Re: The Mystery of the Monolith

On 10 Feb 2008, Meldon wrote:

> While I was walking on the path of life merrily minding my own business,
> not bothering anyone and I first came upon the "obstruction" in my path,
> which before then I was unaware and which was completely illuminated by
> darkness, I reached
> out with my hand and felt what seemed to be a tail. Some people tapped
> me on the shoulder and whispered, "Its an elephant..".
>
> This was such a bizarre notion that I dismissed the words outright as a
> product of paranoia,
> delusion, hate mongering or some political hidden agenda. As time went
> by and more obstructions were presented to me, I began to make my way
> around the dark object and it began to take shape. It was now becoming
> more evident that the object could very well be what was first suggested
> to me. Continuing around
> the monolith, from the back to the side, the front and finally to the
> back again, it
> was no longer possible to dismiss the reality of this unthinkable,
> unspeakable reality.
>
> Looking back at the path where I had come, I noticed the unmistakable
> signs of the elephant's existence such as the trodden grass and its dung
> castings. I thought, how remarkable that such a creature could exist and
> absent light to illuminate it, remained for the most part invisible
> until one had the
> misfortune to encounter it directly. Of course, in an attempt to alert
> others of the bizarre creature, my words were also dismissed as I had
> done when the information was first whispered to me.
>
> How odd then, that having no knowledge of elephants in this location,
> nor having studied elephants before, that someone else, in fact a good
> many individuals, have resolved to the same conclusion and for all
> intent and purpose independently.
>
> Strange that some people, well educated and close knit, voice in unison
> the same chant of, "no such thing as elephants".
>

Leviathan.
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Meldon (11.02.2008 11:55)