Theframeworkoftheseshortvolumesintroducesthereadertothespecificfocusofeachbook.Theaccompanyingpoemsandimagesofferanaestheticandemotionalexperience.Thisparticularvolumefocusesontheemergenceofthemajorreligionsinhumansocietiesandexploreshowthesereligionsagreethatcompassionisamongthehighestofhumanvirtues.ThishasbecomeknownastheGoldenRule--thatoneshouldtreatothersasonewishestobetreatedoneself.However,evidencesuggeststhatashumanswestruggletoputcompassionintoaction.Therefore,asweareexploringtheGoldenRule,itisalsonecessarytoexaminetheproblemofevil.
