Give a fishing rod and teach you how to fish. Parable about the fishing rod. Parable about fish and fishing rod

And about the thoughts it evoked in me.

The webinar, in my opinion, became a contrast shower for many. And this is good.

What I found most interesting about this webinar was the gap between the level of questions and the level of answers. I know first-hand how difficult it is to give polite and correct answers to questions asked from another level... no, not “knowledge” or “understanding”. From another level of mental laziness.

There is a well-known parable about a fish and a fishing rod:

“Give a hungry man a fish and you feed him for a day.
Give him a fishing rod, teach him to fish, and you will feed him for life." .

For some reason, this parable describes the decision-making process from the perspective of someone who already has a lot of fish and a lot of fishing rods. From the position of a well-fed one. From the position of a person who has already taken place and can now decide for himself who to give fish and who - fishing rods.

I have long been interested in the question: why is this parable not addressed to those who need it much more - the hungry?

Why do some people become full, while others always remain hungry?

Yes, because some people choose fish from time to time. And other people choose a fishing rod from time to time.

Both are now available to everyone. Easily accessible. And it’s even often available for free.


This choice is regularly made by you yourself, and not by anyone else for you.

But some people are used to choosing a fishing rod from time to time. Therefore, they have been full for a long time and constantly. And now they themselves make decisions about who to give what and who not to give what.

And other people are used to regularly choosing fish. Therefore, they remain hungry, and become full only when someone who knows how to wield a fishing rod feeds them.

What does all this have to do with the last webinar?

Questions like “should I buy gold?” and “should I sell Norilsk Nickel?” - these are the questions of the stupid, the poor and the hungry. More precisely: stupid, and THEREFORE poor and hungry.

The webinar audience had the opportunity to ask any questions. But they asked... the ones that asked.

Well, everyone will be rewarded according to their questions. According to the level of his intellectual curiosity or, on the contrary, his intellectual laziness.

If you don’t know something yet, there’s no shame in it. It’s shameful to hypertrophy your brains so much that you don’t even strive to find out. It’s shameful to choose the fish over the fishing rod every day. It is shameful to strive for ready-made answers instead of striving to understand how to find these answers yourself.

As long as you continue to ask the questions “WHAT TO DO?” (should I sell gold? should I buy nornickel?), and not “WHY?” and not “HOW TO KNOW WHAT TO DO?”, you won’t learn anything.

I think the thought now flashed through many people’s heads: “Well, it’s okay that I won’t learn. But I’ll make money.”

In fact, you won’t make any money either. Or you will earn a little a few times, and then quickly lose what you have earned when Oleg (or some other guru, according to whose recommendations you are trading) once again leaves for a long time on a new journey and disappears from your field of vision, and you will be left without his advice.

After all, without it, you are not able to decide for yourself what and when to buy, and what and when to sell.

For some reason, in the title “advice for independent pensioners” (this is a regular column of the site “Vokrug-da-OkOlO”, if anyone is not in the know), no one wants to pay attention to the word “independent”.

“Advice for independent retirees” will not be of any use to you until you learn not just to trade based on other people’s tips, but to think and make decisions.

ON ONE'S OWN.

Or how to help Komsomol members get back on their feet in difficult situations.

An ancient Chinese proverb says: “Give a man one fish and he can eat for a day; give a fishing rod and teach him to fish and he can eat for a lifetime.” This kind of fishing rod can become a social contract. There are examples in our area that this form of government assistance to the poor and citizens who find themselves in difficult life situations works.

Life started to get better

- Thanks to social support, I was able to buy the children two desks, a sofa, wallpaper for renovation in the children’s room,- says a mother of many children from the village of Sedelnitsy Evgenia Ushanova. – Before the start of the school year, they helped get the children ready for school.

The social contract is intended to help get out of a difficult situation not on paper, but in reality, to give the family the opportunity to provide a decent life for itself.

There are three children in the Ushanov family; Evgenia Aleksandrovna, who is raising them alone, was registered with the employment center:

- I learned about the social contract and decided to accept help. With the allocated money, I bought building materials, built a pen for livestock in the yard, and began raising chickens and piglets. And what a good harvest of potatoes she collected! I also bought the seeds with social money. I made flower beds at home, and in the fall I got a job as a salesperson in a store in Pistsov. I am very grateful to the social protection department - life has begun to improve.

