Actual Rule or more just guidelines ???

I am finding it more and more important to know and search out where exactly are my life rules, and where do they come from? - What I mean is character, integrity... How to act? what to say? What NOT to say!?! You know simple things that our parents used to teach us - play nice, share, don't lie.... now seem to be obsolete in the adult world and I just can't figure out why!



My interest has peaked recently as I see more and more people in leadership, that should know better, continue to slip up on these simple little rules of childhood. However, I am seeing that maybe since they never seem to have a guilty conscious about things, they just simply don't have any rules to live by - they are more just guidelines! as we are told in the popular movie "Pirates of the Caribbean" by Captain Barbosa.

The definition of a rule per Merriam-Webster is as follows :

Rule (noun) 1 a: a prescribed guide for conduct or action b: the laws or regulations prescribed by the founder of a religious order for observance by its members c: an accepted procedure, custom, or habit d (1): a usually written order or direction made by a court regulating court practice or the action of parties (2): a legal precept or doctrine e: a regulation or bylaw governing procedure or controlling conduct

Guideline (noun) : a line by which one is guided: as a: a cord or rope to aid a passer over a difficult point or to permit retracing a course b: an indication or outline of policy or conduct

As you can see the words and definition language is very different from each other. So as I have been continually seeing such double standards and two faced talking - I just don't get it! And now, even our President is doing it . Who does this surprise? Not me unfortunately, not me.