Love Thy Neighbor...

The way I approach the "Love thy neighbor as thyself," idea is this:

We are all creations of the Source, (God if you want to use that word,) and within each of us is the divine spark of the Source within each of us, so when we identify with this spark of divinity, in our own self, we can more easily see it in others as well. So, in a manner of speaking, to love your neighbor (who is a spark of divinity created by God,) is actually to love yourself because that very same spark of divinity dwells within each of us. That doesn't mean you have to love what your neighbor does, or doesn't do, but rather look deeper behind their actions, and find that spark within, which is the same as the spark within you, and love them. When we do this, we fan the spark into a flame within our own being, and thereby also provide the opportunity to our neighbor, to realize their own spark of divinity, which in the light of your own loving expression, enables them to fan their own spark into a flame of divine love. At the end, (if there really IS an end,) Source is all that has ever really existed, and will always exist. All the trivialities of life come and go, but God is always within us, even in our own darkest hour. Think of your inner light as a bulb, it radiates out to the world. It doesn't need praise or worship, it just radiate it's light because that is what a bulb does. Follow this example, just radiate your light, and you will not only bring light to your own path, but to the path of others around you.