I saw a video recently that made me think of Lou...it was a child from a family that was financially struggling & he was given the choice of getting what he wanted for Christmas (a big ticket item, as they say, I think this was like a Nintendo switch) or getting what his little brother wanted (another expensive item). They did this with like three kids, all under the age of 12.
Every single kid choose the item for their sibling.
When you're poor, you know what it's like to want and to go without. And you want your family members to not have to. When given a choice, these literal children choose to give rather than receive.
In the end, the children got to keep both items.
When you're truly financial struggling, you appreciate anything given to you, you don't complain about quality or it not being exactly right or top of the line.
Another example I can think of is I had insomnia last night, so I ended up watch this show called Nightwatch, about paramedics, EMTs & police in Tampa. These officers pulled a man over for riding his bike in the very early morning hours without bike lights. The man explained that he was coming home from work & couldn't afford bike lights. They let him go, but returned the next night to his address with bike lights and even put them on for him. The man so was grateful.
Gratitude is not constantly begging with no actual aim of getting on your feet, it's not a 'career'. It's not faux thanks or sincerity, only to try to guilt trip & suicide bait when you don't get what you want.