It is the heart that is important.
Buddhism is reason. Reason will win over your lord.
That which you give to another will become your own sustenance; if you light a lamp for another, your own way will be lit.
If you light a lantern for another, it will also brighten your own way
The treasures of the heart are most valuable of all.
Do not go about complaining how hard it is to live in this world. such behavior is entirely unworthy of a real man.