I know it is silly but my horoscope said that i was a living example of this quote. What does it mean anyways?
2007-01-10 05:46:46 · 7 answers · asked by PANG V 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
Maybe it means you're too fishy? Maybe it means you should just live your life without some damn piece of paper telling you how to do it.
2007-01-10 05:54:00 · answer #1 · answered by Thegustaffa 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I wouldn't take too much stock in what horoscopes say, but it is a good quote. The only problem with the quote is that it doesn't address the needs of the people at the moment. You need to feed them before you teach them how to fish. How do you teach someone if they have died of starvation?
When you teach others how to improve their lives, don't forget their short-term needs as well.
Love, Hope, Peace, & Christ Be With You,
Cal-el & Black Canary
2007-01-10 13:57:25 · answer #2 · answered by Prodigal Son 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
If you give a man a fish, you feed him for a day.....If you give someone food, you feed them for that day....If you teach a man to fish, you feed him for a lifetime.....if you teach someone to fish, they can fish forever and feed themselves forever.
This is what the democrats and republicans fight about all the time. The democrats want to feed people today so they don't starve today and the republicans want to teach people skills to take care of themselves and get off of welfare. They are both right. You have to feed someone today so they are not hungry, but you also need to teach them skills to take care of themselves.
2007-01-10 13:58:42 · answer #3 · answered by Shari 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It means if you take the time to teach someone the skills to take care of themselves, they're better off than if you just give them a hand-out (charity).
2007-01-10 13:51:02 · answer #4 · answered by Zebra4 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
It implies that in some way, you take the time to improve a person's ability to deal with life, rather than just finding a temporary solution to his (or her) problem.
2007-01-10 13:55:32 · answer #5 · answered by Woz 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
"A candle lose nothing- by lighting another candle"
It means that if you help someone to achieve their needs or goals- you too will be "blessed".
2007-01-10 13:58:48 · answer #6 · answered by ••Mott•• 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I guess you're a teacher !!
2007-01-10 13:52:38 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