Blind men and the elephant

Once upon a time, there were 3 blind men. One day they gathered to find out what an elephant looks like even though they cannot see. So, each of them positioned and began to touch the elephant.

They began to say what an elephant looked like.

Amos (Touching the ears) "Well, it is obvious that the elephant is the shape of 2 huge round fan!!!"

Baka (Touching the nose) "No you are wrong. THe elephant is of the shape of a long hose!!!"

Capo (Touching the tusk) "No!!! All of you are rubbish. The elephant is solid and sharp like a spear!!!"

And so on...

So, when we see things that appeal to us, we say that it is good. Although it appeal to us, it may not be beneficial to us.

Same as when you go to school and that you find the lecturer is good, brilliant etc, it is because you haven seen the better ones. And although they teach very interestingly, they are not really helping you in your academic development. For institutions, their main aim is to ensure you get HIGH MARKS or at least pass. Where is the critical and analytical skills that are crucial for your future career?

For example, the economics lecture notes from SIM is purely just answers to past exam questions. If I had knew it earlier, I would have studied the subject guide which gives real understanding of the topic.

Therefore, our perceptions are flawed. Just like in medieval times where religion was the key to our answers.