I've found that this is truly the foundation of everything I talk about.
I guess what I believe is that if you can learn to care about yourself and what you know and how you accomplish the things you do and how you interact with people everyday,
Then you'll start to care about others.
Motives are another subject we'll talk about later.
As I've researched our little proverb:
Give a man a fish, blah blah blah, Teach a man to fish, yadda yadda yadda,
I've discovered some amazing attitudes. Some of them tickled me.
“Give a man a fish; you have fed him for today. Teach a man to fish; and you will not have to listen to his incessant whining about how hungry he is.”
That one kind of hits home. Is this why we reach out to lift others? So they will stop being a bother to us?
“Give a man a fish; you have fed him for today. Teach a man to fish; and you can sell him fishing equipment.”
Or are we creating customers and followers and admirers?
“Give a man a fish; you have fed him for today. Teach a man to fish; and you have fed him for a lifetime. Teach a man to sell fish and he eats steak.”
How far can we take our teaching? How far do we want to take it?
Then we have to honestly ask ourselves if we are doing the right thing:
"Teach a man to fish, and you introduce another competitor into the overcrowded fishing industry. Give a man a fish, and you stimulate demand for your product"
"Sell a man a fish, and he'll eat for a dayTeach a man to fish, and you lose a wonderful business opportunity."
Then came the absolute silly viewpoints:
"Build a man a fire, warm him for one day. Set a man on fire, he'll be warm the rest of his life."
"Give a man a boil and he'll just be sore. Teach a man to boil and he'll be able to make his own tea."
"Give a man a goose, and he'll have Christmas dinner. Teach a man to goose and he'll get a slap in the face."
I guess what I believe is that if you can learn to care about yourself and what you know and how you accomplish the things you do and how you interact with people everyday,
Then you'll start to care about others.
Motives are another subject we'll talk about later.
As I've researched our little proverb:
Give a man a fish, blah blah blah, Teach a man to fish, yadda yadda yadda,
I've discovered some amazing attitudes. Some of them tickled me.
“Give a man a fish; you have fed him for today. Teach a man to fish; and you will not have to listen to his incessant whining about how hungry he is.”
That one kind of hits home. Is this why we reach out to lift others? So they will stop being a bother to us?
“Give a man a fish; you have fed him for today. Teach a man to fish; and you can sell him fishing equipment.”
Or are we creating customers and followers and admirers?
“Give a man a fish; you have fed him for today. Teach a man to fish; and you have fed him for a lifetime. Teach a man to sell fish and he eats steak.”
How far can we take our teaching? How far do we want to take it?
Then we have to honestly ask ourselves if we are doing the right thing:
"Teach a man to fish, and you introduce another competitor into the overcrowded fishing industry. Give a man a fish, and you stimulate demand for your product"
"Sell a man a fish, and he'll eat for a dayTeach a man to fish, and you lose a wonderful business opportunity."
Then came the absolute silly viewpoints:
"Build a man a fire, warm him for one day. Set a man on fire, he'll be warm the rest of his life."
"Give a man a boil and he'll just be sore. Teach a man to boil and he'll be able to make his own tea."
"Give a man a goose, and he'll have Christmas dinner. Teach a man to goose and he'll get a slap in the face."
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