Who is my Neighbor?

“25 And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
26 He said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou?
27 And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.
28 And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt live.
29 But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour?
30 And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead.
31 And by chance there came down a certain priest that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
32 And likewise a Levite, when he was at the place, came and looked on him, and passed by on the other side.
33 But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he had compassion on him,
34 And went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him.
35 And on the morrow when he departed, he took out two pence, and gave them to the host, and said unto him, Take care of him; and whatsoever thou spendest more, when I come again, I will repay thee.
36 Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbour unto him that fell among the thieves?
37 And he said, He that shewed mercy on him. Then said Jesus unto him, Go, and do thou likewise.”

—Luke 10:25-37

I'd like to point out what kind of a man that Jesus described here... He was not very nice to look at, he wasn't clean, and he had blood and dirt oozing out all over him... It's no wonder that the priest and Levite in all their finery wanted to have no part in helping this poor Jew. They knew that there would be no monetary return from a man that had just been robbed, and he certainly wasn't famous enough to get them any reward for their efforts... “Aww,” they thought, “Let someone else get all bloody for that unfortunate fellow!” so on they went. But before we judge them, how often would we stop on the side of the road for a tramp, or some dirty, smelly person, and offer them a ride in our nice, clean car? “We're busy,” we say, as we cruise on by, “He can find help somewhere.” Are we obeying the Bible???
Another thing that hits really close to home is the place in verse 29 where the lawyer tried to justify himself, and where Jesus gently, yet firmly corrected him. He did not rub it in, or make fun of him, but let him know, without a shadow of a doubt that his neighbor was EVERYONE, and especially the down-and-outer that cannot take care of himself.

“And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.”

—Matthew 25:40