See No Evil, Speak No Evil, Hear No Evil
11x14x1 wrapped canvas
Original Oil
225.00
by
Judy Vars
Created June 2012 a still life with three wise monkeys, cigar box, lipstick, cobalt Vicks bottle,Van Gough Beer Bottle and a raven skull these are a few of my favorite things.
Created June 2012 a still life with three wise monkeys, cigar box, lipstick, cobalt Vicks bottle,Van Gough Beer Bottle and a raven skull these are a few of my favorite things.
The three wise monkeys. 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".
Some simply take the proverb as a reminder not to be snoopy, nosy and
gossipy, another way to look at it is
dealing with imporpriety by looking the other way or burying your head in the
sand.
Mahatma Gandhi, the Father of India, is recognized
worldwide as the one who brought freedom through non-violence. Mahatma is known
to have had few material possessions; he had a tin cup and spoon, a pair of
sandals, his glasses and.....a set of no evil monkeys!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_wise_monkeys
