Christ is the Light and in every person, chained down waiting to be released, so when you give to anyone, you give to Him who is in prison.
So my neighbor was made by God, just as I was; and my neighbor has Christ within him just as I do. So my neighbor and I are the same.
The first commandment is to love God with all of our heart, soul and strength, and when we approach the end of our journey to Him, we will be able to love Him so with all. But until we approach the finish, we can practice loving our neighbor as ourselves. Thus we can fulfill the law as we walk toward Him, to the benefit and joy of our own souls; but also to the benefit of others and even to the freeing of the Christ in others. Our good ways are seen and appreciated by Christ in them. Even smiles to others are smiles to the Christ within them. What we do for others, we do for Christ.
