Tao Bible - Matthew 5:43-44

Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbor, and hate thine enemy. But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;
~ King James version ~

I am good to people who are good.
I am also good to people who are not good.
Because Virtue is goodness.
~ from Verse 49 of the Tao Te Ching ~

This is a good example of the Golden Rule: treat others as we wish to be treated. If I solely am good or kind to those I judge to be good and kind already, it takes no virtue to be so.

It is also not in keeping with Tao -- Tao sees the ten thousand things as straw dogs. As I have remarked before, the sun shines on the "good" and "bad" alike.

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