We don't do things that way. To them, it seems that mediocrity is better than intense emotion. But Jesus praises extravagance, not mediocrity. God gave us an extravagant gift in the person of Jesus Christ. It was an outrageous gift, worth far more than what we deserve.
Grace is extravagant.
Jesus gave everything he had for us. He gave his very life. He died even for the people who reject him. That's not the way God normally acts with us. But God does things out of the ordinary.