Five wise blind elephants were discussing what humans were like. Failing to agree, they decided to determine what humans were like by direct experience.
The first wise blind elephant felt the human, and declared, “Humans are flat.”
The other wise blind elephants, after similarly feeling the human, agreed.
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One day a young Buddhist on pilgrimage came to the banks of a wide river. Staring hopelessly at the great obstacle in front of him, he pondered for hours on just how to cross such a wide barrier.
Just as he was about to give up his pursuit to continue his journey, he saw a great master on the other side of the river. The young Buddhist yelled over to the teacher, “Oh Wise One, can you please tell me how to get to the other side?”
The teacher pondered deeply for a moment, looked up and down the river, and yelled back “My son, you are on the other side”.