THE GOLDEN RULE OR LAW OF RECIPROCITY IS THE PRINCIPLE OF TREATING OTHERS AS ONE WOULD WISH TO BE TREATED ONESELF; ONE SHOULD TREAT OTHERS AS ONE WOULD LIKE OTHERS TO TREAT ONESELF (POSITIVE OR DIRECTIVE FORM) /
ONE SHOULD NOT TREAT OTHERS IN WAYS THAT ONE WOULD NOT LIKE TO BE TREATED (NEGATIVE OR PROHIBITIVE FORM) /
WHAT YOU WISH UPON OTHERS, YOU WISH UPON YOURSELF (EMPATHIC OR RESPONSIVE FORM)