Keep the moral high ground RULE 71 Boy, is this a simple one to say and a really difficult one to live up to. I do appreciate that it's a tough one, but I know you can do it. It takes a simple shift of vision, from being the sort of person who acts in a certain way to being a different sort of person who acts in a different sort of way. Look, no matter how rough it gets you are never going to: G G G G G G G 152 take revenge act badly be very, very angry hurt anyone act without thinking act rashly be aggressive. That's it, the bottom line. You are going to maintain the moral high ground at all times. You are going to behave honestly, decently, kindly, forgivingly, nicely (whatever that means), no matter what the provocation. No matter what the challenge they throw at you. No matter how unfairly they behave. No matter how badly they behave. You will not retaliate in kind. You will carry on being good and civilized and morally irreproachable. Your manners will be impeccable. Your language moderated and dignified. There is nothing they can say or do that will make you deviate from this line. T H E R U L E S O F LO V E