Cold-Blooded

Our souls are like snakes: possessing no inner warmth, being doomed to depend on exterior sources of heat. In the company of friends, we are friendly; but when surrounded by enemies, we become hostile. Our self-perceived friendliness is therefore not a part of our nature, but rather an aspect of our outside environment. Needless to say, Christ was nothing like us, radiating only goodness, loving-kindness, and forgiveness from His pure heart even in the midst of the most abject torments and unspeakable torture.