You may be familiar with this. Look it up here: http://www.jesuswalk.com/lessons/10_25-37.htm
Some say that the only commandment is loving our neighbor as ourselves. How many of us pat ourselves on our back if we live a quarter to a homeless person? How many of use get annoyed if they smell?
In the parable, a main point is that the "non-chosen" people Samaritan helped a distressed person on the road, so he was more in the path of God.
These are both equal: "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind" and, "Love your neighbor as yourself." I do not think anyone can follow this 100 percent, not even saints, except maybe at the end of their lives. We must also follow our ego in balance with loving others, because we also have to love ourselves. To me I think we must also think in the long run who is best to be around, because I do not know anyone who gets along with everyone. Perhaps we can try as much as possible to be loving ad kind, and also do what is good for ourselves.
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