Durga sighed and looked up from her knitting. Winter was setting in and she needed to get the sweaters ready. Her devotees gave her saris bit none of them bothered about other apparel like pullovers and sweaters. It does get really cold up here in Kailash.
‘Dear Lord,’ she said. ‘Monkeys are integral with India and the lifestyle of Indians – the simians are reincarnation of God – they revered and treated with respect and temples are dedicated to them in every road corner.’
‘I know all that. What I don’t know is the meaning of monkey baat. Do they talk like us and get into quarrels? Is that what monkey baat is all about?’
‘No. This is a new trend of politics. He who loves to talk devotes sometime to talk to his subjects. He wants to always remain with his people and, what better way to do that than to talk to them over a public medium.’
‘But – they keep doing during that regularly in public meetings where millions throng to hear him out. They ignore rain and sun and wait or his arrival by the chopper.’
‘This days are gone,’ Durga explained. ‘You have seen the set of three monkeys? It is quite popular and can be seen in the showcase of politicians – the three represent the basic philosophy of good living. One of the three has its hand over its eyes, the second one has a hand covering its mouth, and the third has its hands covering its ears.’
‘Oh Durga,’ Shiva sounded irritated. ‘I know all that. The set of three signifies – see no evil, talk no evil, hear no evil. What is the connection with monkey baat?’
‘When a leader want to impress his subjects, he uses the philosophy of the three monkeys to get his message across.’ ‘I think this monkey baat is monopolized by only one leader.’
‘Yes. When leaders do not flow the ‘3-monkey’ philosophy, it gives rise to intolerance in society. There have been cases when someone has lost control over his speech. It results in a wide gap between what he says and what he intended to say and he tries to wriggle out by saying ‘I have been misquoted’ or ‘what I meant to say was not what has been assigned to me’
‘I see. That is the gist of ‘monkey’ baat, is it?’
‘Sort of, Durga picked up her knitting again. ‘Words and actions must be controlled – one just cannot slap someone in the face and justify it by saying that it was not meant to harm him but to kill a mosquito.’ (to be continued …)
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