This Will Change Your Perpective

Blind men and the elephant...

A group of blind men heard that a strange animal, called an elephant, had been brought to the town, but none of them were aware of its shape and form.

Out of curiosity, they said: "We must inspect and know it by touch, of which we are capable".

So, they sought it out, and when they found it they groped about it.

The first person, whose hand landed on the trunk, said, "This being is like a thick snake".

For another one whose hand reached its ear, it seemed like a kind of fan.

As for another person, whose hand was upon its leg, said, the elephant is a pillar like a tree-trunk.

The blind man who placed his hand upon its side said the elephant, "is a wall".

Another who felt its tail, described it as a rope.

The last felt its tusk, stating the elephant is that which is hard, smooth and like a spear.

 

Allow yourself to have a broader perspective on life.

STEP BACK:  You’re too close to your own work

WALK AROUND:  The backside looks much different from the frontside

OPEN BOTH YOUR EYES:  There can be more than one right answer

Having just one point of view eliminates many opportunities.