The Blind Men and The Elephant
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THE BLIND MEN AND THE ELEPHANT.
by John Godfrey Saxe(1872)
A HINDOO FABLE.
I.
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.
II.
The First approached the Elephant,
And happening to fall
Against his broad and sturdy side,
At once began to bawl:
"God bless me!—but the Elephant
Is very like a wall!"
III.
The Second, feeling of the tusk,
Cried: "Ho!—what have we here
So very round and smooth and sharp?
To me 't is mighty clear
This wonder of an Elephant
Is very like a spear!"
IV.
The Third approached the animal,
And happening to take
The squirming trunk within his hands,
Thus boldly up and spake:
"I see," quoth he, "the Elephant
Is very like a snake!"
V.
The Fourth reached out his eager hand,
And felt about the knee.
"What most this wondrous beast is like
Is mighty plain," quoth he;
"'T is clear enough the Elephant
Is very like a tree!"
VI.
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!"
VII.
The Sixth no sooner had begun
About the beast to grope,
Than, seizing on the swinging tail
That fell within his scope,
"I see," quoth he, "the Elephant
Is very like a rope!"
VIII.
And 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!
MORAL.
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!
感想：
现在每个人或者每个公众号文章都想分析国家大事或者社会时事，何尝不是盲人摸象。
他们（包括我）得到一片真相，或者是大象的一条腿，或者是大象的一个屁股，却坚持说这就是全部，
尤其是油管上的某些恨国党，对着大象屁股狠狠输出，吸收负面观点，然后输出负面观点，然后吸引一堆苍蝇在评论区嗡嗡叫（包括我）。倒不是说他们说的不对，只是不能代表全部。
然而如何才能确保得到真相，或者接近全部真相，不知道，只有多听多看，然后在确定的观点基础上一点点拼接。
或者干脆不拼接，只是加强自己，当风暴来临时，自己的船坚不可摧或者随风而动就好了。能够因此受益？有点遥不可及，但还是朝着这个不可思议的目标努力吧。
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