Three monkeys & the Media now

Three monkeys of the Muromachi period of Japan depict the saying "See no evil, hear no evil & speak no evil." Mizaru is shown closing it's eyes, Kikazaru it's ears & Iwazaru it's mouth. They were later used by Mahatma Gandhi to illustrate his philosophy.

But unfortunately the present day news & social media are engaged in doing precisely the opposite. Even when something good happens, (God knows it is rare enough!) it is completely ignored, & pushed under the carpet, as it were. Mendacious & egregious behaviour is presented as the "new normal." This has engendered a vicious circle of news reflecting unsavoury life & life imitating such news.

Because of the ease in which one can air one's views on any subject, (whether one has necessary knowledge or such remarks are called for) every one talks (or tweets!) through his hat! Besides being a waste of time, needless acrimony is generated. Also it has become exceptional for people to see the good in others, so busy are they in vituperation. The biblical quote of "the mote in one's own eye" is all but forgotten. The golden adage of being silent if one cannot speak good of others is a memory of a distant golden past.