I'm an engineer, do I look like a fooking people person???
your children would do better to stay far away from you and not make any requests.
One lives with me, and one is a thousand miles away (politically and geographically) Both make requests for money, and I gladly provide every time.
However they have a massive downside which cannot be said of bread.
Obesity is fueled by cheap carbs purchased with the wages from non-physical labor. If your Talmudic sage did his own plowing, harvesting, grinding, kneading and baking he would be more than amazed, he would be humbled and grateful for every crust, 'give us this day our daily bread' would be a heartfelt thanks with every meal. (Not saying he wasn't grateful, but it would hit a lot closer to home if he was invested in the soil to table cycle with all the attendant work and worry)