The Blind Man and the Elephant
It was six men of Indostan
Who went to see the Elephant~(Though all of them were blind),
That each by observation~Might satisfy his mind.
The First approached the Elephant,
And happening to fall against his broad and sturdy side
"God bless me! but the Elephant ~ Is very like a wall!"
The Second, feeling of the tusk,
This Elephant ~ Is very like a spear!"
The Third approached the animal,
taking the trunk within his hands, and said
"The Elephant ~ Is very like a snake!"
The Fourth reached out a hand, and felt about the knee.
"'The Elephant ~ Is very like a tree!"
The Fifth touched the elephant.
This Elephant ~ Is very like a fan!"
The Sixth seizing on the tail ~ said, "Its very like a rope!
This story is supposed to teach us that truth is not abslolute and only a matter of perspective.
Problem- If the story is an abslolute truth, it openly refutes itself. If it is not absolute truth, then nothing of the story can be trusted.
Agree?
2006-07-05
12:58:28
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