much are treated the way they treat others, by practicing the virtues in your life, you are encouraging others to do the same. /course/lesson/try-to-treat-others/book-chapter.html Precept 20, Try to Treat Others As You Would Want Them to Treat You Yes No Which of the following probably best characterizes “good conduct”? 2 Good conduct is characterized by employing the virtues in one’s treatment of others: justness, loyalty, good sportsmanship, fairness, honesty, kindness, consideration, compassion, self-control, tolerance, forgiveness, benevolence, belief, respect, politeness, dignity, admiration, friendliness, love and integrity. Good conduct is characterized by employing the virtues in one’s treatment of others: justness, loyalty, good sportsmanship, fairness, honesty, kindness, consideration, compassion, self-control, tolerance, forgiveness, benevolence, belief, respect, politeness, dignity, admiration, friendliness, love and integrity. Good conduct is characterized by employing the virtues in one’s treatment of others: justness, loyalty, good sportsmanship, fairness, honesty, kindness, consideration, compassion, self-control, tolerance, forgiveness, benevolence, belief, respect, politeness, dignity, admiration, friendliness, love and integrity. /course/lesson/try-to-treat-others/book-chapter.html Precept 20, Try to Treat Others As You Would Want Them to Treat You Sitting still with one’s hands in one’s lap Saying nothing and being inactive Treating others with dignity, respect, loyalty, justness and the other virtues Gloomy, restrained solemnity Think of a time you were treated with each of the virtues, and a time you treated another with that virtue. Pay special attention to how it made you feel to do experience both.

• Justness
• Loyalty
• Good sportsmanship
• Fairness
• Honesty
• Kindness
• Consideration
• Compassion
• Self-control
• Tolerance
• Forgiveness
• Benevolence
• Belief
• Respect
• Politeness
• Dignity
• Admiration
• Friendliness
• Love
• Integrity

0 Great! You can practice these virtues by picking one a day and specializing in that virtue for that day. Continue doing that and eventually they will all be in. Because you also influence the conduct of those around you, this alone can create a marked positive change in your life. Great! You can practice these virtues by picking one a day and specializing in that virtue for that day. Continue doing that and eventually they will all be in. Because you also influence the conduct of those around you, this alone can create a marked positive change in your life. /course/lesson/try-to-treat-others/book-chapter.html Precept 20, Try to Treat Others As You Would Want Them to Treat You Done