Doing The Right Thing Because It Is The Right Thing To Do

How many of us have felt the need to “do unto others as they have done unto us ”rather than “do unto others as we would have them do unto us”? Often the need to retaliate is so strong that we often disregard the still small voice that tells us not to do it. The satisfaction that we thought we would get from our action somehow escapes us and we actually feel badly about “getting even”. Perhaps our need to “get even” tells us more about ourselves and our maturity level than it does about the other person. Making the choice to do the right thing because it is the right thing to do is often a difficult choice to make but it is the only choice that will mature us because it does not place any demands or expectations on the other person..... only on ourselves!