Rich spice embodiment of fullness and flavor of enhancement. Giver of knowledge revered aged teacher. Both give flavor to life. Both can turn the ordinary into the extraordinary. One brings out the fullness of food, the other brings out the best in their student. The revered word carries a dual meaning, but both are intertwined. To know both is to know a unique experience. To become both is to become enriched while enriching others. A person can be as the spice, seeing the potential in another then adding a little something extra to help that person achieve and become better. This makes the individual both the spice and a teacher, thus a Sage.