Is The Golden Rule Gone?

Is it really that hard to treat people the way you want to be treated? I don't think so.

I just don't understand why people can't see that it's just as easy to treat someone with kindness and respect as it is to be hateful toward them or ignore them altogether. I feel much better about myself if I exhibit kindness and warmth and attention and caring to another person than if I am mean or short with them. So if being nice makes you feel good, why don't more people try it?

One of the most basic human needs is the need for acceptance. That's all people really want, to feel important, special, liked, and accepted. And all it takes to fulfill that need is treating people with basic human decency and respect. Treating people like you want to be treated. What's so difficult about this?