perplexus.info :: Famous Riddles : Opening your eyes

Opening your eyes (Posted on 2017-01-28)

“There is a house. One enters it blind and comes out seeing.
What is it?”

Source: The ancient civilization of Sumer, about 40 centuries ago.

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A Google search on the wording

| Comment 2 of 3 |

... yields an answer: a school, and "seeing" is a metaphor for "knowing" or having wisdom..

Posted by Charlie on 2017-01-29 12:49:59

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