08-28-2010, 12:00 AM
MS-wondering what you meant by "off topic post"?
Back to the topic of elephant now. I will say, elephants are most often "created" out of being indirect. Its this indrectness the begs to be exposed, its there but not directly addressed. That's actually the true application of the term as it usually occurs. Funny how this has not been mentioned before here.
Such as, there is something going on behind the scenes in everyone's thoughts, but it is deemed too important (controversial) to discuss openly. Maybe an example best explains. 2 couples meet and become good friends. A few weeks into the friendship they discover one couple is democrat and the other is republican...or one is christian and the other jewish. And then there may become now an "elephant in the room" which would be the discomfort in addressing difference in fear of falling out of favor. This example is just to make clear and erase any confusion as to what I am getting at. That's what this expression most often represents. Is there a problem truly? No, but people hold hard and fast to their beliefs so there can be friction then.
Back to the topic of elephant now. I will say, elephants are most often "created" out of being indirect. Its this indrectness the begs to be exposed, its there but not directly addressed. That's actually the true application of the term as it usually occurs. Funny how this has not been mentioned before here.
Such as, there is something going on behind the scenes in everyone's thoughts, but it is deemed too important (controversial) to discuss openly. Maybe an example best explains. 2 couples meet and become good friends. A few weeks into the friendship they discover one couple is democrat and the other is republican...or one is christian and the other jewish. And then there may become now an "elephant in the room" which would be the discomfort in addressing difference in fear of falling out of favor. This example is just to make clear and erase any confusion as to what I am getting at. That's what this expression most often represents. Is there a problem truly? No, but people hold hard and fast to their beliefs so there can be friction then.