Throughout history, philosophers, teachers and religious leaders have used stories and parables to help us understand intangible, often complex, concepts. One of my favorites is the Indian parable of the elephant and the blind men.
It runs roughly like this: six blind men were asked by the king to describe an elephant after being allowed to touch just one part of the animal.
The blind man who feels a leg says the elephant is like a pillar; the one who feels the tail says it is like a rope;....