>It wasn't a rational thing. It was emotional. All I'm trying to say is that Peldi's generosity affected me in a huge way.

What is it that you don't understand about that? As several posters have already pointed out, the letter isn't about what the software did for him, it's about what the act of generosity did for him.

Peldi's gracious gesture made myoder feel great and gave him drive that helped him finish his product. You're focussing on the wrong thing.