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@rainnwilson : So I was killing some time in the soulless mall-scape of the Phoenix Sky Harbor International airport when I stumbled upon the non-denominational “chapel.” It’s essentially just a quiet little room with a tiled floor, some churchy chairs and no religious symbology to be seen. At the apse of the humble, shabby space was not a cross or a lectern but this poster, mounted on the wall. I’ve seen this poster before. Or one like it. As a member of the Baha’i Faith, which acknowledges the essential truth and divinity of all the worlds major faiths, the universality of the “Golden Rule” as a common thread that runs through every major spiritual tradition (as well as many secular ones) is a relatively well-discussed and pondered idea. But what struck me is how NEEDED all these little phrases ARE during this corrosive, divisive time. Basically every issue we have going on right now can be solved by all parties sitting down and reading their way through this particular starburst of wise religious sayings. As we think about how others might feel about what we’re about to say or do and weigh whether or not we would like that said or done to us, our compassion for the other grows. And compassion for those most different from us is where it’s all at.