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Three Wise Monkeys

Alternate take on this week's Looking Close... On Friday theme: Three.

 

The three wise monkeys are a Japanese pictorial maxim, embodying the proverbial principle "see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil"

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

 

The proverb and the image are often used to refer to a lack of moral responsibility on the part of people who refuse to acknowledge impropriety, looking the other way or feigning ignorance. It seems like a visit from Mizaru, Kikazaru and Iwasaru might be helpful at this moment in time...

 

Basic information courtesy Wikipedia.

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Uploaded on July 31, 2020