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Fish for Thought

by Ranjini Thaver

A wise Chinese man
living in China,
passed on a wise proverb

'feed a man a fish and you feed him for a day
teach him to fish
and you feed him for a lifetime'

decades later amidst hunger
in the slums
the third world
and among poor women

I beseech you

Teach us to fish

But first provide us
a warm plate of food

in dignity

Our spirit will soar
and our brain nourished
WILL
learn to fish

 


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