The Golden Rule...one upped
The Golden Rule...one upped
Things have been very busy both at the Farm and around work. After 11 years with the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center I am now receiving my paychecks from the University of Washington. Nothing about my job has changed except that I am now officially employed by "the man"; the government; the state.
The last two days I have suffered through their intensive orientation program which included the infamous "Diversity Training"...and on more than one occasion did I feel as if I was in an episode of "The Office." Remember, now, we are talking about Washington State here! So you can imagine.
Anyway, at one point during the "Diversity and Cultural Sensitivity" training I learned that the "Golden Rule" was no longer applicable. No, our enlightened culture had apparently one-upped God and has come up with what they call "The Platinum Rule" which is similar to the Golden Rule ("Treat others as you would want to be treated"), but differs thusly:
Treat others as THEY would want to be treated
Ahhh! Thus a sado-masochist should be....ahem.
In reality, of course, our Lord actually did trump such fluffy nonsense by telling us: "Love your neighbor as yourself." In THAT context there is a world of difference...but not so much diversity.
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- Steve K