Almost a half-century ago, a list of rules really caught on. Without the benefit of the Internet, email or social media, but with no less an endorsement than syndicated newspaper oracle, Ann Landers, "Ten Rules For Being Human” quickly circulated around the globe.
kAmx?:E:2==J[ E96 2FE9@C’D ?2>6 5:5?’E >2<6 E96 EC:A[ C6DF=E:?8 :? 2EEC:3FE:@? E@ “p?@?J>@FD]” xE C6>2:?65 E92E H2J 6G6? H96? y24< r2?7:6=5 2?5 |2C< ':4E@C w2?D6? :?4=F565 %96 #F=6D :? E96:C @C:8:?2= “r9:4<6? $@FA u@C %96 $@F=” 3@@< :? `hhb] $E:== 2EEC:3FE:?8 :E E@ “p?@?J>@FD[” E96J D@>69@H 5:5?’E <?@H E92E E96 H:D5@> @7 %96 #F=6D 42>6 7C@> E96:C =@?8\E:>6 7C:6?5[ sC] r9éC:6 r2CE6C\$4@EE]k^Am
kAmr9éC:6 92D 366? >J 7C:6?5 D:?46 D96 7:CDE E@=5 E92E DE@CJ E@ >J C25:@ 2F5:6?46 @G6C EH@ 564256D 28@[ 2D D96 =2F?4965 96C 7:CDE 3@@< 32D65 @? %96 #F=6D[ “x7 {:76 :D 2 v2>6[ %96D6 2C6 E96 #F=6D]” &D:?8 r9éC:6’D ?F>36C:?8[ 96C6 2C6 7:G6 @7 E96 E6? #F=6D E92E 2C6 92?5J 7@C D>2== 3FD:?6DD @H?6CD 2?J E:>6[ 3FE 6DA64:2==J D@ ;FDE ?@H] p?5[ @7 4@FCD6[ 6249 CF=6 :D 7@==@H65 3J >J E9@F89ED]k^Am
kAm#F=6 %H@i *@F H:== 36 AC6D6?E65 H:E9 =6DD@?D]k^Am
kAm%96C6 2C6 EH@ 32D:4 <:?5D @7 =6DD@?Di tIA6?D:G6 2?5 7C66] %@@ @7E6? E96 6IA6?D:G6 @?6D 364@>6 G2=F23=6 @?=J 27E6C J@F’G6 EFC?65 D@>6 7@C> @7 2? :?G6DE>6?E :?E@ 2 >:DE2<6^72:=FC6] p?5 :E’D BF:E6 =:<6=J E92E J@F E9:?< E96 D64@?5 <:?5 :D 7C66 @?=J 3642FD6 J@F 5:5?’E HC:E6 2 4964< E@52J] %92E’D C:89E — E96 7C66 @?6D 2C6 FDF2==J 5:G:56?5D 7C@> 2? 6IA6?D:G6 =6DD@? E92E J@F 2=C625J A2:5 7@C]k^Am
kAmx? >J =@?8 42C66C E96C6 92D ?6G6C 366? DF49 2 4@>AC6DD:@? @7 5:DCFAE:@?D 2?5 A2C25:8> D9:7ED D:?46 H6 H6C6 G:D:E65 3J r~'xs\`h 2?5 2DD@4:2E65 D9FE5@H?D] |2?J @7 E96D6 92G6 J6E E@ 7F==J 56G6=@A 2?5[ A@DE\A2?56>:4[ D9:7ED[ 492?86D 2?5 5:DCFAE:@?D 2C6 8@:?8 E@ 4@?E:?F6 2E E9:D A246]k^Am
kAm}@H :D 2 8@@5 E:>6 E@ 4@?5F4E 2? :?G6?E@CJ @7 6IA6?D:G6 =6DD@?D 2=C625J A2:5 7@C[ 25;FDE 7@C E96 A@DE\A2?56>:4 C62=:EJ[ 2?5 7@C642DE 9@H E96J >:89E 364@>6 92?5J W7C66X 2?5 AC@5F4E:G6 W#~xX 2D E96 A246 @7 492?86 A:4<D FA E9:D J62C] x? =:76 2?5 3FD:?6DD[ E96 EC:4< :D?’E E@ 2G@:5 =6DD@?D[ :E’D E@ A2J 7@C E96> @?=J @?46]k^Am
kAm#F=6 %9C66i %96C6 2C6 ?@ >:DE2<6D[ @?=J =6DD@?D]k^Am
