If there is one thing I would hand you from all of this, it is this: Your generosity is a gift, not a tax.
The day someone tries to keep your open hand and turn away your face, the day they want what you give but not who you are, that is the day your kindness has been turned into a leash. Set it down.
Love people with everything you have. Give until it feels good. But never pay for the privilege of being treated as less. Keep your dignity and your generosity in the same hand. They cost you the same to earn. Do not let anyone make you spend one to keep the other.
Disclaimer: This story is a work of fiction created for entertainment purposes. Any resemblance to real persons, events, or places is coincidental.