But when statements like these are used, this means total commitment, a sincere, open and true attitude towards the others, for whom the responsibility has been accepted, whether it be a person, tree or animal. It always operates in I-Thou relation, but when people do not accept responsibility for anybody, it is very easy to treat them as objects. The example of Cain is a concrete example of a person who has not realized him, therefore maintains I-It relations. He has not experienced the Thou, neither within himself nor with others. Love has this special power of captivating people.
Love generates love.
Nobody resists the magnetism of love, and one of the greatest Bible truths is that Christ loved us so much that the least we can do is love Him too. Many times it is because we do not understand what He did for us.