Post by primetime on Feb 23, 2006 9:42:15 GMT -6
Sorry - my hoarding comment was focused more towards the animals, fish, mushrooms I harvest on an annual basis that ultimately do not belong to any one individual. Even though some people, and I'll include myself, think they do.
Knowledge - earned knowledge as you describe can be either hoarded - taken to the grave, or given - it is your right as an individual to do as you please.
I'm sure you will find a time in your life where you will find more joy in teaching what you know then actually trapping. Your young yet and have many years of trapping left in you. But after that you will realize that knowledge not shared is vanity or meaningless.
As wright brothers pointed out his "earned knowledge" was given and it came back to bite him. That was hard earned knowledge that the recipient should have respected, but they didn't.
An old neighbor of mine comes to mind... He was most likely one of the better fisherman, Hunters, what have you around. He hoarded so much earned knowledge it would scare you. When I moved in he was to old to do it anymore. Bitter as they come - Did his hoarding make him bitter? Maybe, but he took a liking to me and shared most everything with me. I'd sit and talk with him for hours. Told me where, and how he caught walleyes, and bluegills. But in the end he died with most of his earned knowledge and I didn't truly care enough at the time to retain most of it. Sad day and wish he could come back today and teach me what he knew about this area. The knowledge helped him for a short time - but now like him is gone.
Knowledge - earned knowledge as you describe can be either hoarded - taken to the grave, or given - it is your right as an individual to do as you please.
I'm sure you will find a time in your life where you will find more joy in teaching what you know then actually trapping. Your young yet and have many years of trapping left in you. But after that you will realize that knowledge not shared is vanity or meaningless.
As wright brothers pointed out his "earned knowledge" was given and it came back to bite him. That was hard earned knowledge that the recipient should have respected, but they didn't.
An old neighbor of mine comes to mind... He was most likely one of the better fisherman, Hunters, what have you around. He hoarded so much earned knowledge it would scare you. When I moved in he was to old to do it anymore. Bitter as they come - Did his hoarding make him bitter? Maybe, but he took a liking to me and shared most everything with me. I'd sit and talk with him for hours. Told me where, and how he caught walleyes, and bluegills. But in the end he died with most of his earned knowledge and I didn't truly care enough at the time to retain most of it. Sad day and wish he could come back today and teach me what he knew about this area. The knowledge helped him for a short time - but now like him is gone.