Is the person paying the money the most important person in the room?

I don't think so.

I used to be more extreme. I wrote that if I felt I couldn't feed the people I love with someone's money, I'd rather let them eat for free and send them out. Hahaha.

I wouldn't put it that way now.

But the person paying and the person receiving are still equal as human beings.

I don't want money to decide who stands above whom.