THE SILVER RULE

Posted on by Kwaku Gyamfi

The Silver Rule is a more robust version of the Golden Rule. As the Golden Rule says do unto others what you want others to do unto you, the Silver Rule states, do not do unto others what you don’t want others to do unto you.

These two rules are very similar, but different. How so? With the Golden Rule, you walk around doing good, where as with the Silver Rule you leave people in peace. So the Silver Rule is more consistent with live and let live. There’s nothing wrong with doing good, especially when it is done on a personal level, more honourable in secret. The danger with doing good is that some people get so intent on it that they end up making so many people suffer. This is especially true when done on large scale. This is the cause of tragedy in socialist and communist regimes. There is a reason why it is said that the road to hell is paved with good intentions.

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Published by Kwaku Gyamfi

My full name is Fritz Kwaku Gyamfi Kyei. Folks are always crucifying my first name Fritz so I stick to my middle names, Kwaku Gyamfi; besides I love it. I am a regular guy. No one particularly extraordinary, at least for now. You may think I am talking down on myself, but “ah well” that’s how I want to put it. I am not particularly friendly. But hey, once a while people tell me I am cool. I love food so I have to battle with my weight sometimes; I don’t have a serious weight problem though. Just that I have to fight keeping my man boobs in check. I am a good cook; I thought you should know; it’s good to invest in where your passion lies. The last time I peed on myself I was about fourteen. It’s not that I was constantly doing it till I was fourteen; that one was a black swan! I ask myself the exact reason why I created this site. The truth is that I think some of the ideas I come across are interesting so I would want to share them with you. I still don’t have a crystal clear idea of what I will be doing with this site, but I figure I will do some book reviews, especially of old books. I will discuss some religious ideas; I think some of them are timeless. I will do some philosophy and discuss self-help ideas. I will also just rant sometimes. I hope that’s ok? I will try my best not to misinform. If I have tried an idea myself I will let you know. If it appears intuitive to me too I’ll just tell you. But you see, I have limits as a human being; I might feed you lies without me knowing. When I do that, kindly call me out. I’ll appreciate it. Also, I advise you not to take any advice from anyone, that includes me. So why read me? Well, if something I say appeals to you, you can think about it; perhaps, use it in your life, but please don’t think of me as some authority. I am not. No one is an authority on life. Make your own mistakes, but always have good intentions. This site is more of an experiment. I am lazy. I have been planning to create this site and to actually write for some time now. Boy, I have not been writing for a very long time. The experiment is laziness out of me and to actually do things. I want this site to be a place that I come to in order to do stuff. I mean, I want it to be a push to my doing. Like I have a business idea I think is worth pursing, I want this place to be where I come to talk about my failures or successes, and not give a f**k about what anyone thinks, including you my reader. I also want to see how far I can go with writing. I have made a financial commitment in building this site. I just hope the commitment will pain me enough to overcome my laziness. Whether I actually continue to write here or keep giving myself excuses, I maintain that it is better to do than to talk. I mean do Kwaku, don’t talk! I feel like leaving you with an interesting quotation to sign off. Something really deep. Sorry, I can’t think of any now so go live your life!