To give is to receive, so why not give compliments?

A compliment is pleasure to the soul as well as a euphoric, symphonic pleasure to the mind. Better yet, it’s a pleasure that is shared equally by both the giver and the recipient. The smile of the recipient cast upon the giver can provide rejuvenating energy for both persons.

Each Memorial Day my husband receives an invitation to a reunion of the Second Infantry Division Korean War Veteran’s Alliance. Usually he tosses the card in the wastebasket, but three years ago he, asked, “Want to go? It will be in Charleston. We can stop there on the way north for the summer?” “Why not, Charleston has always been one of my favorite places.”

What I did not realize, was that this was an opportunity for me to know another side of my husband that throughout our entire marriage was never revealed. I was not alone. The wives I met, all agreed it was finally time for our husbands, the veterans of the Korean War, to be able to express their deepest feelings, the emotions that they have held within themselves, all these years. [...]

I am now about to share with you the most important rule in business and life:

“Do unto others as THEY want you to do unto them.”

Memorize it. Now, let’s compare it with the other rule that most of us have been taught and know — the Golden Rule.

The Platinum Rule – “Do unto others as THEY want you to do unto them!”
The Golden Rule — “Do unto others as YOU want them to do unto you.”