This is a story of four blind men, who have never heard about an elephant before, learn about what the elephant looks like by touching it. The moral is that people tend to "project their partial experiences as the whole truth, ignore other people's partial experiences". 盲人摸象有一天***，四个盲人坐在树下乘凉***。有个人牵着大象走过来***，大声喊着*****："象来了***，请让开一点儿！"一个盲人说"象是什么样子的？让我们摸一摸吧！"另外三个盲人也说****："对****，摸一摸就知道象是什么样了*****。"牵象的人把象拴在树上****，他们就去摸****。　　一个盲人摸着了象的身子****，就说*****："我知道了*****，象原来像一堵墙***。"一个盲人摸着了象的牙齿***，就说*****："象跟又圆又光滑的棍子一样***。"第三个盲人摸着了象的腿*****，就说***："你们俩说得都不对***，象跟柱子差不多***。"最后一个盲人摸到了象的尾巴*****，就大叫起来****："你们都错了！象跟绳子一个样！" 　　四个盲人你争我吵***，都说自己对*****，谁也不服谁****。牵象的人对他们说***："你们都没有说对***。你们每个人只摸到了象的一部分***，怎么能断定象是什么样子呢？" 盲人摸象比喻一件事情只能看到部分，不能看到全部。 ——引自http://www.zhwcms.com/xs/HTML/511238.html Subscribe to our newsletter: https://goo.gl/forms/iGzDQVYToF7Rivo42 Support us through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/learningchinesethroughstories

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