necessity is the mother of invention

Proverb

A person who is in great need of something will find a way to obtain it.

Japanese Meaning

必要が切実な場合、人は必ず解決策や新たな工夫を見出すという意味。 / 大きな困難や必要性に直面すると、人はあらゆる手段を用いてその問題を解決しようとするという考えを示す。

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When the storm knocked out power for a week, the community reminded themselves that necessity is the mother of invention and worked together to build a shared generator.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

嵐で一週間停電になったとき、地域の人々は、必要に迫られれば人は何とか手段を見つけるものだと思い出し、共同で発電機を作った。

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A person who is in great need of something will find a way to obtain it.

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