The teenager asked: "How can I become a person who is happy for himself and can also bring happiness to others?"
The wise man gave the boy four sentences.
The first sentence, treat yourself as someone else. When you feel pain and sadness, treat yourself as someone else, and your mind will become calmer.
The second sentence, treat others as yourself. Truly sympathize with others' misfortune, understand others' needs, and give appropriate help when others need help.
The third sentence, treat others as others. Fully respect the independence of each person, and under no circumstances may violate the core territory of others.
The fourth sentence, treat yourself as yourself. Because you love others, you have to love yourself.
The boy asked: "There are many contradictions between these four sentences. How can I unify them?"
The wise man said: "It's very simple, take a lifetime to experience it."
The boy was silent for a long time, then he bowed his head to say goodbye. Later, the teenager became a middle-aged man, and then became an old man. Long after he left this world, people still mentioned his name from time to time, saying that he was a wise man.
Treating ourselves as others can make us feel at peace; treating others as ourselves allows us to learn compassion; treating others as others allows us to understand respect; treating ourselves as ourselves allows us to understand self-love. Such a life will be a perfect life.