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The story describes six blind men who each touch different parts of an elephant and come to conflicting conclusions about its nature. Their argument highlights the limitations of individual perception and the importance of respecting differing opinions. Ultimately, a wise man helps them understand that true knowledge comes from a broader perspective and proper authority.

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The story describes six blind men who each touch different parts of an elephant and come to conflicting conclusions about its nature. Their argument highlights the limitations of individual perception and the importance of respecting differing opinions. Ultimately, a wise man helps them understand that true knowledge comes from a broader perspective and proper authority.

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*Once upon a time, there lived six blind men in a village.

One day the villagers


told them, “Hey, there is an elephant in the village today. They had no idea what
an elephant is. They decided, “Even though we would not be able to see it, let us
go and feel it anyway.” All of them went where the elephant was and everyone
touched the elephant.

“Hey, the elephant is a pillar,” said the first man who touched his leg.”

“Oh no! It is like a rope,” said the second man who touched the tail.

“Oh no! It is like a thick branch of a tree,” said the third man who touched the
trunk of the elephant.

“It is like a big hand fan,” said the fourth man who touched the ear of the
elephant.

“It is like a huge wall,” said the fifth man who touched the belly of the elephant.
“It is like a solid pipe,” said the sixth man who touched the tusk of the elephant.

They began to argue about the elephant and every one of them insisted that he
was right. It looked like they were getting agitated. A wise man was passing by
and he saw this. He stopped and asked them, “What is the matter? They said,
“We cannot agree to what the elephant is like. Each of them told what he
thought the elephant was like. The wise man calmly explained the truth.

1) Should understand our knowledge is limited.


2) Respect others opinion.
3) We can know the truth only from proper authority(in this case wise man).
4) We can conceive things based on our limited experience.

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