The Elephant Always Returns!

The universe gives you a picture of a village and asks, “What do you see?” And even though all you see are grass huts, skimpy trees, and a few birds overhead, you keep staring at the picture because you know there’s something more. After all, that’s how these optical illusions work. You know the ones! If you stare at the frog long enough, it becomes a horse, and the young damsel with a feather in her cap becomes an old crone.

So you stare at this village until it starts to change. The trees b...