The man, lost in the medium of the multiform world, captive of his imperfection, has, on a side, the relief to learn that God himself is limited in his capacities,

"Imperfecta vero in homine naturae proecipua solacia, deum quidem posse omnia",

and on another, that he has next to him, the elephant, which can be used by him as model on a spiritual level.

Pressed between these two imposing and benevolent sizes, the man appears certainly decreased, limited, but not crushed.

I.C / Pline