Hahaha I loved this KOAN, as any Venezuelan I can relate.
The phrase "Here, I think you need this more than I do." is incomplete, but if you add "stingy bastard" at the end. lol.
It is sad how the amount of beggars has increased so rapidly this year. Lately, to go out anywhere in the city tends to be awkward because of how frequent someone comes close asking for money... but that's a long story and I came here to tell some wild stuff.

This is a real story, something that could happen to anyone, anywhere any time:
He had just moved out to Caracas, was living with some friends, all of them were in their first trimester in college, only some kids trying to figure out how to live without parents.
After the second math test he was on his way home. The grades didn't matte, they were going to celebrate it was over. Turning on the corner in front of their building he's surprised by a drunken man in his fifty jogging towards him begging for money, the scared young man gives away the only bill he had, it was one of very little value (like 3 dollar cents at that time). The drunk gets angry and start insulting the poor guy, shouting why he thought people are worthless. When the student told him that was everything he had in cash and tried to keep walking, this drunk beggar went mad!. Pulled out a knife and fast but clumsily attacked directly to the face. Fortunately the student reacted and could defend himself but it was no way to escape, a fight was imminent between a naive student and a crazy drunk with a knife. It got bloody really fast, the student ended with several cuts in his arms, a couple in his chest and one deep cut in one hand but somehow he managed to knock out the attacker and go home in one piece.

He thought it would be just another beggar.... I know this story because I was one of the friends ready to celebrate the math test was done.