IMPARTING KNOWLEDGE IS ONLY LIGHTING OTHER MEN'S CANDLE AT OUR LAMP, WITHOUT DEPRIVING OURSELVES OF ANY FLAME
- Jane Porter A poor, hungry young man sat moping on a bridge. watching a group of fishermen. Looking into a basket and seeing a bunch of fish nearby, the young man said, "Boy, if I had a mess of fish like that, I'd be in good shape. I'd sell them and buy some clothes and something to eat."
"I'll give you that many fish if you do a small favour for me," a fisherman replied.
"Sure."
"I'll give you that many fish if you do a small favour for me," a fisherman replied.
"Sure."
"Tend this line for me awhile, I've got some errands to do up the street, " said he older man.
The young man gladly accepted the offer. As he tended the man's pole, the fish were really biting, and he reeled in one fish after another. It wasn't long before he was smiling, enjoying the activity.
When the older man returned, he said, "I want to give you the fish I promised. Here, take all the fish you caught. But I also want to give you a piece of advice. The next time you're in need, don't waste time daydreaming and wishing for what could be. Get busy, cast the line yourself, and make something happen."
The young man gladly accepted the offer. As he tended the man's pole, the fish were really biting, and he reeled in one fish after another. It wasn't long before he was smiling, enjoying the activity.
When the older man returned, he said, "I want to give you the fish I promised. Here, take all the fish you caught. But I also want to give you a piece of advice. The next time you're in need, don't waste time daydreaming and wishing for what could be. Get busy, cast the line yourself, and make something happen."
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