jdporter wrote:

The problem is the premise: it works if we all want the same thing. But we don't. We all want different things. So if you want to be nice to someone, don't treat them the way you would want to be treated; treat them the way they want to be treated.

Don't say it Ovid ... don't say it ... don't say it!

Crap, I'm gonna say it. :)

I like this attitude, but I have to confess that I was startled because of the person who first explained this to me: he was a Satanist. He explained that from his religion's viewpoint, "treat others as you want to be treated" was pretty damned (ha!) selfish. The Satanic version of the rule "treat others as they want to be treated" was a matter of being respectful of others. (note that I don't know anything about this religion and am just repeating what he explained to me).

Regardless of the source, I found I was forced to agree. It just goes to show that truth can be found anywhere, if we drop our preconceptions.

Cheers,
Ovid

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In reply to Re(3): (OT) The Honest Cherry Bomb by Ovid
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