Well, if I'm not mistaken in reading thru all the responses, the general drift is there are two topics in all this:
generosity (in it's pure non-expectational form), and
friendly support (mutual, could involve loaned money, could involve reciprocity).
Does this conclusion sound accurate?
Assuming I'm not too far off, then for me it raises this question... What is friendship? Does the concept or sense of "friendship" imply mutuality and hence always some kind of reciprocity?
(I'm enjoying learning other people's thoughts, and not simply being stuck in my own.
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