Today I came across this fantastic little parable. Unfortunately I could not find an author/source for it.
A stranger walked through a village wearing a hat. It was painted red on one side, white on the other, green in front and black behind. Later that evening the villagers were sitting around discussing the stranger. One who had been working in a field to the west of the village described him one way, another who had been in a field opposite vehemently disagreed, while another who had followed the stranger into the village called both of them liars. The argument heated up. They began to fight.
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