© Simone Acquaroli
"The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions." โ Leonardo da Vinci
What we see clouds our judgment; what we don't see bias our behaviors.Six men in a village went to observe an elephant. It was their first time - all of them were blind.
"It's a pillar." said the man who touched the elephant's leg.
"No, it's like a rope." - said other after touching the tail.
The blind men began to argue; everyone believed he was right. After observing the elephant, the rest thought that it was either a snake, spear, hand fan or branch.
A wise man who was passing by calmly explained: "You are all right. Everyone noticed something different because each of you touched a different part; the elephant has all the features you all said."
Our reality is like the elephant in this Indian parable: everyone observes
parts of it. That's why others can see aspects of yourself that you are missing.
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