This Reflection by Tim Williams CM is based on material taken from Hugh Mackay’s recent book “The Good Life – What Makes a Life Worth Living” which was published in Australia by Pan MacMillan early in 2013. The core of Mackay’s book concerns taking the Golden Rule – “Treat others as you would want them to treat you” – as a guide to leading a good and worthwhile life. Drawn from Mackay’s own sociological research, the book is not about how to feel good, how to find happiness. or how to reap a reward for goodness. It is a book about living a life characterised by goodness. The Reflection on the book can be accessed through the link: Please take me seriously