Monkey see, monkey do

 

Some use their hands
Some use chopsticks
Some use fork and knife
We imitated how our parents ate

Monkey see, monkey do
Teach a monkey how to ride a bike
And it would

Some use the abacus
Some use their fingers
Some use the calculator
We copied what our teachers taught

Monkey see, monkey do
Teach a monkey how to dance
And it would

Some pray in the church
Some pray in the mosque
Some pray in the temple
We practiced what our community did

Monkey see, monkey do
Teach a monkey how to steal
And it would

Monkey see, monkey do
Is that what we are?
Blessed with self-awareness
Why are we still making a monkey out of ourselves?
Monkey see, monkey do

- S.T. Arasu