Tradition Explained through Scientific Means

Got this through an email. Thought its worth a thought as a reflection of how we behave as a society where many "practises" and "traditions" are blindly followed without much significance. I'm sure those who are in preparation of a wedding or child birth would agree with me on this... hee.... enjoy!

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Tradition Explained Through Scientific Means

Start with a large cage containing five monkeys.
Inside the cage, hang a banana on a string and place a ladder under it.
Before long, a monkey will go to the ladder and start to climb towards the
banana.
As soon as he touches the ladder, spray all of the monkeys with cold water.
After a while, another monkey makes an attempt with the same result - all
the monkeys are sprayed with cold water.
Pretty soon, when another monkey tries to climb the ladder, the other
monkeys will try to prevent it.

Now, turn off the cold water.
Remove one monkey from the cage and replace it with a new one.
The new monkey sees the banana and wants to climb the ladder.
To his surprise and horror, all of the other monkeys attack him.
After another attempt and attack, he knows that if he tries to climb the
ladder, he will be assaulted.

Next, remove another of the original five monkeys and replace it with a new
one.
The newcomer goes to the ladder and is attacked.
The previous newcomer takes part in the punishment with enthusiasm.

Again, replace a third original monkey with a new one.
The new one makes it to the ladder and is attacked as well.

Two of the four monkeys that beat him have no idea why they were not
permitted to climb the ladder, or why they are participating in the beating
of the newest monkey.

After replacing the fourth and fifth original monkeys, all the monkeys that
have been sprayed with cold water have been replaced. Nevertheless, no
monkey ever again approaches the ladder.

Why not?

Because as far as they know that's the way it's always been around here.