the whole teach-a-man-to-fish thing is a nice saying that really helps with things outside of the jurisdiction of macroeconomics. at its core, it makes more sense to me to interpret it from the one lending aid than the one being aided. in other words, it&#x27;s advice given to the teacher to seek systematic justice and fairness and not simply engage in simple, punctiliar acts of mercy.
however, neither of these should exist in a vacuum. act with mercy and work toward justice. the hard part about this is that there needs to be more of an emphasis on understanding and contextualizing justice within any given culture. &quot;fishing&quot; in guyana may look very different than &quot;fishing&quot; in guinea which may look very different than &quot;fishing&quot; in the philippines.