Give a man a fish and feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and feed him for his lifetime.
This proverb shows us in the simplest way what education and knowledge mean and causes, doesn't it?
Rose Iris
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Thanks a lot for your comment on my post, Rick.
We can see that we have the similar quotations.
So we have more in common than many people think.
That's the point Zivi.
Rys, your saying has almost the same meaning, it's just without the act of teaching how to fish.
Thanks for leaving your comment, guys.
oi there Panie Rys, I think they already have kniown how to fish. The problem is that huge armadas has stolen the fish, those people had been fishing before the armadas came.
Oi there, folks
In my tribe we say" Don't give them fish, give them a fishing rod!"...and don't worry, they'll soon find out how to catch fish with it.
You are totally right, Zivi.
I am always upset when I see how wrong help can be.
Donating goods and food only helps in the current moment.
Often we destroy more than we want to save.
When we send vegetables and chicken parts from Europe to Africa or our old clothes and shoes (just for example), we don't help. We destroy all the little farms and factories that people with much effort have founded.
Instead of that, we should help the local farmer and crafts to found, maintain and develop on their own business.
The so-called first-world-countries have still to learn a lot.
As you say: "we also have to leave some fish in the sea to catch."
We have to do even more than that. Nobody owns the earth, the oceans, and the sky. We have not just to leave some fish in the sea to catch. We have also fairly to share what we have on our planet.
Exactly, saba!
Thanks for your comment.
Hi, Glosky.
I agree with you.
The first duty is teaching people how to work for their daily bread.
Sometimes, if someone is in need, giving is necessary, but we should find out what people urgently need in that situation. If we don't do that, giving is senseless.
Thanks for reading and commenting on this topic.
Onee-chan, I can underline every single word you said.
Thanks for your meaningful comment on my post.
As long as we also leave him some fish in the sea to catch it is a wise word.
yep...
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