THE THREE BLIND MEN AND THE ELEPHANT

There were three blind men and one old man. The three men were always arguing about their differences in matters of beliefs.
 
One day the old man asked them to go and discover what’s inside a cave. After 30 minutes they came back and started describing what they found:
 
1. The first one said he found a broom.
2. The second one, a water pipe.
3. And the third, a leather mat.

 
The three blind men started arguing on who was right.
The old man told them that they were all right according to their own perspectives, but that is not the right answer.
The old man said it was an elephant.


1. The ‘broom’ was the elephant’s tail.

2. The ‘water pipe ‘ described the elephant’s trunk.

3. The “leather mat” described the elephant’s ear.


So the old man said:
It’s true that none of you had the same descriptions but you need to accept what others believe. If all of you combine your ideas, you might get a bigger picture.