The blind Men and the Elephant

1. העיוורים והפיל The blind Men and the Elephant John Godfrey Saxe מצגות קלריטה ואפרים

2. John Godfrey Saxe Born in Highgate, Vermont, 2 June, 1816; died in Albany, New York, 31 March, 1887. He entered Wesleyan university in 1835, but left in his freshman year, and was graduated at Middlebury in 1839. During the four years following he studied law in Lockport, New York, and then in St. AI-bans, Vermont, where, in 1843, he was admitted to the bar. He practised with success in Franklin county for several years, becoming in 1850-'1 state's attorney for Chittenden county, and in 1847-'8 he was superintendent of common schools.

3. העיוורים והפילזהו אחד מסיפורי הלימוד הידועים בתבל. הוא ידוע ברחבי מרכז אסיה, פרס והודו. נאמר כי סופר על ידי מיסטיקן בן המאה ה13, משורר סופי דגול שנולד בעיר בלק הנמצאת כיום באפגניסטן.שמו ידוע בפי כל כג'לאלדין רומי.

4. הָעִוְּרִים וְהַפִּיל שִׁשָּׁה הָיוּ בְּאִינְדּוּסְטָןשׁוֹקְדֵי עַל מִשְׁנָתָם,יָצְאוּ לָזוּן עֵינָם בְּפִיל,אַף כִּי עִוְּרִים שֶׁשְׁתָּם,שֶׁאַגַּב הִסְתַּכְּלוּתתָּנוּחַ דַּעְתָּם.רִאשׁוֹן אֶל מוּל הַפִּיל צָעַד,וּכְדֶרֶךְ הַסּוּמָאמִשֵּׁשׁ הֵיטֵב בְּצַלְעוֹתָיו,הִפְטִיר מִיָּד: "מַשְׁמָע,הַפִּיל רֵעַי בְּלִי צֵל סָפֵק,הִנּוֹ כְּעֵין חוֹמָה." שֵׁנִי אָחַז בְּשֶׁנְהַבָּיויָדָיו שְׁלוּחוֹת מָרוֹמָה:"הוּא כֹּה חָלָק, אָרֹך וָחַד,מִבּוֹמְבֵּי עַד לְרוֹמָא,אֵין כָּל פְּלֻגְתָּא כִּי זֶה הַפִּיל,הִנּוֹ כְּעֵין הָרוֹמָח."

5. הָרְבִיעִי, עוֹקֵר הָרִים,יָצָא נֶגְדּוֹ חוֹצֵץ,יָדוֹ סָבִיב לַבֶּרֶךְ שָׁתלַוִּכּוּחַ קֵץ:"הַפִּיל, הָעֵזּוּ לְהַכְחִישׁ,הִנּוֹ כְּעֵין הָעֵץ." שְׁלִישִׁי, שֶׁבִּשְׁקִידַת מַתְמִידאֶת תַּלְמוּדֹו רָכַשׁ,לָפַת חִדְקוֹ הַחֲלַקְלַק,וּבְבִטְחָה לָחַשׁ:"הַפִּיל רֵעַי, בְּלִי פִּקְפּוּק,הִנּוֹ כְּעֵין נָחָשׁ."

6. הַחֲמִישִׁי בָּאֹזֶן חָשׁ,וּבַטּוּחוֹת צָפָה,מַסְקָנָתוֹ כְּמַסְמֵרוֹת, מִלָּיו אֱמֶת צְרוּפָה:"הַפִּיל, וְדַי לְהִתְפַּלְפֵּל,הִנּוֹ כְּעֵין הַמְּנִיפָה."שִׁשִּׁי שָׁלֵו וּמְכֻנָסוְסֵמֶל הַפִּקְחוּת,תָּפַס לַפֶּלֶא בִּזְנָבוֹוְסוֹף לַהִתְוַכְּחוּת:"הַפִּיל, וְזֶהוּ סוֹף-פָּסוּק,הִנּוֹ כְּעֵין הָחוּט."

