"Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime. "
- Chinese Proverb
- Chinese Proverb
It's a wonderful proverb. If we always think before helping anyone how we can teach him so that he doesn't require the same help in future. We have helped him perfectly. I always belief in "where there is will, there is a way" so if you really want to help someone in that way you will surely find a way to do so. I came across one excellent and real example of this in one talent show called "Marathi Paul Padte Pudhe" on 14-03-2011 at 9.30pm (I.S.T). The show is in Marathi but I will translate the story in English here in my own words.
Following is the real experience of Vasant Ingole, Nagpur.
Vasant Ingole was in his village, when he saw a dog that was very skinny and hungry and without an owner. The dog went to a house looking for food. From that house a man threw a stone at it. Dog got sacred and ran away. Again he went to another house as he was very hungry, same thing happened there and the dog had to run away.
All this was witness by Mr. Ingole, he felt really bad for the dog. So he went at his house, asked his mother for 2 breads. His mother gave him 4 breads. Now after taking the food suddenly Mr. Ingole got a taught that today he will satisfy the dog's hunger but what about tomorrow and in the future. How will the dog survive?
He got an idea. He went to the dog. He took 1 bread in his right hand and offers it to the dog. Dog ate it. Then he took 1 bread in his left hand and offers it to the dog. As soon as the dog came to eat it, he hit the dog on its face with his right hand. He didn't allow the dog to eat the bread which he was offering from his left hand. Again he offers the bread to the dog with his right hand and this time he allowed the dog to eat it and again when he offered the bread from his left hand to the dog. He hit the dog and didn't allow it to eat the bread. He did this many times. Now what happen was the dog got a lesson that if someone offers it food from his right hand, dog can eat it. But if someone offers it the food from left hand, it will get beating and won’t get to eat.
Now Mr. Ingole spread the story of this dog in his village that there is a dog that eats food only when you offer it from your right hand and not if you offer it the food from your left hand. Everyone got curious, wanted to see it for themselves. To test this people started to offer food to the dog. People got amazed and the dog got famous. And now the dog is never hungry as there is someone or the other to feed him to notice his unique behaviour.
Following is the real experience of Vasant Ingole, Nagpur.
Vasant Ingole was in his village, when he saw a dog that was very skinny and hungry and without an owner. The dog went to a house looking for food. From that house a man threw a stone at it. Dog got sacred and ran away. Again he went to another house as he was very hungry, same thing happened there and the dog had to run away.
All this was witness by Mr. Ingole, he felt really bad for the dog. So he went at his house, asked his mother for 2 breads. His mother gave him 4 breads. Now after taking the food suddenly Mr. Ingole got a taught that today he will satisfy the dog's hunger but what about tomorrow and in the future. How will the dog survive?
He got an idea. He went to the dog. He took 1 bread in his right hand and offers it to the dog. Dog ate it. Then he took 1 bread in his left hand and offers it to the dog. As soon as the dog came to eat it, he hit the dog on its face with his right hand. He didn't allow the dog to eat the bread which he was offering from his left hand. Again he offers the bread to the dog with his right hand and this time he allowed the dog to eat it and again when he offered the bread from his left hand to the dog. He hit the dog and didn't allow it to eat the bread. He did this many times. Now what happen was the dog got a lesson that if someone offers it food from his right hand, dog can eat it. But if someone offers it the food from left hand, it will get beating and won’t get to eat.
Now Mr. Ingole spread the story of this dog in his village that there is a dog that eats food only when you offer it from your right hand and not if you offer it the food from your left hand. Everyone got curious, wanted to see it for themselves. To test this people started to offer food to the dog. People got amazed and the dog got famous. And now the dog is never hungry as there is someone or the other to feed him to notice his unique behaviour.
Just a thought can change someone's life. Mr. Ingole wanted to take care of the dog's food requirement for the lifetime. Just by thinking how to do so, he came across a very good idea. This changed the dog’s life.
You can watch Mr. Ingole performing and sharing the above story in the following video.
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