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In Jesus, we see the fullness of God’s love, because, in Him, we see a God who sacrificed His life, in order to give life to those who hurt and betrayed Him. In, through and with Jesus, we can show God to the World by our acts of love. Unlike emotions (i.e. hatred, anger, jealousy, greed), which develop as reactions to our experiences in life, love, because it is unconditional, cannot develop as reactions to life's experiences. It is present in us, because God, who is love, put His life in us. Life’s experience teaches us that if there is fire in the building, get out of it as quickly as possible to save our life; or if some one hurts us, fight back to severe justice and then stay away from that person in order to protect our self; or if we have a good life, enjoy it. Yet we find that there are missionaries, who have left their good life and gone to dangerous parts of the world, in order to help people in need. Sometimes, they go even to help those who had killed their family or friends. We also see fire fighters, who rush into life threatening areas, to save lives of people whom they don’t know; people (like the Pope) who have forgiven and befriended people who tried to kill them; soldiers who carry injured enemy soldiers on their back to a medical facility in order to bring them help; and people (like Mother Theresa) who gave up their comfortable lives in order to help the poorest of poor. Obviously in these situations, it is not life’s experiences or intelligence, but pure love (which is God’s spirit), which makes them do what they do.