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INTRODUCTION..........................xiGENERAL RULES.........................1LOVE..................................7RESPECT...............................25GROW..................................39PLAY..................................49LEAD..................................55WORK..................................67CONFLICT..............................83CHARITY...............................95SUMMMARY..............................101MY PERSONAL RULES.....................119

Chapter One

What goes around ... comes around.

As you do to others ... others will do to you.

What you sow ... is what you will reap.

The result of every action ... is an equal and opposite reaction.

As you judge ... you will be judged.

As you condemn ... you will be condemned.

As you accuse ... you will be accused.

An eye for an eye ... a tooth for a tooth.

What you plant ... is what you harvest.

Plant rice ... harvest rice.

Plant a cupful ... harvest several cupfuls.

Plant a bushelful ... harvest many bushelfuls.

Plant a little ... harvest a little.

Plant a lot ... harvest a lot.

Plant nothing ... harvest nothing.

Plant a variety ... harvest a variety.

The earlier in the season that you plant ... the earlier that you will harvest.

The earlier in your lifetime that you do something for someone ... the earlier in your lifetime that someone will do something for you.

Plant a weed ... gather many weeds.

Plant a green pepper seed ... harvest many green peppers.

Plant a yellow pepper seed ... harvest many yellow peppers.

Plant a red pepper seed ... harvest many red peppers.

LOVE

Plant a cherry tree seed ... and, after some years ... and for many years ... gather many cherries.

Be loving toward someone ... have someone be loving toward you.

Be loving toward many ... have many be loving toward you.

As you forgive ... you will be forgiven.

Forgive many ... be forgiven by many.

Never forgive someone ... have someone never forgive you.

Do something for someone ... have someone do something for you.

The more that you do for someone ... the more that someone will do for you.

What you do to someone ... someone will do to you.

Speak kindly of someone ... have someone speak kindly of you.

Help someone in need ... have someone help you when you are in need.

Help many who are in need ... be helped by many in your times of need.

Assist someone ... be assisted by someone.

Make someone blissful ... have someone make you blissful.

Be a brother/sister to someone ... have someone be a brother/sister to you.

Be there for someone in the time of their sorrow ... have someone be there in the time of your sorrow.

Compliment someone ... be complimented by someone.

Be a sincere companion to someone ... have someone be a sincere companion to you.

Show compassion toward someone ... have someone show compassion toward you.

Be considerate toward someone ... have someone be considerate toward you.

Help an elderly person ... have someone help you when you are elderly.

Comfort someone who grieves the loss of a loved one ... be comforted by someone when you grieve the loss of a loved one.

Flirt with someone to get something you want from her/him ... have someone flirt with you to get something she/he wants from you.

Give someone a gift from your heart ... have someone give you a gift from his/her heart.

Be heartless toward someone ... have someone be heartless toward you.

Make public an indiscretion of someone ... have someone make public an indiscretion of yours.

Be inflexible in your relationship with someone ... have someone be inflexible in his/her relationship with you.

Be kind to someone ... have someone be kind to you.

Bring a little joy into someone's life ... have someone bring a little joy into your life.

Leer at someone ... have someone leer at you.

Praise someone for her/his good efforts ... have someone praise you for your good efforts.

Pick someone up when he/she is down ......