Based on an Allegory from Steps of the Ladder, Vol. 2, Article no. 856
A father gives his young son
A penny a day.
If his love for his son grows,
And he wishes to make him happy
And give him five cents,
The child sees
That he has now received a larger gift.
Surely he will admiringly wish
To praise and thank
His father for that.
But if later on
His father chooses to give him
One penny as before,
His son will fill with anger at his father
For the smaller amount he has now received.
It follows that
Yesterday’s bonus
Was not enough to bring him closer.
Rather, by the father increasing his goodness,
The son has become farther from his father,
Since in his mind,
His father is obligated and must increase his gifts daily.