The Warrior of Light gives before he is asked.

Seeing this, some of his companions say : ‘If someone wants something, they’ll ask for it.”

But the warrior knows that there are many people who simply cannot bring themselves to ask for help.  Alongside him live people with such fragile hearts that love becomes a sickness; they are starving for affection and yet are ashamed to show it.

The warrior gathers these people round the fire, he tells stories, shares his food, gets drunk with them.  The following day everyone feels better.

Those who look on other people’s misery with indifference are the most miserable of all.

— Paul Coelho, Manual of the Warrior of Light