There is no good at all in inflaming his hatred of Germans if, at the same time, a pernicious habit of charity is growing up between him and his mother, his employer, and the man he meets in the train.

Of course, it's a lot harder to be charitable to the man on the train - or worse, to one's own ~~exploiter~~ employer - than to one's mother. For one thing, the wider the circle of charity, the deeper a pit to fill with one's efforts!

Which was precisely why, during my internship last summer, I eventually just picked one homeless guy and gave him my loose $1 bills every day during my commute.