Later, I heard my brother ask our father why he'd been so generous. "A man can never be too generous,” said our dad, "when he's generous to a good, hardworking honest hombre, because that man will then break his back to do all he can for you. But...you be generous to a relative or a lazy, no-good worker, and they then think you're a fool, lose respect for you, and start thinking you owe them something.