A Fable
Once upon a time, a father had three ignorant, illiterate sons. When his sons reached a certain age, he sent them away to learn what they could and return. The eldest boy left his father and set off on his journey. After many days he came to a large building. As he got closer, he saw a man standing at the entrance. "What is this place?" the boy asked him. "This is the repository of all the learning of the wise ones," the man told him. "Who are you?" he asked. "I am the librarian, the keeper of knowledge," the librarian responded, and led him inside. The inside of the library was filled with shelves which were themselves filled with papers and scrolls and collections of paper. "What are these?" the boy asked. "These are books," came the response. The boy took one from the shelf and opened it. Inside were markings the boy had never seen before. "What is this?" the boy asked. "This is writing,...