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Many years ago a youth traveling through the countryside noticed that on many of the barns was a large bull's-eye painted on it with an arrow squarely in the center of the target. Thinking they'd like to meet the great archer, they asked around and learned the name of the person, who lived in a nearby village. They introduced themself, and asked the archer for a demonstration of his great skills. "Sure," said the archer, and they walked to the outskirts of town to a barn. He carried his bow and a quiver of arrows and several buckets of paint and some brushes. He selected a barn site, carefully took aim at the barn, and hit it squarely in the middle. Then he walked up to the arrow, and carefully painted the bull's-eye around the arrow. He then proudly stood back and admired his work.
Often, things are not as they seem. We need to be careful with our assumptions and not be misled by things as they sometimes appear.