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[quote=Anonymous]I think if it is someone in your family that has taken care of you, like a parent or sibling, then you owe it to them, even if it gets you out of your comfort zone. Sometimes doing the right thing isn't comfortable, but it shows gratitude and integrity. Get over yourself and be kind and generous, especially if it is a member of your family. 
Jesus captures radical hospitality in Luke 14:12-14 – “He said also to the man who had invited him, “When you give a dinner or a banquet, do not invite your friends or your brothers or your relatives or rich neighbors, lest they also invite you in return and you be repaid. But when you give a feast, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, and you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you. For you will be repaid at the resurrection of the just.”
or if Jesus isn't your go to then try Taoism: Relieve people in distress as speedily as you must release a fish from a dry rill [lest he die]. Deliver people from danger as quickly as you must free a sparrow from a tight noose. Be compassionate to orphans and relieve widows. Respect the old and help the poor.
~Taoism. Tract of the Quiet Way 
Basically, every spiritual practice teaches generosity and hospitality. But, some people will be egocentric, no matter how well they are taught.
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