The department is also pleased with the result.

- This type of assistance has been provided to the population since 2011: not only was the first experience successful,- speaks Elena Popova, senior inspector for families raising children, department of social protection of the population in the Komsomolsky district. ­ “All seven families that benefited from state support found their place in life and got back on their feet. Some citizens seek support themselves, and we work to identify families in need through local administrations and the media.

CONTRACT GUIDE TO ACTION

Families enter into a contract on a voluntary basis. To do this, you need to contact the territorial department of social protection of the population with an application.

The social contract provides for the applicant’s active life position: searching for a job, if there is none, being registered with the employment service, taking care of children (they must attend school, be registered with a local health care institution), cultivating a vegetable garden, raising livestock, poultry... With money allocated by the state, you can purchase production tools that will help the family solve material problems.

“For example, the Gladkovs, who live in Koromyslov and are registered as a large family, are raising three children and a granddaughter,” continues Elena Borisovna. ­ — The main source of income was not enough. The family entered into a social contract. Lumber for the extension of the farm yard, young livestock, mixed feed, and seeds were purchased. But the most important thing for this family was the desire to work. Now the Gladkovs are doing well: they have enough food for themselves and for sale, which helps ensure a stable income.

In short, the social contract is a fight not only against poverty, but also against a dependent attitude to life.

Fishing HUMOR: our APHORISMS, PROVERBS, SAYINGS about fishing and about fishing are the funniest. A large selection of aphorisms, proverbs and sayings about fishing, fish and fishermen. You can spend hours searching for everything on the Internet - or immediately read the best!

A bad day fishing is better than a good day at work.

Fishing is the most time-consuming way to relax.

Fishing is the only sport where doping is officially permitted.

And the fish wags its tail when it is taken by the gills.

Estonians have invented a new float. Starts to sink 5 seconds before the bite.

As part of political correctness, the United States passed a law according to which “poaching” should now be called “alternative fishing”...

The crucian carp makes its way through schools of rotans, silver carp, and trout and is indignant: “We’ve come in large numbers here!”

The world's unluckiest fisherman celebrated his worm's 14th birthday.

Scientists have discovered a new species of fish - the carrion fish. It doesn't get caught and that's it...

I just want to ask a girl with a piercing on her lower lip: “Did you bite on a jig?”

A hybrid of a shark and a goldfish was discovered in the Pacific Ocean: it fulfills three wishes.

The number of wishes increases from 3 to 50 if the “Golden Fish” is placed on a hot frying pan.

The spring ice fishing competition ended in complete failure.

Fishing enthusiasts are divided into two categories: fishermen and alcoholics with fishing rods.

What kind of fisherman are you in the 21st century if you don’t know Photoshop?

A woman who has never seen her husband fishing has no idea what kind of patient man she married.

Vodka saved more fish while fishing than the entire fisheries inspection combined.

The fisherman's contented face was reflected in the mirror carp.

You should accompany your husband fishing in such a way as to discourage him.

If the fish spoke, people would go dumb.

Never go fishing with an unknown woman - either she will hook you, or you will pick up something.

Giving a person a fish means depriving him of motivation. Give him a fishing rod and he will run for vodka himself.

Of all living things, fish grow the fastest, especially fish that have already been caught.

Yes, I know the fishing spots! the fish just don't know them.

A real fisherman is not the one who caught a lot of fish, but the one who convincingly proved that there was no way to catch a fish this time.

The point of fishing is not to catch more fish, but to drink in proportion to the catch.

Fishing is the best excuse for early morning drinking.

Winter fishing in spring is the cheapest type of diving.

Once again I am convinced that you won’t find a pond without effort.

The biggest liars among fishermen are whalers.

Fishing is not a diagnosis, not a disease, not imprisonment - but for life.

There are two types of fishermen: some look at this activity as a sport, others manage to catch something.

The longer the angler’s arms, the less faith there is in his stories.

Coming back from fishing without catching fish is not considered bad manners. But with unfinished vodka, this is already a shame for the entire honest company.

Fishing is like being in a bathhouse - there are no bosses, everyone is equal.

