Quote from Calliber

I meant it like this. I treat people the way I want them to treat me. If someone does some disrespectful stuff, then to me, that means that's how they want people to treat them. I'd love for someone to treat me the way I want to be treated, and I'm just doing the same for them. So, I oblige their request with disrespect myself.

That's how I tie those two sayings together. Might not make much sense to you, but then again, it's not supposed to be simple.

Here's a question for you:
Assume everyone in the world is always right. Why is everyone being right, wrong?

If you get that then you might be able to get wat I'm saying. I just don't feel like elaborating, so I'll let you figure it out one your own... if you want.

I know exactly what you're saying. I don't need to need to know what that question means to understand what you mean (I have a few things, but it may or may not be right, of course is there a "right" answer). Pretty much, you're saying that you go around treating people with the kind of respect you like to receive yourself. As for what you said after that, I'll give an example.

Suppose you walk into a classroom, or regular room, whatever doesn't matter, and you act respectful to those around you like you should. However, let's say I walk in about the same time and act like a complete ass, shoving you aside, and just flat out disrespectful. As time goes by, you continue acting the same way, but so do I. After some time (I'm assuming it takes more then just one occurrence before you come to this conclusion, since really everyone has bad days) you just look at me and think, "He treats others (and me) with so much disrespect, he must want me to treat him the same way." So from that point onwards, we each treat each other in a disrespectful manner, but you do not let that disrespectful manner carry over to the others who haven't shown you disrespect.

That's the jist of what you are saying. I understand that. However, I still don't think that's what Confucius, Jesus, or Ghandi were trying to say. Of course, I'm not going to sit here and claim to know what these people were thinking when they said that. For all I know, they may have meant exactly how you interpret it. However, I just interpret it differently. I look at how Jesus and Ghandi have lived there lives, and I'm compelled to think that when they say, "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you", or "Turn the other cheek" (that's the basic phrase, not the exact quote), that they mean to treat others how you want to be treated. Even if someone continues to act in a disrespectful manner towards you, you should still act the way you want to be treated. That is extremely hard to do. I know, I've met my share of pricks. However, I still try to carry on my life like they say.

I'm not a vengeful, but the me who right now is sleeping quietly inside is. The saying let sleeping dogs lie i true. there are some lines that should never be crossed. And if someone is unlucky enough to wake the other me up they better be prepared For that me would gladly dig two graves ( or more if needed ) and smiling drag them into the dephts of hell 😀

Words to live by: "Let sleeping dogs lie"
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revenge is sweet. 😀

i always get revenge except in cases where its petty. i take it seriously though, i will end up holding a grudge with the person until i do. can be fun. it hasnt made me bitter and nasty, ploting and scheming away can be fun