@kewp
And I’m *much* better person for it. If I won the lottery or one of my rich friends bailed me out I really think I would ultimately be worse off. The worst thing anyone can have is a sense of entitlement.

In a way, that is exactly what I am saying.. I understand what people are going through when they try to straighten their lives. That is the sympathy and compassion. But the understanding is emphasized in your 2nd and last statements. The understanding is that sometimes people have to work out the problem on their own instead of being bailed out, otherwise the problem will just repeat.