In the absence of fish and a tadpole - catfish.

In the absence of fish, even a glass - a bite.

Once at a still pool, it is best to reel in your fishing rods.

For some, fishing is a vacation for the fisherman, for others, it is for the fish.

No one has ever seen a rich fisherman.

What kind of fishing is this?! yes, fishing...

The only predictable thing about fishing is unpredictability.

A good fisherman is not looking for a convenient place, but a fishy one.

Perhaps it pushes the fisherman in the sides.

A successful fisherman treats not with stories, but with fish.

Without patience there is no fishing.

You can see a chatterbox by his words, and a fisherman by his catch.

If the father is a fisherman, and the son looks into the water.

You can't throw a net into someone else's pond.

Hold on to the chance until it goes wrong.

Whoever fishes for a fish will have an ear.

A fisherman and a hunter are not a worker.

The water is calm, but the pools are deep.

Love is like fishing, if it doesn’t bite, reel in your fishing rods!

Fishing is in full swing when it’s hard to distinguish bait from a snack...

Real fishermen don't eat fish soup. They snack on it.

The fish doesn't bite because it doesn't have a beak...

Fisherman hate fisherman for sure.

Many unresolved issues can be resolved if you forget about them and go fishing.

Fishing requires little passion - you need gear.

Give a man a fish and he will eat all day. Teach a man to fish and he'll sit in a boat and drink beer all day.

A theoretical fisherman knows how and what to fish with, but cannot catch anything. A practical fisherman catches a fish, but does not know why it bites him. An ordinary fisherman combines theory and practice - he can’t catch anything and doesn’t know why!

Still, there is something suspicious in the name of the newspaper “Rybak-Fisherman”...

According to the rules of real fishing, fish don’t bite for 10 reasons:
1. It's too cold today
2. It's too hot today
3. The idiots on the motorboat scared away all the fish,
4. The idiots on the next boat overfed the fish with bait,
5. The fish are spawning,
6. The fish are poisoned by sewage,
7. Here they only bite on domestic maggots,
8. It’s not the right time of year for fishing yet.
9. It’s not the right time of year for fishing anymore.
10. It’s impossible to peck with our government!

If you catch a goldfish, but you have nothing to cook fish soup from, think carefully before releasing it back into the river.

A student lives from session to session, and a fisherman lives from Friday to Sunday.

Don't have somewhere to stay the night? Come for an overnight fishing trip.

Working with thoughts about the upcoming fishing is much more pleasant than fishing with thoughts about the upcoming work.

500 grams - is it bream or another white bream? For the fisherman who caught it - bream! For his neighbor - a bream.

Regular customers of the Everything for Fishing store also know each other from the Alcoholics Anonymous club.

It is not the fisherman who should like the worm, but the fish.

Some anglers catch fish, others spend their whole lives only feeding them.

The winter fishing season does not close until a couple of people on an ice floe are carried away.

Russians are the only people who can go fishing - and catch a squirrel...

After drinking a glass of vodka, the fisherman cast his fishing rod. Completely abandoned...

I went to pick mushrooms - I’ll be back after fishing, when I run out of ammunition...

An interesting fisherman will meet a very decent fisherman, so as not to catch anything.

If you pour vodka into a large canister, then you don’t have to take a fishing box, because you can sit on it.

DPS nickname, remember the motto of real fishermen! "Caught - release!"

A classic example of a bore: a husband who regularly returns from fishing sober and with fish.

The fisherman is not far from the fisherman.

The fisherman should boast that he is wagging his tail.

If you add a few drops of laxative to the bait, the fish will return to the feeding area faster.

Since modern carbon fiber rods can easily withstand frost, they can be stored in the refrigerator.

If you feed the fish well with vodka in the evening, then at dawn it will bite well on beer!

If you are detained by fisheries authorities, you have the right to a free cell phone call to your lawyer.

A spinning player's beard is a sign of youth.

It pecked yesterday and... it will peck tomorrow.

It seems to be biting, but it seems like it’s time to go home.

I got up early and caught more.

If you see a bite, show some skill.

Those who are in a hurry to hook will not see the fish.

Self-control and a keen eye are just right for a fisherman.

The fish is not stupid, but the fisherman is not a simpleton either.

