The Triple Filter Test ......

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Hari Om,

 

In ancient Greece, Socrates was reputed to hold knowledge in high

esteem. One day an acquaintance met the great philosopher and said, 'Socrates,

do you know what I just heard about your friend?'

 

'Hold on a minute,' Socrates replied. 'Before telling me anything I'd

like you to pass a little test. It's called the Triple Filter Test.'

 

'Triple filter?'

 

'That's right,' Socrates continued. 'Before you talk to me about my

friend, it might be a good idea to take a moment and filter what you're going to

say. The first filter is Truth. Have you made absolutely sure that what you are

about to tell me is true?'

 

'No,' the man said, 'actually I just heard about it and...'

 

'All right,' said Socrates. 'So you don't really know if it's true or

not.

 

Now let's try the second filter, the filter of Goodness. Is what you are about

to tell me about my friend something good?'

 

'No, on the contrary...'

 

So,' Socrates continued, 'you want to tell me something bad about him, but

you're not certain it's true. You may still pass the test though,because there's

one filter left: the filter of Usefulness. Is what you want to tell about my

friend going to be useful to me?'

 

'No, not really.'

 

'Well,' concluded Socrates, 'if what you want to tell me is neither true nor

good nor even useful, why tell it to me at all?'

 

This is why Socrates was a great philosopher and held

in such high esteem.

 

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[Guest guest]

Dear Gokul,

 

Love and Love alone...

 

Wonderful indeed!!! The triple tests -- Truth, Good

and Useful to oneself -- are very importnat to us too

in our daily life. We hear so many things about so

many people including our own (friends, colleagaues,

relations, etc.) almost every day, but we never

venture to check the veracity of it. It is a good

example how one should filter each message at the

initial stages itself. Many thanks for your

contribution. May God Bless You.

 

Love and Love alone...

 

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The Triple Filter Test ......

Posted by: " Gokulmuthu Narayanaswamy "

gokulmuthu

Tue Aug 8, 2006 10:55 pm (PST)

Hari Om,

 

In ancient Greece, Socrates was reputed to hold

knowledge in high

esteem. One day an acquaintance met the great

philosopher and said, 'Socrates, do you know what I

just heard about your friend?'

 

'Hold on a minute,' Socrates replied. 'Before telling

me anything I'd

like you to pass a little test. It's called the Triple

Filter Test.'

 

'Triple filter?'

 

'That's right,' Socrates continued. 'Before you talk

to me about my

friend, it might be a good idea to take a moment and

filter what you're going to say. The first filter is

Truth. Have you made absolutely sure that what you are

about to tell me is true?'

 

'No,' the man said, 'actually I just heard about it

and...'

 

'All right,' said Socrates. 'So you don't really know

if it's true or

not.

 

Now let's try the second filter, the filter of

Goodness. Is what you are about to tell me about my

friend something good?'

 

'No, on the contrary...'

 

So,' Socrates continued, 'you want to tell me

something bad about him, but you're not certain it's

true. You may still pass the test though,because

there's one filter left: the filter of Usefulness. Is

what you want to tell about my friend going to be

useful to me?'

 

'No, not really.'

 

'Well,' concluded Socrates, 'if what you want to tell

me is neither true nor good nor even useful, why tell

it to me at all?'

 

This is why Socrates was a great philosopher and held

in such high esteem.

 

Webpage: http://www.geocities.com/gokulmuthu/

 

 

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