Originally Posted by
beardy
OK I'll try again. It's an easy concept that predates Christianity but does require a bit of effort and practice, since you have to think about other people and realise that not everyone is like you.
Not everyone likes nor wants to be treated in the same way you want to be treated. To believe so puts you and your views centre stage.
Think of how you don't want to be treated and then try hard not to treat anyone else that way. It is not easy because you have to be able to put yourself in the other person's shoes and think about how they will react.
Beardy, what are you on about?
"Think about how you don't want to be treated and try hard not to treat anyone that way". So you can't be nice to someone because they might not like it?, but similarly, they might not like the way you don't want to be treated. That seems to me to be still putting yourself centre stage...