Inspired by the Wayne Dyer 'scurvy elephant' story, founders Adrian Banger and Claire Raikes created the Scurvy Elephants Society to bring together like-minded people around the globe in order to share ideas and experiences and support and inspire each other on our 'life journeys'.
What is a scurvy elephant?
The story behind the term 'scurvy elephant' goes something like this...
Wayne Dyer came home from school one day and asked his mum, "What's a scurvy elephant?". She told him she'd never heard of one and asked where he'd heard it. "From my teacher; he said I was a scurvy elephant." Bewildered, his mother called the teacher and asked what he had meant. The teacher responded, "As usual Wayne got it wrong. I didn't say he was a scurvy elephant; I said he was a disturbing element!"
I've no idea what Wayne's mum made of that, but it does sound negative, doesn't it? Until you consider that actually it’s good to question, to think for yourself and draw conclusions on life "independent of the good opinion of others." Dyer defines a scurvy elephant as "a person of unusual character who is characterized by the 'tribe' as out of step with 'normal' people."
This society was set up to celebrate and connect scurvy elephants everywhere.
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