Guest guest Report post Posted February 13, 2007 Ha, ha, ha, ha...Ggggrrrr8!! JR Devi <tclived > wrote: No offence meant to anybody, just to lighten the atmosphere a bit. Sharing an all time favourite poem of mine. John Godfrey Saxe's ( 1816-1887) version of the famous Indian legend, 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! MORAL, So, oft in theologic wars The disputants, I ween, Rail on in utter ignorance Of what each other mean; And prate about an Elephant Not one of them has seen! The fish are biting. Get more visitors on your site using Search Marketing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted February 14, 2007 pitty on Devi's ignorance.The six were blind , but....... Radhakrishnan J <jayaarshree > wrote: Ha, ha, ha, ha...Ggggrrrr8!! JR Devi <tclived > wrote: No offence meant to anybody, just to lighten the atmosphere a bit. Sharing an all time favourite poem of mine. John Godfrey Saxe's ( 1816-1887) version of the famous Indian legend, 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! MORAL, So, oft in theologic wars The disputants, I ween, Rail on in utter ignorance Of what each other mean; And prate about an Elephant Not one of them has seen! The fish are biting. Get more visitors on your site using Search Marketing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted February 14, 2007 , Ananda Swamiji <ananda_swamiji wrote: > > So, if you think you got what it takes to embark on this journey, stick with us and we'll show you how far can you go. > Question : Who is this us ure referring to? I believe you have not introduce yourself to us too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted February 14, 2007 I belive he cannot introduce because it is not a person but an automatic Spam - Bot,typical for a Spam-Bot is that these bots add texts that are off topic and have no relevance to the thread they add to or to the subject of the mailing list. , "NMadasamy" <nmadasamy wrote: > > , Ananda Swamiji > <ananda_swamiji@> wrote: > > > > So, if you think you got what it takes to embark on this journey, > stick with us and we'll show you how far can you go. > > > > Question : Who is this us ure referring to? I believe you have not > introduce yourself to us too. > Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
