I gave 100 euros to a young woman who was asking for milk for her baby; a month later I found out who she really was.

—I owe you an apology.

She replied:

—I already heard it.

—No. You heard an explanation in front of your father. I want to apologize to you.

He told her:

“I had no right to speak to you like that. It didn’t matter who you were, where you worked, or how much money your family had. Even if you had been asking for help every day for ten years, I could have said no without humiliating you.”

Lucia extended her hand.

—Accepted.

Alberto still had something to ask.

—Can I give you back the one hundred euros that Marta gave you?

She started laughing.

—Ask his wife.

—I already know what the answer will be.

Lucía had an idea.

—Then buy formula for someone else.

And that’s what we did.

Not one hundred euros.