Question:
why this monkey not used a single hand but used its two hands ?
anonymous
2009-11-26 09:23:46 UTC
The teacher is conducting a class. we silently observe the class.

Teacher: silence...silence..do you all finished the home works ?

students: yes, teacher.

Teacher: Good pupils.. ok. what is this ? (showing 3 monkey dolls)..what is the dolls doing ?

student 1: This is monkey doll, teacher. one doll is hiding the eyes with two hands.

student 2: one doll is hiding the the ears with two hands, teacher.

student 3: one doll is hiding the mouth with two hands, teacher.

Teacher: so, this is the doll ..hiding the eyes, ears, and mouth. good. do anyone know why this
action of hiding ear, eyes, and mouth...student 4, you answer.
student 4: For hiding eyes, it shows that one should not see the bad.
Teacher: good. next student 5, why it is hiding the ears ?
student 5: Teacher..teacher..cool weather...
Teacher: Don't you know, ? student 6, you answer now.
student 6: Teacher, it is not to hear bad words. The ear is for hearing good words.
Teacher: very good boy...hey..you student 7..come here what are doing there ? say about mouth.
student 7: Teacher, it is showing to talk good and not to talk bad..teacher..not to talk bad..
Teacher: so, you now learned from the dolls not to hear bad, not to see bad, and not to talk bad.
Also know that ear is created to hear good, eyes are created to see good, and mouth is
talk good. it is alright. i ask you another question. There are two ears, so two hands
are used, and also two eyes, no wonder two hands used. but, there is only one mouth
why this monkey not used a single hand and used its two hands ?

students: we will answer tomorrow teacher.
Teacher: why tomorrow ?
students: we ask our daddy, sister, brother and all to float this question in yahoo. They will
get answer.
Six answers:
C. Sri Vidya Rajagopalan
2009-11-26 20:21:31 UTC
Speaking the evil is the most harmful and this is emphasized twice here by using both hands. By doing that, not repeating verbally the evil things, they cannot be spread out also!



There is also a fourth monkey for 'doing no evil' and this is not well known!



1) The Three Wise Monkeys:



The three wise monkeys (Japanese: 三猿, san'en or sanzaru, or 三匹の猿, sanbiki no saru, literally "three monkeys") are a pictorial maxim.



Together they embody the proverbial principle to "see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil".



The three monkeys are Mizaru, covering his eyes, who sees no evil; Kikazaru, covering his ears, who hears no evil; and Iwazaru, covering his mouth, who speaks no evil.



Sometimes there is a fourth monkey depicted with the three others; the last one, Shizaru, symbolizes the principle of "do no evil". He may be shown covering his abdomen or genital area, or crossing his arms. See at,



http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7lVdMls5uOs/R9NQdTGaV1I/AAAAAAAABE8/_3xeLVDKZl0/s400/4_wise_monkeys.jpg



2) Meaning of the proverb "see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil":



In Japan the proverb is simply regarded as a Japanese Golden Rule.



Some simply take the proverb as a reminder not to be snoopy, nosy and gossipy.



Early associations of the three monkeys with the fearsome six-armed deity Vajrakilaya link the proverb to the teaching of Buddhism that if we do not hear, see or talk evil, we ourselves shall be spared all evil (refer Three Vajra). This may be considered similar to the English proverb "Speak of the Devil – and the devil appears."



Others believe the message is that a person who is not exposed to evil (through sight or sound) will not reflect that evil in their own speech and actions.



Today "See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil" is commonly used to describe someone who doesn't want to be involved in a situation, or someone willfully turning a blind eye to the immorality of an act in which they are involved. The Italian version, "Non vedo, non sento, non parlo" (I see nothing, I hear nothing, I say nothing), expresses the Omertà, the local code of silence.



In many interpretations it can be seen as a way to avoid spreading evil. Do not listen to evil things so they do not influence you. Do not read things that are evil or look upon evil things so they do not influence you, and lastly do not repeat verbally evil things so they cannot be spread about. Perhaps a summary warning against the lures of propoganda.



3) Cultural influences:



The Three Wise Monkeys, and the associated proverb, are known throughout Asia and in the Western world. They have been a motif in pictures, such as the ukiyo-e (Japanese woodblock printings) by Keisai Eisen.



Mahatma Gandhi's one notable exception to his lifestyle of non-possession was a small statue of the three monkeys. Today, a larger representation of the three monkeys is prominently displayed at the Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, where Gandhi lived from 1915–1930 and from where he departed on his famous salt march.



Most recently, the maxim inspired an award-winning 2008 Turkish film by director Nuri Bilge Ceylan called Three Monkeys (Üç Maymun).
anonymous
2009-11-26 10:21:13 UTC
A few points before I answer your question... if you close your eyes, ears & mouth so that you see no evil, hear no evil and speak no evil! Then does that mean that there is only evil around? Doesn't it also means that we will not be able to see, hear or speak good! Then again are we supposed to learn from monkeys? Well, the reason the monkey uses both his hands over his mouth is to stop himself from laughing out loud at our stupidity!!!.
matheis
2016-09-09 11:22:01 UTC
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anonymous
2009-11-26 10:12:11 UTC
I don't understand the joke.
mrs.wren2005
2009-11-26 09:55:34 UTC
your right hand doesn't know what your left hand is doing
Golfguy
2009-11-26 09:50:08 UTC
Are you high...?


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