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.
Zelta likuma loģika: jo vairāk tu domā par citiem un sadarbojies, jo skaidrāk apzinies, ka ir nepamatoti savas intereses uzskatīt par pārākām, īpaši, ja vēlies, lai citi tevī ieklausās. Nevari sacīt: "Manas intereses salīdzinājumā ar jūsējām ir īpašas", tāpat kā nevar teikt, ka vieta, kur stāvi ir unikāla Visuma daļa, jo tieši tur tu tobrīd atrodies.