When it bites, you don’t notice the mosquitoes.

The fisherman may not smoke for hours while the fish is playing with the tackle.

It bites when you turn away for a minute.

He drilled a hundred holes and removed his belly.

Perch loves to be searched for.

The fisherman lied and reeled in a couple of kilos.

The more holes you drill, the more fish you will catch.

Send me, God, such a fish that at least once I don’t have to lie!

Give up the habit of catching fish with a match.

The bite can be good, but the catch is worthless.

I didn’t get up at dawn - I lost my fishing.

Talk about fish when you have fish in your hand.

I fished until the evening, but there was nothing for dinner.

Bad tackle will not let you rest.

If time is money, then the richest people are fishermen.

The fisherman's memory is phenomenal: he even remembers what did not happen.

If you love to eat fish, you also love to listen to stories.

When going fishing in single file, from fishing while crawling.

A true fisherman has a kind word even for a worm.

The fisherman scratches his tongue, but does not always lie.

When the soul presses, the fishing line always breaks.

You can't catch fish while lying in bed.

The fish bite who waits patiently.

Stop yawning when you start to peck.

It is difficult to explain to fish what “balyk” is

The wife is a weight, if the float is not standing, you need to either change the weight or add a couple more.

Paid ponds fall into two categories: “why am I paying for this” and “well, it’s worth it”

For every cool tackle, there is always a local Vasya with a bamboo misunderstanding who will catch you.

A man is a creature capable of stupidly waiting three hours for a bite and unable to wait fifteen minutes for his wife to get dressed.

And why do fish swim where they are caught?

Birds of a feather flock together! And the fisheries inspector - even more so...

Fishing is cool!

The largest fish caught are always the ones that come off the hook.

A good bite happens either before you start fishing or after that.

Salmon to sturgeon: What is our life? - Caviar!

After all, the fisherman is the first to bite the worm.

Without a pond you can't even get a fish out of it.

Angry fish pecked at a fisherman who fell into the water...

The experienced politician, even while fishing, began to promise the fish a significant increase in water in the very near future.

People go fishing and don’t even get off the bus - as long as there is vodka!

Apparently there is a law of nature that an honest man cannot be a good fisherman.

The fish don't care about cholesterol - they can't stand the smell of sunflower oil!

The fisherman's credo - give me a little support, I'll place my fishing rod there!

Oh, if only a fish clung to a hook like a wife clings to a fishing rod!

A fisherman recognizes a fisherman by their hands.

A fisherman considers a non-fisherman a fool.

Fishing is a profitable business.

When fishing, the main thing is the process, not the fish.

Fishermen are easy to identify: due to the often shown size of the fish they catch, their arms are much longer than usual.

Unsuccessful fishermen do not exist in nature; it’s just that not all of them know how to lie masterfully.

Two fishermen twisted their arms to show each other the size of the fish they had caught.

It's not far to go, but it's far to go.

Fishermen have the broadest gestures.

There is no fishing that you couldn’t tell a big lie about. And there is no fish that cannot be magnified ten times in stories.

One fisherman once caught two fish on one hook and released them with the words: No one will believe me!

A good bite happens either before you start fishing or after.

Fisherman's fisherman - two fools got drunk.

The biggest bream was caught by fisherman Vasily when he forgot about his wife’s birthday!

For Russians, going fishing and going fishing are two completely different things...

The fish looks for deeper places - there is less fuel oil there.

Men most often bite on silicone bait.

If it doesn’t bite in winter, then before lowering the tackle into the hole, breathe on the bloodworm. His drunken noise can attract fish.

By the end of the fishing, the fisherman no longer sees the fisherman from afar.

Perhaps the fish that got off the hook is also lying about the giant who didn’t catch it.

Fishing is boring until you catch a real fish, and after that it’s uninteresting.

The way to an angler's heart is through his bait.

Give your husband fish and he will eat for a day. Teach him to fish and you'll get rid of him for the whole weekend.

Fishing is like drinking, only in rubber boots.

Many are too lazy to work, and some are too lazy to even fish.

The winter fishing championship was closed on the seventh day by a team of drug specialists.

No matter how you prepare for fishing, you will be caught in the wrong place and with the wrong thing.

It is better not to weigh a large fish, otherwise it will lose half its weight.

