Blind Men and the Elephant

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Today, I want to share a little philosophy and religion with you. I'm sure there are two types of you out there. One type says, " I've already heard this." The other type, is saying, "I'm out of here. I don't want to be preached at."
I assure you, I am not here to preach! I watched the season finale of the Exorcist last week, and I haven't been able to get something I heard, off of my mind. If you hang in there with me, I would love to share this with you.
For those of you who don't know the story, I found it so profound and enlightening that I need to write this down. 
My source is www.allaboutphilosophy.org

Blind Men and the Elephant - A picture of relativism and tolerance.
By John Godfrey Saxe (1816-1887 version)

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. 

The first approach'd 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!"

The second, feeling of the tusk,
Cried, - "Ho! what have we here
So very round and smooth and 
sharp?
To me 'tis mighty clear,
This wonder of an Elephant
Is very like a spear!"

The Third approach'd 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!"

The Fourth reached out an eager hand, 
And felt about the knee:
"What most this wondrous beast is like
Is mighty plain," -quoth he, -
Tis clear enough the Elephant
Is very like a tree!"

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!"

The sixth no sooner had begun 
About the beast to grope,
Then, seizing on the swinging tail
That fell within his scope,
"I see," -quoth he,- "the Elephant 
Is very like a rope!"
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!

Now, at the end of the Exorcist, the man being tortured by Satan himself, begins to recite this story to devil. His response to this is, "I'm familiar with the story." Then, the man lets out a roar of faith, "Then you should know, I saw the whole damn Elephant!" 
I get goosebumps just thinking about it. My faith was shaky for years, due to environmental circumstances. Now, I place blame where it is due. Anyhow, the philosophical parable behind the story is:
The blind men and the elephant is an ancient parable used today as a warning for people that promote absolute truth or exclusive religious claims. The simple reason is that our sensory perceptions and life experiences can lead to limited access and overreaching misinterpretations. How can a person with limited touch of truth turn that into the one and only version of all reality?
The Theological Truth Behind The Blind Men And The Elephant:
When it comes to the moral of the story, it seems philosopher's end their agenda too quickly. Doesn't the picture of the blind men and the elephant also point to something bigger -- The elephant? Indeed, each blind man has a limited perspective on the objective truth, but that doesn't mean the objective truth isn't there. In fact, truth isn't relative at all... It's there to discover in all it's totality. In theology, just because we have limited access to the truth, that doesn't mean any and all versions of the truth are equally valid. Actually, if we know the whole elephant is out there, shouldn't this drive us to open our eyes wider and seek every opportunity to experience more of Him? 
I know it has made me want to seek more of him! If you made it this far, I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart. 
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