It was six men of Indostan,
To learning much inclined,
Who went to see the Elephant
(Though all of them were blind),
That each by observation
Might satisfy his mind.
The First approach'd the Elephant,
And happening to fall
Against his broad and sturdy side,
At once began to bawl:
"God bless me! but the Elephant
Is very like a wall!"
The Second, feeling of the tusk,
Cried, -"Ho! what have we here
So very round and smooth and sharp?
To me 'tis mighty clear,
This wonder of an Elephant
Is very like a spear!"
The Third approach'd the animal,
And happening to take
The squirming trunk within his hands,
Thus boldly up and spake:
"I see," -quoth he- "the Elephant
Is very like a snake!"
The Fourth reached out an eager hand,
And felt about the knee:
"What most this wondrous beast is like
Is mighty plain," -quoth he,-
"'Tis clear enough the Elephant
Is very like a tree!"
The Fifth, who chanced to touch the ear,
Said- "E'en the blindest man
Can tell what this resembles most;
Deny the fact who can,
This marvel of an Elephant
Is very like a fan!"
The Sixth no sooner had begun
About the beast to grope,
Then, seizing on the swinging tail
That fell within his scope,
"I see," -quoth he,- "the Elephant
Is very like a rope!"
And so these men of Indostan
Disputed loud and long,
Each in his own opinion
Exceeding stiff and strong,
Though each was partly in the right,
And all were in the wrong!
MORAL,
So, oft in theologic wars
The disputants, I ween,
Rail on in utter ignorance
Of what each other mean;
And prate about an Elephant
Not one of them has seen!
2007-10-03 10:38:52
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answer #1
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answered by ? 4
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The True Mystery Of The World Is Found Neither In The Visible Or The Invisible.
Both Are Equally Illusory.
The True Mystery Is Found in Capitalizing Every Single Word!
Savvy?
2007-10-03 08:20:27
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answer #2
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answered by Anonymous
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I don't know that invisible exists, only invisable to the naked human eye. Various animals are able to see more and differently than we can. An Eagle can spot a mouse a football field away, but that same mouse would be invisable to us. Even matter closest to us may just be molicules, visible, just not to us. We don't see dust in the air until light shines through so basically, The True Mystery of the would is found in the Visable...
2007-10-03 10:50:35
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answer #3
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answered by bj 2
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The mystery of the world is the coinherence of the visible and the invisible, the seen and the unseen...
2007-10-03 08:32:05
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answered by Timaeus 6
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Nice question I Think true mystery is with what we can not see but believe to be so faith hope and love tell us this is true to be...........
Its what we feel what we sense to know to be true that makes for great mystery in the world we live in........
Things have happened in my life that can not be explained in the normal visible way with the seeing eyes true mystery is what can not be seen with the human eye but sensed in a way that is not normal from the every day senses the 4th dimension the 6th sense the third eye clairvoyance etc..
2007-10-03 08:29:42
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answer #5
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answered by Rita 6
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The true mystery of the world is the visible, not the invisible.
Oscar Wilde
Irish dramatist, novelist, & poet (1854 - 1900)
2007-10-03 08:20:20
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answer #6
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answered by Anonymous
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True mystery is in Nature ; both visible and invisible to the human senses...Personal opinion, please.
I think, ITB has answered this very well, with the elephant example! Thumbs up!
2007-10-04 05:35:33
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answered by Sam 7
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There is mystery even in visible simple things. Take for instance the a flower. Where does it get its shape, petals, smell ( good or bad or offensive), the ferility or pollens, its growth, food, warmth& coolness, how does it procreate etc etc?
Everything is a specimen of all that follow.
No need to find for mystery in invisible beings.
God ( truth) is there in both visible & invisible alike.
That's why God is said to be Omnipresent & omnipotent!
If one asks you to show him / her the God, you show a blade of grass & a chalice ( Fertility & Feminism). This pervades in everything living & that's the mystery!
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2007-10-04 22:08:01
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answer #8
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answered by Anonymous
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The true mystery of life is found in a newborn's eyes, still unable to focus but wide open to the possibilities that they might be missing something..
2007-10-03 11:29:27
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answered by LORD Z 7
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Khushi, the authentic secret is the seen for man or woman who's a theist. it is so because of the fact the theist knows that there is in basic terms GOD and not the rest beside God, so how come this seen international? To a theist God isn't a secret, that is actual the actuality for him.
2016-10-06 01:06:21
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answered by Anonymous
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