Sandi Bowman
April 13, 2007, 07:36 AM
Steve, as I recall, the saying you're referring to goes thus:
Give a man a fish, you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.
I did NOT mean to imply that it was right to steal from someone to feed one who is starving. I was merely asking questions. Personally, I believe begging would be better than stealing if push came to shove. Neither being necessary would be best, of course, because then we'd be living in a kinder, gentler, world.
In an ideal world, there'd be no need for coveting what another has, no need for wars (which is just a variation of the theme on a larger scale), and so on. Instead of fighting, cooperation should be the name of the game for the good of all. No, I'm not talking about communism either (which is just a variant of the old rob peter to pay paul story). Cooperation with one another to achieve individual development and goals is the best model for a successful, sustainable, community, IMHO.
Sandi Bowman
Give a man a fish, you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.
I did NOT mean to imply that it was right to steal from someone to feed one who is starving. I was merely asking questions. Personally, I believe begging would be better than stealing if push came to shove. Neither being necessary would be best, of course, because then we'd be living in a kinder, gentler, world.
In an ideal world, there'd be no need for coveting what another has, no need for wars (which is just a variation of the theme on a larger scale), and so on. Instead of fighting, cooperation should be the name of the game for the good of all. No, I'm not talking about communism either (which is just a variant of the old rob peter to pay paul story). Cooperation with one another to achieve individual development and goals is the best model for a successful, sustainable, community, IMHO.
Sandi Bowman
