The six blind men considered the question. And then, knowing the Rajah to be a very wise man, they decided to say nothing at all.

 

"The elephant is a very large animal," said the Rajah kindly. "Each man touched only one part. Perhaps if you put the parts together, you will see the truth. Now, let me finish my nap in peace."

 

When their friend returned to the garden with the cool water, the six men rested quietly in the shade, thinking about the Rajah's advice.

 

"He is right," said the first blind man. "To learn the truth, we must put all the parts together. Let's discuss this on the journey home


Writing technique:
The technique used was using dialogue to give the readers a lesson and showing different perspectives of the characters

Analysis:
This quote means to me that every story has a side and that you cannot believe one side without hearing the whole story or else it doesn’t make sense and makes you biased against anything else you hear if you refuse to hear the truth of all the sides.

Connection
A personal connection I have is with my parents. Growing up I thought my dad was a great person because that is what I saw from my perspectives. I did not have all the parts to the story until I was told from multiple peoples perspective on him that he was indeed not a great person. So this quote kind of felt super relatable to my life