To make your gear last longer, just don’t take it fishing.

A mature man is a man who will always choose fishing between sex and fishing.

The fisherman sat so quietly that the fish began to worry about him.

The fisherman-witness claimed that the criminal was at least five meters tall and weighed at least three hundred kilograms.

Alcoholism is incurable, so fishing is a lifelong hobby.

After I stopped drinking, I stopped liking fishing altogether.

Our life is like fishing: you sit, wait for something, and drink from time to time.

Did your husband go fishing and bring a mermaid with him? Let's go, girls, to the seas - there are 33 heroes there!

I played fishing on the computer. I set "realism" to maximum. I sat stupidly in front of the screen for two hours. It didn't bite...

A smart woman will always let her husband go fishing! And a wise woman also has children!

Fishing is like love, eternal excitement: whether it bites or not, whether you catch it or not, and WHAT will you catch?

It would seem like small fry, but how arrogantly he is silent!

Others envy sardines, believing that they bathe in oil.

When my wife complained about a lack of attention after the wedding, he answered her with a Japanese aphorism: “Why feed the caught fish?!”

If a woman is cold like a fish, a man must be patient like a fisherman.

And yet men are a unique people!!! Getting up at 7 am for work is torture!!! And getting up at 4 am to go fishing is relaxation!!!

You can’t go fishing in a bad mood... Let the bad mood sit at home and cook dinner!!!

No woman receives the attention that a float receives in calm weather.

If you sit on the river bank for a long time, sooner or later your wife will break the fishing rods.

Men!!! Don't take girls fishing. And they'll drink all the vodka and scare away the fish.

Fishermen floating away on an ice floe asked the Ministry of Emergency Situations to rescue them more slowly because of the good bite.

An unlucky fisherman hates a successful fisherman from afar.

There are always more fish in someone else's boat.

It’s too late for a pike in a frying pan to remember about water.

Fish in the river - not in the hand.

Women are strange creatures; simple human joys are inaccessible to them: a goal from their favorite team, a beer after work, or fishing with friends.

A real fisherman does not catch fish, but luck.

If there is a "saw-fish", there must also be a "snack-fish".

If I catch ten fish, I will tell you that I caught twenty, and so on. But I won’t exaggerate the catch any more, because lying is a great sin.

The lake and river are happiness for the fisherman.

Size and spinning test - confirmation of manhood...

On the worst fishing - better than at home!

The most catchy lure will still remain in the store.
No matter how many spinners you have, there are still more in someone else’s box!

Fishing is life! Work and family are hobbies.

The big fish is the one you caught, the rest are small ones.

Biting is a fickle, unpredictable and... difficult to prove thing...

Only those fishermen who have no wit speak the truth.

Any obstacle to fishing only strengthens the desire for it.

The only way to get rid of thoughts about fishing is to go fishing.

Nothing confuses concepts about fishing more than the recognition of authorities.

It is not the original fisherman who imitates anyone, but the one whom no one
able to imitate.

In fishing, any doctrine is an alibi with which the fisherman tries to justify his own limitations.

A fisherman who can be understood is no longer a fisherman.

Anyone who buys extra gear ends up selling what they need.

Nowhere do you feel the futility of people’s hopes more strongly than when fishing.

The best remedy for fishing is fishing.

The highest pleasure is to catch a fish that (according to others) you cannot catch.

Anyone who wants to go fishing must prepare for it.

A day spent fishing should be looked at as a small life.

Even the smartest fisherman has a hard time answering stupid questions.

It’s better to learn too much about fishing than to learn nothing.

Work is a way not to get bored between fishing trips.

To catch well with a jig, your hands must shake properly.

The fisherman knows everything about fish... and yet loves to catch them.

Fishing friends help us live, but prevent us from working.

The difference between amateur fishermen and sports fishermen is that some are drunk a lot, others are few sober.

The difference between fishermen and fishermen is that some just fish, while others actually catch fish.

Every country has the fishermen it deserves.

Tell me what kind of fish you catch and I will tell you who you are.

In case of major troubles, give up everything except fishing.

Catching too many fish is harmful, and catching too little is boring.

There are two ways to catch a big fish, but no one knows them.

