The Platinum Rule

The golden rule teaches us to treat others the way we like to be treated. However, it does not work all the time. According to Alfred Adler seeing with the eyes of another, listening with the ears of another and feeling with the heart of another is empathy. In the story “The Platinum Rule” a wise mother adds the component of empathy to our understanding of others and comes up with a better rule which works all the time: The Platinum Rule.