A good act should bring the most happiness to the largest number of people. If you are taller than your father, it does not follow that you are his equal. Even if a person is well off in his life, he has a duty to give respect to everyone who is older than him. One man cannot hug the baobab tree. It is impossible for one man alone to provide for himself all that he needs to survive.
Cooperation is important.
If a quantity of water does not suffice for a bath, it will at least be sufficient for drinking. One should be content with whatever one has. If you only have enough manpower to build a one-room health clinic, it is better to have that, than to have nothing. If one man eats all the honey, it purges the stomach. The results of greed are very bad for a greedy man.