The golden rule of fishing is that there are no golden rules when it comes to fishing.

Living from fishing for fishing is the true art.

Whatever the fisherman talks about, it always concerns fishing.

Besides fools and roads, there is a third problem in Russia - fishermen telling how and where to fish.

When fish are caught one after another, fishing turns into work.

If you add a few drops of laxative to the bait, the fish will return to the feeding area faster.

If you need to mark a catchable place on a reservoir, but there is no buoy at hand, drink two-thirds from a bottle of vodka, cap it, and tie a weight on a cord of the required length. The buoy is ready! Now you will definitely find it even at night with your eyes closed.

In winter, when fishing, it is best to hold maggots on your cheek.

When using the ENERGIZER battery, even after all the fish have died, your electric fishing rod continues to work! work!! and work!!!

To make sure that the guide rings are reliable, when purchasing a fishing rod, take a small round file with you to the store. If there are no traces of it left on the rings, then they are not afraid of any cord.

Experience shows that a helicopter finds a broken ice floe with fishermen dressed in white camouflage coats much later - which means there is a chance to catch more fish.

Now, in many reservoirs, in order not to be left without a catch, fishermen are practicing a new method: bring-release-catch.

Using a laser pointer, you can lure fish. A red dot dancing along the bottom, according to anglers, best attracts perch.

Since the New Year, many countries have allowed fishing not only with dead fish, but also with dead worms.

Soon the need for expensive gear will disappear by itself. All you have to do is bring a basin of clean water to the shore, and the fish itself will jump into it from the polluted reservoir.

The line will never break if you and the fish agree not to make sudden movements and be mutually careful when fishing.

The level of equipment of local fishermen in Karelia has increased sharply, as passing kayakers, tumbling, leave their favorite spinning sticks and various shimans in the reservoirs.

The “catch and release” principle is just another trick of Western fishermen who use this excuse in front of their more successful colleagues.

The RAPALA company has issued instructions for dealers on the sale of wobblers. Here are the excerpts:
... Lures of bright colors are best placed in the dark corners of the display case, and natural colors are closer to the buyer.
... Large wobblers need to be made as inaccessible as possible in order to provoke the angler to grab.
... Leading the visitor along the product should be done slowly, stopping near the most spectacular new products, twitching them near the victim's nose... With our lures, you are guaranteed success!

Natalia: Hello! Happy New Year...I'm trying to find an alternative to sugar - I'm interested in syrup. and topinab. and date, well, it just doesn’t reach me - fructose after hydrolysis and fructose in Jerusalem artichoke - it goes directly into the cell. It is absorbed faster, and turns into fat faster - then, I don’t understand, what is the difference between these 2 fructoses, natural and less natural ??
Natalia, the difference is in the technology and the naturalness of the product.

Principle: the simpler and smaller technological operations carried out with the product, the less unnatural ingredients are added, the more natural and healthy it is.

I am not a biochemist by training, but even a layman can appreciate the “naturalness” of the technology.
As they said in the film “Prisoner of the Caucasus”: “In my house, I ask you not to express yourself!” So on the blog I post a production diagram, details and other diagrams - follow the link.


In the production of Jerusalem artichoke syrup, only THREE ingredients are used: Jerusalem artichoke tubers, water and freshly squeezed lemon juice. No chemical compounds. Technology: extraction and thickening of syrup at a temperature of about 55 C.
The sugar content (fructose, glucose, mannose) in Jerusalem artichoke syrup remains in its natural proportion.

"and turns into fat faster"
Have you tried stevia? It fits this parameter, in terms of low-calorie content.

The principle I have given should be considered as a fishing rod (from the parable about the fish and the fishing rod), with the help of which, without going into the details of scientific research, you can evaluate the usefulness of the product.

The rest is a consequence arising from this principle.

