Banach, banach banach. Part IX

We've all taken a lot of time to map out how we came to be who we are and what influences effected our growth. But once you've become settled with ourselves- or even before you have- we must decide who we want as our companions.

Life would not be worth living unless we had someone to share it with. To fall in love, have a strong bond and share the beauty in the world is what life is all about. But regardless of who we're friends with or not, we must always interact with people, no matter how you decide to treat them.

Since I was a child I've heard the same expression countless times from authority figures; "treat others the way you want to be treated". Banach bring up the same theme of acting the way you'd expect others to act because "to be free, then, I must follow the golden rule and act only as I would have others act." We obviously want to be treated well with respect and kindness and the only way I've ever given or received it was when there was mutual understanding. Like Banach said "we must choose courses of action that we wish all humans to take."

A majority of the time people try to be good due to their faith. Many religions say that if you pray to him and carry our his good deeds you will have a spot in heaven for eternity. That made me wonder about the people who don't follow a religion, "if god is dead (or does not exist) then all things are allowable?" People usually hold back when a higher authority is watching, so if there was no higher power monitoring our actions would we feel more compelled to act more freely regardless of the consequences?
To me, it shouldn't matter as much about preparing a long line of good deeds as proof that we are worthy of heaven. I think its more important to make the best of the time we have on earth since none of us know for sure what to expect in the after life. We must help make lives easier for the less fortunate and live life as if it were our last because we never know how long or well it can last. "To be free, we must desire the freedom of all men." This quote best embodies the golden rule I think people should like by. "

Then again, I sometimes think some of our issues can be resolved with a good hug <3