That didn t stop them from having totally different policies and arguing for them in accordance with the law. Static rules, no matter how good or where they come from, do not exist outside time on this earth. The only thing that doesn t change is the fact of change itself. Indeed, even the second dictum can be improved upon. If you re on an airplane and the oxygen masks descend, you put your own on first so you can help others with theirs.
Old news can be good news too.
Otherwise, you become the asphyxiated leading the asphyxiated. Interestingly, the Buddhists describe the Buddha s Mercy as giving people what they need , not what they want . Tough to figure out though. That s why the Buddhists strive to become Bodhisattvas so they ll be able to know what people really need. Three people, hot, tired, and thirsty were walking in a desert and came upon a wall.