taiere

Updated: June 17, 2025

Now, if he makes a big catch, do you see, he has renown. People say, 'There's Taiere, who caught all those fish yesterday. That's worth more to him than money. But if he could sell those fish, if there was competition, only the small-minded, the business souls, would fish. I'm not a socialist, but Aitutaki shows that, released from the gain, man will serve his fellows for their plaudits.

Frederick O'Brien - Mystic Isles of the South Seas.