Sorry so late to this ... noob here, getting caught up on good reads ! Have you ever read Jack London ? Fitting quote (imo)
"A bone to the dog is not charity. Charity is the bone shared with the dog, when you are just as hungry as the dog."
One of my favorites books by London is "People of the Abyss "
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_People_of_the_Abyss
Which is "in Line" with your post ... A reminder that not just sympathy is needed, but often empathy is needed to remind us all of how we treat others and to remind ourselves of the disconnect that we become oblivious to.
Thank You !, Very good post !
No need to apologize for late comments - one sees it when they see it :D
Thank you too - indeed, it's something like that.