盲人摸象

從前，印度的一個小山村里有6個盲人。他們每天都站在路邊依靠乞討為生。他們經常聽人說起大象，卻因為眼盲從來沒有親眼見到過。

一天早上，一頭大象剛好路過他們站的路邊。當他們聽說大象來了便要求騎象人駐足，讓他們也能“看一眼”。當然他們不能用眼睛親眼看見大象，但是他們卻可以通過觸摸切身感受這是個龐然大物是什么樣的。于是，你會看到，他們是多么依賴他們自己的感官。

第一個盲人碰巧摸到了大象身體的一側?！拔抑懒耍懒?，”這個動物完全就是一堵墻啊?！?
第二個人緊緊抓住并把玩著大象的長牙?！澳阃耆e了，”他說道，“它是圓潤光滑的，而且很尖。它比任何東西更像一支矛?！?
第三個人恰好摸到了大象的鼻子?！澳銈儍蓚€都是完全錯誤的，”他說，“只要任何親眼所見的人，都會說它像一條蛇?！?
第四個張開他的雙臂緊緊地抱住大象的腿?！翱磥砟銈冞€真是瞎地厲害呢！”他大聲說道。“很顯然它應該是圓柱的，而且有一棵樹那樣高?！?
第五位盲人個頭挺高的，他一伸手便摸到了大象的耳朵。“即使是瞎透的人也會看見大象并不像你們所形容的那樣?！彼f道，“它和扇子是一模一樣的?！?
第六個盲人也上前去撫摸大象。他年齡比較大，動作也比較緩慢，因此摸完大象花費了他不少時間。最后，他握住了大象的尾巴?！疤炷?，你們都很愚蠢！”他大喊著，“這頭大象并不像一道墻，或是一支矛，一條蛇，一棵樹，也不像一把扇子。任何長眼睛的人都知道它像一根繩子的。”

在趕象人和大象離開后，六個盲人為大象的事情爭論不休，在路邊整整坐了一天。他們誰也不同意誰，因為每個人都堅信他們知道大象到底是怎么樣的。
并不是只有盲人才會犯如此愚蠢的錯誤，即使是視力正常的人們有時也會表現得和他們一樣愚笨。

The Blind Men and the Elephant

Once upon a time there were six blind men who lived in a village in India. Every day they went to the road nearby and stood there begging. They had often heard of elephants, but they had never seen one, for being blind, how could they?

One morning,an elephant was led down the road where they stood. When they heard that an elephant was passing by, they asked the driver to stop the beast so that they could have a "look". Of course they could not look at him with their eyes,but they thought they might learn what kind of animal he was by touching and feeling him. For,you see,they trust their own sense of touch very much.

The first blind man happened to place his hand on the elephant's side. "Well, well, " he said. "This beast is exactly like a wall."
The second grasped one of the elephant's tusks and felt it. "You're quite mistaken," he said. "He's round and smooth and sharp. He's more like a spear than anything else."
The third happened to take hold of the elephant's trunk. "You're both completely wrong," he said. "This elephant is like a snake, as anybody can see."
The fourth opened both his arms the closed them around one of the elephant's legs. "Oh, how blind you are!" he cried. "It's very clear that he's round and tall like a tree."
The fifth was a very tall man, and he caught one of the elephant's ears. "Even the blindest person must see that this elephant isn't like any of the things you name." he siad. "He's exactly like a huge fan."
The sixth man went forward to feel the elephant. He was old and slow and it took him quite some time to find the elephant at all. At last he got hold of the beast's tail. "Oh, how silly you all are!" cried he. "The elephant isn't like a wall, or a spear, or a snake, or a tree; neither is he like a fan. Any man with eyes in his head can see that he's exactly like a rope."

Then the driver and the elephant moved on, and the six men sat by the roadside all day, quarrelling about the elephant. They could not agree with one another, because each believed that he knew just what the beast looked like. It is not only blind men who make such stupid mistakes. People who can see sometimes act just as foolishly.

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