THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM



http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/elephant-in-the-room.html



This is the first time that I hear about such a story of elephant in the room. I will try my best to give an overview about this topic and provide some examples. “Elephant in the room” is an English metaphorical idiom for an obvious truth that is being ignored or goes unaddressed. Also the expression originates from USA, although the precise source isn’t known. But people can be sure it wasn't anything to do with elephants. If we relate this expression from our lives, it shows that society is facing many issues that are not solved . For instance, the modern media is one of the biggest problems whereby we see youth girls that keep in head the idea of becoming  a famous singer as “Hannah” and don’t see a need of having education to success. That is a poor mentality. It results from the American TV shows that portray illusion lives over the entire world. In other words, the planet is becoming full of ignorant people who live their lives through things that do not exist in the real life.