The logic of the golden rule -- the more you think about and interact with other people, the more you realize that it is untenable to privilege your interests over theirs, at least not if you want them to listen to you. You can't say that my interests are special compared to yours, anymore than you can say that the particular spot that I'm standing on is a unique part of the universe because I happen to be standing on it that very minute.
Logika zlatnog pravila: što više razmišljate o drugim ljudima i dolazite u susret s njima, to više shvaćate da je neodrživo davati prednost vlastitim interesima nad njihovima, barem ako želite da vas slušaju. Ne možete reći kako su moji interesi posebni u usporedbi s tvojim kao što ne možete reći ni da je određeno mjesto na kojem stojite jedinstveno u svemiru jer se slučajno nalazite na njemu u tom trenutku.