The Ethic of Reciprocity
Most religions throughout history have espoused some version of an ethic of reciprocity, also known as the “golden rule.” The Christian version is, “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” While that’s nice, it’s an incitement to action. It requires people to do unto others, whether those others want to be done unto or not.
My version of the ethic is more passive: “Don’t do unto others what you would not want them to do unto you.” My version implicitly contains the idea of leaving people alone. I like that much better.