710. This too can be illustrated by comparisons. Does anyone fail to remember and love someone, who out of zealous love for his country fights an enemy to the death, so as to free his country from the yoke of slavery? And does anyone fail to remember and love someone, who on seeing his fellow citizens in the direst straits, with the sight of them dying of starvation before his eyes, then is moved by pity to bring all his silver and gold out of his house and give it away freely? And does anyone fail to remember and love someone, who out of love and friendship takes the one last lamb he has, and slaughters it to serve up to his guests? And so on.
