See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil!
August 15, 2005
My mom’s in town visiting and we were walking around SF when we ran into the following monkey sculpture on the sidewalk.
It was pretty amusing to me because it matches the idea behind the Simply Fired pictures of me 
August 16, 2005 at 2:55 am
Mark, these monkey sculpture are made on famous proverb given by Mahatma Gandhi (http://www.catgen.com/home/mguthi/EN/100151.html) which reflects the advice:
–not to see evil
–not to hear evil
–not speak evil.
August 16, 2005 at 7:13 am
LOL! That is great
August 16, 2005 at 8:56 am
Hi Ruchit – Ah that’s interesting. I wasn’t aware of the reference. Thanks for the tip
August 16, 2005 at 9:50 am
Ha, ha! You’re mom’s a good photographer. I tried researching the origin of the phrase and its meaning, but there are many different accounts. Most of the ones I’ve read trace it back to the China, though it was popularized in Japan. Definitely sounds like something my parents would say…
August 16, 2005 at 2:56 pm
you have *never* heard that??? hmmm, you really do live in a cave. hehe.
anyway, I think the most famous of these monkey sculptures are, as kay suggested, at toshogu shrine in nikko, japan. I’ll show you pictures next time you come visit
August 16, 2005 at 2:59 pm
man….that doesn’t even look like you. looks like a manikin, or you’re wearing make up :-O
August 16, 2005 at 3:06 pm
Hehe, yeah, I think the flash/exposure/colors on that picture got a little bit weird. Too lazy to fire up Photoshop to fix
August 19, 2005 at 11:44 pm
Great picture! Enjoy Mom’s visit.
Susan
March 17, 2006 at 10:23 am
Mark -
Where are these monkeys? It says “SF” in your initial email, when you and your mom “were walking around SF when we ran into the following monkey sculpture on the sidewalk.” Is this San Francisco? Can you tell me where this bench and these monkey sculptures are located?
Thanks so much.
Susan
March 17, 2006 at 4:50 pm
Hi Susan, we saw these monkeys on Grant street, just south of Chinatown. I’m not sure if they are a permanent fixture there, or if they are owned by one of the stores in the area. Good luck!