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RE: Proverbs: which one impacted your life most?
The largest hurdle to "teaching a man to fish" is that this assumes that the man wants to learn to fish. Often, it is difficult to find individuals who truly want to learn instead of you just doing things for them. I do enjoy teaching when the chance arises, but it should also be appreciated and not expected. Good post!
the funny thing about the alternative is that, no one ever has to learn how to starve, but starvation is one of the best teachers.
when i was a child, my father found me feeding squirrels in the back yard. he told me, "if you feed the squirrels, they'll have more babies, then, if we move away, no one will feed them and they will starve. it will be because you fed them that their babies starved."
Sometimes teaching the hard way is the best way in the long run. It is no coincidence that those who have been through tough times are the strongest.
wisdom of the ages.
That's pretty dark, but true if you feed them too much. It's the same reason we take down the bird feeder in late autumn, otherwise the birds will stay and freeze instead of flying south.
Updated proverb: "Give a squirrel some bread, and you kill its babies. Teach a squirrel to make bread, and you feed its babies for life"?
my dad grew up during the depression. it was pretty dark. they had to eat squirrels. maybe i can revamp the story for my kids.
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it! Yes, I think being able to share anything (even knowledge) without expecting anything in return takes practice :) hope you keep teaching!