wow. Absolutely the 4th monkey should be included! I am curious though......that shrine.....I vaguely remember about some Chinese actor being effectively 'cancelled' because of taking a picture there recently. Not trying to cause drama here, but genuinely curious about China's take on Japan getting rid of one of the monkeys? Or is it even an issue?
I really like your videos, they are very interesting. Hope you can make lots of this kind of videos. I enjoy them very much. I also would like if you could do themes like everyday-life in ancient china with a bit more details. But the topics you made ‘till now are all fantastic. Keep going!
Interesting. I read a different story in a book of fables when I was a child also featuring 3 monkeys doing the gestures, which I thought was the origin of the emojis. A man has 3 pet monkeys, and together they witness a robbery. The man is afraid he's gonna go to jail for being in the scene, and asks the monkeys what he should do if they come across police. The first covers his eyes, as in "say you saw nothing", the second covers his ears as in "say you heard nothing", the third covers his mouth as in "say nothing", the lesson being don't get yourself involved in the mess in the first place. ... I never quite understood how this was supposed to be a "good" lesson; the man just witnessed a crime. By keeping quiet he's assisting the criminal. Bystander syndrome is a real thing, and it kills people. I like the Confucius story much better.
@@Liliquan The First Attestation ever is 《詩經•頌•魯頌•駉•亖》『思無邪』. 邪 meant Evil even back then. Even 不正～歪 can carry the specific connotation of Evil. My original post was referring to The Analects: 《論語•為政、顏淵》 ﹃ 🐵思無邪 Think No Evil 🙈非禮勿視 See No Evil 🙉非禮勿聽 Hear No Evil 🙊非禮勿言 Say No Evil 🐒非禮勿動 Do No Evil ﹄
