Guest guest Posted August 19, 2002 Report Share Posted August 19, 2002 Triple Filter Test In ancient Greece, Socrates was reputed to hold knowledge in high esteem. One day an acquaintance met the great philosopher and said, " 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. That's why I call it the triple filter test. 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 me 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 & held in such high esteem. Use this triple filter each time you hear loose talk about any one you know. -- Unknown Author ........................................................ Hello Friends, Received this in my mail this morning and found it to contain a wealth of wisdom. I hope you like it. It's too bad that the author isn't known. Have a great day. Kindest Regards, Harold http://gemsofthought.tripod.com/poetry/ --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.381 / Virus Database: 214 - Release 02/08/02 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 19, 2002 Report Share Posted August 19, 2002 That is absolutely wonderful; thanks for sharing it, I believe it is excellent advice for a Monday morning! Crow _______________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 20, 2002 Report Share Posted August 20, 2002 Very timely for me right now... thanks so much for sharing this little bit of wisdom! Namaste, Karen At 08:56 AM 8/19/02 -0400, you wrote: >Triple Filter Test > >In ancient Greece, Socrates was reputed to hold >knowledge in high esteem. > >One day an acquaintance met the great philosopher and >said, " 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. That's why >I call it the triple filter test. > >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 me 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 & held in >such high esteem. Use this triple filter each >time you hear loose talk about any one you know. > >-- Unknown Author >....................................................... >Hello Friends, > >Received this in my mail this morning and found it to contain a wealth >of wisdom. I hope you like it. It's too bad that the author isn't >known. > >Have a great day. > >Kindest Regards, >Harold > >http://gemsofthought.tripod.com/poetry/ > >--- >Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. >Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). >Version: 6.0.381 / Virus Database: 214 - Release 02/08/02 > > > > >**************************************** > home page: > FAQ: http://www.geocities.com/nrgbalance/bmfaq.html >For List Help Email: -owner >To UNSUBSCRIBE Email: - > >All messages, files and archives of this forum are Copyright >group and the individual authors. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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