Three monkeys re-defined

Here is a piece that is so close to my heart. I have published it a couple of times before on other platforms and thought of publishing it here as my opening piece. 

I hope you like it. 

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In my younger days, I was taught the lessons learnt from the famous ‘three monkeys’. I always wondered how come we have to learn from monkeys. Aren’t we supposed to be more intelligent than them?

Well never challenged the authority and still I don’t. I have realized that it’s better to find your own simpler ways of understanding life rather than conforming or confronting the established belief system.

In modern times I see people suffering from something that always took me long to explain. By the time the explanation was over, listeners and readers would lose interest.

Last night, I had inspiration that gave me the following interpretation of the three monkeys in modern times. Rather then they representing wisdom, they represent the lack of it. They still remain the wise monkeys but by mocking what we are doing, these monkeys are reflecting our mistakes and the pain that we suffer from that. So here is the new interpretation:

Original:

• The monkey with mouth covered: Speak no Evil
• The monkey with ears covered: Hear no Evil
• The monkey with eyes covered: See no Evil

My Version:

First of all I call it as the “Three Monkey Syndrome”. All those who are suffering can be labelled as suffering this three monkey syndrome:

The monkey with mouth covered: I refuse to express my true feelings
The monkey with ears covered: I refuse to listen to the message from Universe
The monkey with eyes covered: I refuse to see the reality

Well this inspiration is pretty new and I guess I will need to refine it further more.

Till then, hope you enjoy this different interpretation of three monkeys and maybe contribute towards refining it and making it more contemporary.