The Golden Rule

I was told when I was young the simple golden rule. Essentially, the rule was do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Who knew that Jesus had said the exact same thing? In the famous Sermon on the Mount, Jesus mentions this phrase. It is one of the most important sayings and has transcended the religious establishment to be a phrase used in pop culture.
Having said all this, do we actually do unto others as we would have them do unto us? Or, are we so focused on ourselves that we refuse to put forth extra effort for others perferring to just do what we want to do. Sometimes we pretend that our actions don't effect others but they do. We must move outside of the prison known as selfishness and move to a place where we help others out regardless of whether we were ever helped out in the first place.
We cannot truly appreciate Christ until we become givers who give because we know its right. Enough with emotions, enough with the relativity of truth, do what you know to do because you know it is the right thing to do.