
By Yuval Cohen
In Hindu lore, a group of blind artisans are asked to touch an elephant and describe what they experience. Each person touches a different part, one part at a time, then they compare notes. The parable follows that each person describes what has been felt, but is in complete disagreement with, and does not understand, the perspective of the other. And when a sighted person walks by and describes an elephant, the blind denizens realize they are blind.
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