The Golden Rule ~ Pato Banton Virtual Performance

On April the 5th we join organizations and other performers all over the world to celebrate The Golden Rule Day in which we honor the ideal of treating all people, regardless of color, class or creed, with the love and respect that we all deserve. This song is dedicated to Ambassador Mussie Hailu (https://uri.org/mussie-hailu ) who encouraged me to write this song as a tribute to the United Religions Initiative (URI) and to all the people of the world who believe in the beautiful idea of One Love for all humanity.

In 2007, URI-Africa and Interfaith Peace-building Initiative (a URI Cooperation Circle member) declared April 5 as “Golden Rule Day” in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and called upon all citizens of the world and many other organizations, including the United Nations, to join them in proclaiming the day and living everyday according to the teaching of the Golden Rule in order to make our world better and more peaceful for all.

Since then, about 700 organizations in 165 countries have joined in proclaiming Golden Rule Day and a request for a United Nations declaration of Golden Rule Day is pending before the General Assembly.

The Golden Rule ~ Performed by Pato Banton & The Now Generation
(Music composed by Antoinette Rootsdawtah)

Tell me now
Can you love your neighbor as yourself?
And care about their happiness an’ health?
If disrespected can you turn the other cheek?
And still remain humble and meek?
Cunning as a fox but gentle as a doveCan we forgive and show our enemies love?
Can we give the way we want to receive?
Well if seeing is believing make we practice weh we preach withThe Golden Rule
When I treat you how I want to be treated
It’s The Golden Rule
When you know Jah love could never be defeated
It’s The Golden Rule
When you love Mama Nature and all creatures too
It’s The Golden Rule
Gotta teach it to the children too

Tell me now

Are you making time to pray and meditate?
And with the Most Highhhhh communicate?
Do you try to keep a smile on your face
As you do the best you can to make this world a better place now
We need more peace and harmony 
The honoring of human dignity
More Justice and Equality
Cause everyone has a right to be free now

Bridge

And you can keep your Religion
But we don’t need no division
We join together on this Global Mission
To end Prejudice & Racism
And when your Soul is invested
You can expect to be tried and tested
That’s the way that we grow Yow
And who feels it knows….

It’s The Golden Rule
When I treat you how I want to be treated
It’s The Golden Rule
When you know Jah love could never be defeated
It’s The Golden Rule
When you love Mama Nature and all creatures too
It’s The Golden Rule
Gotta teach it to the children too

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