The original of the parable says: "Give a man a fish, and he will be fed one day. Give a man a fishing rod, and he will be fed all his life."
It goes on to speak of a lazy student who also hoped to receive fish every day. The student did not want to use the fishing rod, as he was lazy. But he saw his teacher gloriously catch more fish.
All of today's distributions, which indulge newcomers, can be compared to this parable. One small giveaway is a drop in the ocean. And if the one who has this drop is content with little, and does not want to learn how to get more, then he will remain a supplicant, not a giver.
The choice is always ours.