Some principles are the center around which other principles turn. They capture the truth in a succinct, and yet profound, way. The "Golden Rule" is one of those principles. It is the gold standard of relationship principles. This short principle defines what it means to love our neighbors as ourselves and opens our motives and behaviors up to self-scrutiny. Now, if we will only go live this principle in every area of life ... like when we drive, or when we talk to family members, or when we are asked to forgive someone, or when we are ready to gossip or to condemn another's motives, or ....