THE FOURTH MONKEY

You have heard of the three wise monkeys who see no evil, hear no evil and speak no evil. Now meet the fourth monkey.

The fourth monkey embodies the first three in a totally different way. He sees no one, hears no one and speaks to no one. He has his eyes on the phone screen all the time, isolates himself from others, and ignores real living.

This satirical meme depicts digital addiction in our daily life. Many of us are glued to our phones… at the dinner table, while driving, when crossing the street, everywhere and at all times.

The fourth monkey represents us, and everyone we see today. Phone addiction is an epidemic of the modern age and our phones are quietly stealing our time, and our life. That’s something we should be worried about.

This pictorial proverb of the fourth monkey is a call to action. It’s time to set ourselves free from digital slavery and return to real living. It’s time to put our phones down, foster meaningful human connections and live better.

There’s a physical world with tangible interactions to experience in real life for health and true happiness, that cannot be replaced by digital devices.