When Ravana had been seen going southwards why did Rama send monkeys in all four direction?

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So if they had seen Ravana going towards the south, if Ravana had been seen, why would they have to send monks in all the four directions? See, it is logical that he had been seen going southwards.
But the Rakshasas were known to be deceptive. Already there had been a double deception. Maricha had come in the form of a deer, he had called out in the voice of Ram and then Ravana had also come in the form of a sadhu.
So the Rakshasas were known to be deceptive. So they were cautious that that initial going in the southern direction might just be to put them off track. Afterwards he might have gone in some other direction also.
So that’s why, because they wanted to make sure that they find Sita, and the Rakshasas were known to be deceptive, so they might send seekers, searchers, the search party in all four directions. Any other questions? About the ego and how we create problems or we have difficulties in our life, we never want to accept that maybe the problem is our own or that we are responsible. So sometimes we even know that we are at fault but we find it difficult to admit that or be the first to say sorry.