If reflecting that beings are heir of their actions, what they (incl. oneself if not liberated) do will fall back on them isn't meant to neglegt possibilities of giving, especially at the five right times.
That's the reason, that's the cause for oneself as well, that one might help (yet unknown where and when).
It's really good to often think on how many beings around, strating with ones parents, sacrificed a lot where they could have made the opposite as well. Material things are actually a small part, thinking on how many beings could have harmed one, sometimes even understandable.
It's total nonsens and leads just to bad mind states, as soon as one starts to seek such as justice, someting general valid, aside of good thoughts, speech, deeds will bear fruits for one, bad and unwise as well.
So the greatest gift to gife is Dhamma, inspiring to generosity, care, virtue and renouncing. There isn't a gift, given or received, higher and for long lasting happiness. Yet, even if skilled in Dhamma, by deeds and meanings, only less, very less, could receive it, and possible take on it.
And even if there is great Bound, like between parents and child, teacher and devoted disciples, the Buddha and his most devoted Monks, it still, at least, remains like to batch a broken shell of a snail.
Beings are hire of their deeds, so it's good to value one blessed sitiation and use it for further large steps to liberation instead of trying to even take on controll of other beings Khandhas.
It's taking form, feeling, formations, perceptions consciousness as ones own, that hinders one of giving, letting go, to be able to help without any selfinterest in this world.
It's not said, that also a layman could not act like the moon also in his sphere, never taking side and just teach and do what is praisworthy to do:
SN 16.3: Candūpama Sutta — Comparable to the Moon .
Ones main task, to follow after, if wise, is laying down the debt toward, the world, the sense and to head upwardly, leaving that what so uncountable being are steady waiting for, behind. The lighter one raft, yet it wouldn't work without, the easier to get through the difficult passages, and once arrived on the other shore, even of ones raft one can let go.