kAm%96 H@C=5 :D 369@=56? E@ C:D<\E2<6CD] |J 567:?:E:@? @7 2 C:D<\E2<6C :D D@>6@?6 H9@ 5@6D?’E 42C6 :7 :E 3C62<D] xE’D ?@E E92E E96J H2?E D@>6E9:?8 E@ 3C62<[ :E’D ;FDE E92E E96J 36=:6G6 E96J H:== 2X 36 23=6 E@ 7:I :E 2?5 3X DF446DD7F==J 5:D4@G6CJ E96 3C62<:?8 A@:?E]k^Am
kAmx? 2G:2E:@?[ 3C62< A@:?ED 4C62E6 H92E’D 42==65 2? @A6C2E:?8 “6?G6=@A6]” pD =@?8 2D J@F @A6C2E6 J@FC 2:C4C27E H:E9:? E92E 6?G6=@A6[ J@F 42? 6IA64E E@ 36 D276] qFE 6?G6=@A6D 5@?’E 4C62E6 E96>D6=G6D] %@ 567:?6 E92E 6?G6=@A6[ E96 BF:?E6DD6?E:2= C:D< E2<6C – 2 E6DE A:=@E – 925 E@ AFD9 E96 2:C4C27E @A6C2E:@? @G6C E96 6586]k^Am
kAmu@C 2E =62DE E96 C6DE @7 E9:D J62C[ E96C6 2C6 8@:?8 E@ 36 >@>6?ED H96? E96 A@DE\A2?56>:4 >2C<6EA=246 H:== 56>2?5 E92E J@F AFD9 J@FC 3FD:?6DD’D @A6C2E:?8 6?G6=@A6 E@ E96 3C62<:?8 A@:?E] p?5 J@F’== @?=J AF== @77 E9:D E6DE 7=:89E :7 J@F’C6 H:==:?8 E@ C:D< H92E J@F <?@H WA2:5\7@C =6DD@?DX 7@C H92E J@F >:89E =62C? W?6H =6DD@?D^:?G6DE>6?EDX]k^Am
kAm#:D<\E2<6CD — 6?EC6AC6?6FCD 2?5 E6DE A:=@ED — G2=F6 5:D4@G6CJ >@C6 E92? E96J 762C 72:=FC6]k^Am
kAm#F=6 $:Ii “%96C6Q :D ?@ 36EE6C E92? Q96C6]”k^Am
kAm~?6 @7 E96 >@DE G2=F23=6 =6DD@?D 2?J@?6 42? =62C? :D E@ ?@E H:D9 J@FC =:76 2H2J] qFD:?6DD @H?6CD 46=63C2E6 E9:D =6DD@? H96? E96J 5:D4@G6C E96J’C6 92G:?8 7F?[ H96E96C DECF88=:?8 H:E9 2 492==6?86 @C 42D9:?8 :? @? 2? @AA@CEF?:EJ]k^Am
kAmx7 J@FC A2?56>:4 6?5FC2?46 E6DE D66>D >@C6 =:<6 =@?8\DF776C:?8[ 36 42C67F= E@ ?@E H:D9 7@C “E9:D” E@ 36 @G6C] !6CDA64E:G6 :D?’E A@DD:3=6 :7 J@F’G6 ?6G6C 366? @77 E96 >@F?E2:? E@A] p?5 H96? J@F’G6 =62C?65 E92E =6DD@?[ J@F’== 2AAC64:2E6 q=2D:?82>6’D {2H @7 $>2== qFD:?6DD !6CDA64E:G6i “t2C?:?8 AC@7:E :D >@C6 7F? E92? 92G:?8 :E]”k^Am
kAm#F=6 $6G6?i ~E96CD 2C6 @?=J >:CC@CD @7 J@F]k^Am
kAmx7 J@F 5@?VE =:<6 H92E J@F D66 :? D@>6@?6 6=D6[ 4964< J@FC A@D:E:@? E@ >2<6 DFC6 J@F 2C6?’E D66:?8 2 C67=64E:@?] p=2D[ >@DE @7 FD ?665 2 =:EE=6 96=A H:E9 E9:D <:?5 @7 :?EC@DA64E:@?[ 3642FD6 :E 42? 4FE 2 =:EE=6 E@@ 4=@D6 E@ E96 BF:4<]k^Am
kAm%96 D@=FE:@? :D E@ 92G6 DA64:2= A6@A=6 :? J@FC =:76 H9@ 42? 36 2E @?46 4C:E:4D 2?5 D276 92C3@CD] }@E @?=J 5@ E96J 42C6 23@FE J@F[ 3FE J@F ?6G6C 5@F3E E92E H92E6G6C E96J D2J – H96E96C J@F E2<6 E96:C 25G:46 @C ?@E – :D :? J@FC 36DE :?E6C6DE] |J 7C:6?5[ }@29 $E] y@9?[ 42==D E96> “=@G:?8 >:CC@CD]”k^Am