Parable about fish and fishing rod

Once upon a time, there lived two brothers. One was a fisherman, he caught fish, sold it at the market and lived well. The second brother was a farm laborer. He worked a lot and hard, but could not make ends meet. Finally, exhausted and seeing the hardships of his family, the farm laborer decided to go to his fisherman brother and ask for money.
“Hello brother, I didn’t come to you because of an easy life! I ask you, help, you are my BROTHER! My children don’t go to school, they have nothing to buy notebooks and pencils with! My wife can’t leave the house because her clothes Our hut is all lopsided and is about to collapse! We haven’t eaten anything for three days, and there’s still no work!” - said the farmhand and began to cry. The fisherman took pity and gave the farm laborer fish and money so that he could improve his affairs.
A couple of months passed, and again the farmhand came to the fisherman asking for help. And again the fisherman helped his brother. The next time, the farmhand came a month later, with a prayer for salvation! But the fisherman answered him -
“Come on, I’ll give you a fishing rod and teach you how to fish!”
P.S. comments from biochemists are accepted

An ancient Chinese proverb says: “Give a man one fish and he will have food for a day, teach him to fish and he will have food for a lifetime.” .

In other words, this story is about the following. One man approached a fisherman and begged him to give him a fish. The old fisherman responded: “Instead of giving you fish and food for one time, wouldn’t it be better if I showed you how to fish? Then you could feed yourself.". However, the man replied that he was not interested in the process of learning to fish. The hunger in his stomach suppressed his thirst for knowledge.

The same story can be told in another way. It happened near a great river when a huge tree fell into the swift waters. The tree was so big that a person could walk on it and fish for food. One day, after some time, the great sage decided to sit on this log to collect his food ration for the day.

The sage fished for quite a long time, and finally caught a fabulously large fish. With great satisfaction, he carefully placed her next to him on the log. This was seen by a young man passing by with his wife and two children. He cautiously approached the sage and asked for fish, explaining that his family needed food.

The old wise man happily offered to teach the young man how to catch his own fish, but was immediately rebuked for such an offer. The young man was not interested in learning the skill. He just wanted some food.

The old sage remained firm in his decision to offer only training and sent the young man on his way. Meanwhile, he continued fishing and soon caught even more fish than before. Seeing this, the young man hurried to return to the log. He begged the sage to give him the fish, because the sage, no doubt, now had more than enough.

The sage was confused, wondering if it would make sense to give the young man a fish. After all, he now actually had more than enough fish.

While the sage was wondering what choice to make, a light appeared at the end of a fallen tree. At first, the greatness of this light frightened the sage, because he had only heard about such manifestations from ancient legends passed on by teachers from generation to generation. The light began to fill him with energy that he had never felt before. Filled with awe, the old sage heard a low, sonorous voice addressing him. The light spoke to him with such peace and beauty that the sage immediately realized that he was in the presence of a great and wonderful teacher.

And the light spoke.

“Old sage, let me express my thought. If you choose to follow it, it will change your life forever.

“First, take out of your pocket the sharpener that you have been carrying with you for so long. As we speak, start sharpening the hook you tied to your line. Sharpen your hook like no other in this world. Make it so sharp that when the fish takes it into its mouth, it will not feel pain. Then, when you are ready, pray with me this way:

I appeal to the Creator with a request to help me find the oldest fish in the river, ready to leave this dimension, since it has experienced everything that was destined to experience. In this Light, show her the way to my forest. Knowing that the fish's life plan is complete, and that I have sharpened my hook so well, we will unite to complete our journeys.

When the light finished speaking, the sage threw his newly sharpened hook into the water and a moment later pulled out a huge fish. Without waiting for the sage to begin to celebrate his newfound clarity, the light spoke again.

“If you look at the shore, you will find a lighter line. By attaching a hook to a lighter line, you can cast it into deeper parts of the river and catch even larger fish.”

The old sage did as the light suggested. His efforts were rewarded again, and he pulled even more fish out of the water. And then again and again.

He thought that he had already achieved the best possible results, but then the light gave the sage another instruction - to concentrate on his wrist. By bending his wrist more when casting the line, he could send the hook even further.

Soon the pile of fish became so large that the sage felt satisfied with his achievements. He set aside the fish to eat for that day and released the rest back into the water.

Then the sage remembered the young man who asked him for fish. He noticed him not far away on the shore, of course, thinking that the young man would again ask him for fish.

To the sage's amazement, the young man was vigorously sharpening his own hook.

Morality

The moral, my friends, is that you should never teach another person anything that he or she already knows on some level. Instead, focus on sharpening your own hook. By mastering what you already know, you will undoubtedly improve the world in your own way.

 

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