Not to hijack the thread, and I stand to be corrected, but I am sure there was no biblical story of 5 blind men and an elephant.
That's exactly what I did - saved up some money - went in and bought a 1 KG bar - then left it for a few months till my next purchase - then moved onto coins as often as a I could buying here and there.....
Right need to defend myself here Google will show you the origins of this - he's one http://www.danspalding.com/teaching/five_blind_men.pdf Your both right, not a Bible story but it originated from multiple religions