It&#x27;s hard to guess what motivated the grandparent&#x27;s comment but if I had to guess, it has something to do with the cultural aversion to public philanthropy which traces back to Matthew 6:3<p><pre><code>    But when thou doest alms, let not thy
    left hand know what thy right hand doeth:
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As an atheist who was raised Catholic, many of the teachings of Jesus still make sense to me from a moral standpoint. This one does not. Keeping your charitable efforts quiet seems like a bad thing to do if you want to get others involved so that you might actually make a difference some day.