The Elephant and the Blind men... Fable Retold (part 1)

The 6 blind men were shown an elephant. The one close to the trunk experienced Elephant to be just like a Thick branch of a tree. The one close to the ears thought that Elephant is like huge fans blowing gusts of air. The one who felt the legs claimed that the elephant is like a huge pillar. There was one who could touch the tusk and decided that elephant is much like a smooth pipe made of marble.  The one who could touch the tail was sure that the elephant is just like a thin rope and then the one standing right next to the torso understood that elephant was like the big wall of the fort……

Most of us have heard the story and know what the “wise man” did to make them understand and fit the pieces together.

However in a world far-far away and a time many decades ahead (or may be behind) there were lots of Elephants and many blind people who would go in groups of 5 or 6 or 8 to “experience” the elephant. Unfortunately the wise-men in that world were usually meek or indifferent (many a times due to the past bruises received while trying to be otherwise)

........... To Be continued

Note: This is just the prologue to the story that I want to share, next part of the fable re-told tomorrow

PART 2: http://nuancesofbeing.blogspot.com/2014/05/the-elephant-and-blind-men-fable-retold_15.html

PART 3: http://nuancesofbeing.blogspot.com/2014/05/the-elephant-and-blind-men-fable-retold_18.html