kAm$6=7\2?2=JD:D :D E96 >@DE A@H6C7F= A6CD@?2= E@@= 2?J =6256C 42? 92G6[ 3FE D@>6E:>6D “D6=7” ?665D 2 =:EE=6 96=A] !@DE\A2?56>:4[ J@FC ?6H @C3:E H:== 7:?5 2 >2C<6EA=246 >@C6 ?F2?465 2?5 4FDE@>6CD >@C6 D6?D:E:G6 E92? H96? J@F H6C6 AFD965 @FE @7 @C3:E 2 J62C 28@] pD 2 4FDE@>6C[ J@F’G6 ?@ 5@F3E ?@E:465 E9:D :? J@FCD6=7]k^Am
kAm(96? 2AAC@249:?8[ D6==:?8 2?5 D6CG:?8 4FDE@>6CD[ 6IA64E E96:C ?F2?46D 2?5 6IA64E2E:@?D E@ 36 2 C67=64E:@? @7 J@FC @H?]k^Am
kAm#F=6 }:?6i p== E96 2?DH6CD =:6 :?D:56 @7 J@F]k^Am
kAm(96? J@F 92G6 2 D6DD:@? H:E9 2 ADJ49@=@8:DE[ H9@ 5@6D >@DE @7 E96 E2=<:?8n ~7 4@FCD6[ J@F 5@] %9:D 42? 36 2 >2556?:?8 >6E9@5[ 3FE 6G6?EF2==J J@F C62=:K6 E92E J@F 925 E96 <6J E@ J@FC D@=FE:@?D 2== E96 E:>6[ J@F ;FDE >:DA=2465 :E E6>A@C2C:=J]k^Am
kAm%96C6 2C6 A6@A=6 H9@ H2?56C 2C@F?5 =:76 H:E9@FE =62C?:?8 =6DD@?D[ 4@?E:?F:?8 E@ >2<6 E96 D2>6 >:DE2<6D @G6C 2?5 @G6C] qFE x’== 36E J@F’G6 ?6G6C >6E 2 DF446DD7F= D>2== 3FD:?6DD @H?6C H9@ 7:ED E92E 56D4C:AE:@?] x7 J@F 5@?’E =62C?[ J@F 5@?’E =2DE]k^Am
kAm%9:D :D E96 #F=6 E92E 56=:G6CD @? #F=6D %H@ 2?5 %9C66] *@F’C6 E96 D4C66?HC:E6C[ 5:C64E@C 2?5 DE2C @7 J@FC @H? >@G:6] %96 C6DE @7 E96 H@C=5 :D ;FDE DFAA@CE:?8 42DE 2?5 AC@AD] (96? J@F 4C62E6 2 9:E[ J@F 86E E96 ~D42C] (96? J@F 5@?’E … H6== … J@F 86E 2?@E96C G2=F23=6 =6DD@?]k^Am
kAm%92?<D[ sC] r9Ă©C:6 r2CE6C\$4@EE[ 7@C E96D6 =6DD@?D]k^Am
kAmkDEC@?8m(C:E6 E9:D @? 2 C@4<ik^DEC@?8m $F446DD :? 82>6D[ =:76[ 2G:2E:@? 2?5 3FD:?6DD C6BF:C6D E92E J@F F?56CDE2?5 E96 CF=6D[ 6G6? :7 — 6DA64:2==J H96? — J@F’C6 36?5:?8 E96>]k^Am
kAmy:> q=2D:?82>6 :D E96 9@DE @7 %96 $>2== qFD:?6DD p5G@42E6 $9@H[ 2?5 2FE9@C @7 E96 2H2C5\H:??:?8 3@@<D[ U=5BF@j%96 bC5 x?8C65:6?EUC5BF@j 2?5 U=5BF@j%96 p86 @7 E96 rFDE@>6C]UC5BF@j k2 9C67lQ>2:=E@i;:>3o;3D32]4@>Qm;:>3o;3D32]4@>k^2mk^Am
Get Unlimited Access
$3 for 3 Months
Subscribe Now
Support local journalism reporting on your community
* New Subscribers Only
* Digital Subscription Only
After the initial selected subscription period your subscription rate will auto renew at $8.00 per month.
(0) comments
Welcome to the discussion.
Log In
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person.
Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.