Idiom Story _ Who is the hero of the idiom "The blind man touches the elephant"?

Idiom Story _ Who is the hero of the idiom "The blind man touches the elephant"?

Pinyin blind people touch elephants.

A long time ago, there was a king in India. He is kind-hearted and willing to help others and his subjects.

Once, several blind people came to the palace to ask for the king. The king asked them, "What can I do for you?" The blind man replied, "Thank you for your kindness. We were born blind. It is said that the elephant is a huge animal, but we have never seen it before. We are curious. Please let us touch it ourselves and know what it really looks like. "

The king readily agreed and ordered his ministers to say, "You can bring an elephant and let these blind people touch it, which will also realize their wishes." The minister arrived as promised.

Soon, the minister came back with the elephant. "The elephant is coming, the elephant is coming, come and touch it!" "

So, several blind people went to look for elephants happily. The elephant is so big that some elephants touch its nose, ears, teeth, body, legs and tail. They all thought that they had touched an elephant. They explored and thought carefully.

It's been a long time, and I've almost touched it. The king asked, "Do you understand what an elephant looks like now?" The blind people replied in unison, "I see!" " The king said, "Then tell me."

The man who touched the elephant's nose said, "The elephant is thick and long, just like a tube." The man who touched the elephant's ear quickly said, "No, the elephant is wide, big and flat, like a fan." The man who touched the ivory retorted, "No, the elephant is like a big radish!" " "The person who touched the elephant also said," The elephant is obviously thick and big, just like a wall. "People who touch the elephant's legs also commented," I think an elephant is like a pillar. Finally, the man who grabbed the elephant's tail said slowly, "You are all wrong! In my opinion, the elephant is thin and long, like a rope. "

Blind people who refuse to obey anyone think they must be right, so they argue endlessly.

When we know things, we must examine them from multiple angles in order to get the most comprehensive understanding. If you only know a part of it, you think you know it all, and thus look at things one-sidedly, then it will inevitably lead to jokes that the blind touch the elephant. Romance of the West Chamber

Interpretation metaphor is a half-knowledge of things, without making overall judgment.

If you don't know the source, but judge the general trend of this economy, isn't it equal to the blind touch the elephant? Li's "Monty Dance"

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A blind man touches an elephant with his eyes closed.

Idiom story

A king told his minister: You show an elephant to the blind, and the blind touches it with their hands. At this time, the king called the blind people and asked them, How do you feel? The blind man who touched the elephant's teeth said that the elephant's body image is the root of radish; The blind man who touched the elephant's ear said that the elephant is like a dustpan; The blind man who touched the elephant's foot said that the elephant is like an instrument for pounding rice; The blind man who touched the elephant's back said that the elephant is like linen; The blind man who touched the elephant's belly said it was like pottery; The blind man who touched the elephant's tail said it looked like hemp rope. Blind people touch the elephant: it means that they have a little knowledge of things and cannot judge the overall situation.