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Thursday, February 9

The Six Blind Men and the Elephant

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 approached the Elephant
And happening to fall
Against his broad sturdy side
At once began to bawl:
"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 approached the animal,

And happening to take

The squirming trunk in his hands

Thus boldly up and spake:

"I see," quoth he, "the Elephant

Is very like a snake."

The Fourth reached out his 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."

As 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.

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!
- John Godfrey Saxe (1816 - 1887)

think about it. it's important to have something you're passionate and enthusiastic about but make sure you're considering all points of view before taking a stand. TAKE A STAND, but make it an informed stand.