Reggie Miller
Well-Known Member
Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. If everybody were to do this we would have no wars, terrorism or even major disagreements.
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Negative vs Positive Path
- Thread starter Fool
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Unfortunately, many loosely interpret the word "neighbor". There are those that define neighbor as "those who believe as I do".
Because it's all self, there is only the world. To assist a little old lady crossing the street is to do a service to yourself. To donate money to the benefit of wildlife is to do a service to yourself. To harm someone is to do a disservice to yourself, because it's not someone else, except in word (idea). That's kindness ("kind"-ness).
Not to mention 'I'd want others invested in my spiritual health, therefore I'm going to go prosthelyze to those gays, heathens and godless.'
That's why I prefer the platinum rule to the golden rule: "Treat others how they would want to be treated." It's more empathetic, requiring you to look at their perspective and desires instead of imposing your own on them.
The Kilted Heathen
Crow FreyjasmaðR
Not always.
Kilgore Trout
Misanthropic Humanist
People always serve their own sense of self-identity. Whether it's easy or not is incidental.
I feel better when given a chance to help someone else I do so.
When I help myself, there's really no one around to appreciate it. It's not as fulfilling to me.
However, just because I find it fulfilling, you may not. I think you have to find this out for yourself and not depend on what others think.
Reggie Miller
Well-Known Member
Yes, but when Jesus was asked, He replied that a neighbor is even a person we don't know as the man in His parable did not know the man he rescued.