The whole exchange made me think of a universal truth. Nobody will care for you as well as you can. Case in point:
I was working for an entertainment giant when I got hurt on the job. For months I was loaned out to other departments since my restrictions would not allow me to do my normal job. Then suddenly on January first I was out on work comp. I was devastated. I had proven myself as a valuable asset to another department that wanted to keep me on loan. Another department wanted to take me as a transfer but I was out.
Then the manager that made the decision called me to come in to his office. He said that he didn't want to lose me to another department but he couldn't start the year putting his budget in the red.
That was when I realized that he liked me, wished me well even, but was looking after his responsibilities before mine.
I've come to understand that it is this way everywhere. Much like the recipe for a good marriage, which is not 50/50, it's all on us. It's our responsibility to look out for ourselves all the while being considerate to others. Also much like a good marriage, which is really 100/100, when we look out for ourselves while caring as much as possible for others we contribute to the overall health of this thing we call society.
It's amazing to me just how tenuous human relations are. But of course, I am reminded every time I want to yell something inappropriate out the car window at another driver. Just then, someone does something unnecessarily kind and I am pleasantly surprised.
As a Christian minister, I have to throw in the disclaimer that God can and Will take over and supply all our needs. Rather I am merely saying that we must not count on another person to care for our financial, emotional, or physical well being.