7. וְכָך חַכְמֵי הָאִינְדּוּסְטָןהִתְפַּלְפְּלוּ פְּלָאִים,וְכָל אֶחָד אֶת דַעְתּוֹבְּקַ"ן דֵּעוֹת הִטְעִים,וְכָל אֶחָד צוֹדֵק מְעַט,אֲבָל כֻּלָם טוֹעִים.אָכֵן לֹא פַּעַם בְּרִתְחַת פֻּלְמוּסלַמִּתְוַכְּחִים שִׁטָּה,נֹוגְחִים מִבְּלִי לָדַעַת כְּלָל,מַה שֹּׁרֶשׁ הַפְּלֻגְתָּאוְכָךְ מִתְפַּלְפְּלִים עַל פִּילעֵינָם לֹא רָאֲתָה. The Blind Men and the ElephantJohn Godfrey Saxe - תרגם: שמואל רוזןציורים: פרידל שטרןהוצאת "צבר" תל-אביב, תשי"ח

8. Japanese print of the sixblind men …

9. Blind monks examining an elephant

11. Blind Men and an Elephant The story of theblind men and anelephantappears to have originated inIndia, but its original source is debated. It has been attributed to theJainists, Buddhists, and sometimes to theSufisorHindus, and has been used by all those groups. The best-known version attributed to an individual in the modern day is the 19th Century poem byJohn Godfrey Saxe.

12. The Blind Men and the Elephantby John Godfrey Saxe (1816-1887) 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 observationMight satisfy his mind

13. The Blind Men and the Elephantby John Godfrey Saxe (1816-1887) The First approached the Elephant,And happening to fallAgainst his broad and sturdy side,At once began to bawl:"God bless me! but the ElephantIs very like a wall!"

14. The Second, feeling of the tusk,Cried, "Ho! what have we hereSo very round and smooth and sharp?To me 'tis mighty clearThis wonder of an ElephantIs very like a spear!"

15. The Third approached the animal,And happening to takeThe squirming trunk within his hands,Thus boldly up and spake:"I see," quoth he, "the ElephantIs very like a snake!"

16. The Fourth reached out an eager hand, And felt about the knee."What most this wondrous beast is likeIs mighty plain," quoth he;"Tis clear enough the ElephantIs very like a tree!"

17. The Fifth, who chanced to touch the ear,Said: "E'en the blindest manCan tell what this resembles most;Deny the fact who canThis marvel of an ElephantIs very like a fan!"

18. The Sixth no sooner had begun About the beast to grope,Than, seizing on the swinging tailThat fell within his scope,"I see," quoth he, "the ElephantIs very like a rope!"

19. And so these men of IndostanDisputed loud and long,Each in his own opinionExceeding stiff and strong,Though each was partly in the right,And all were in the wrong!

20. So oft in theologic wars, The disputants, I ween,Rail on in utter ignoranceOf what each other mean,And prate about an ElephantNot one of them has seen !

21. ציורי ילדים על הסיפור

24. In various versions of the tale, a group of blind men (or men in the dark) touch an elephant to learn what it is like. Each one touches a different part, but only one part, such as the side or the tusk. They then compare notes on what they felt, and learn they are in complete disagreement. The story is used to indicate that reality may be viewed differently depending upon one's perspective, showing how absolute truths may be relative; the world ofhalf-truths. Various versions are similar, and differ primarily in how the elephant's body parts are described, how violent the conflict becomes, and how (or if) the conflict among the men and their perspectives is resolved.

27. Blind Men Study the Elephant; Liu Zhangde; 1985.

28. גרסות שונות בעמי אסיה ועוד מקורות: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blind_Men_and_an_Elephant#Jain http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blind_Men_and_an_Elephant#Buddhist http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blind_Men_and_an_Elephant#Sufi-Hindu http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blind_Men_and_an_Elephant#References http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blind_Men_and_an_Elephant#External_link http://www.famousamericans.net/johngodfreysaxe/ קלריטה ואפרים הנכם מוזמנים להיכנס לאתר שלנו: www.clarita-efraim.com נשמח לתגובות