In ancient Greece, Socrates had a great reputation for wisdom. One day someone came to meet the great philosopher and said:
– Do you know what I just heard about your friend?
– One moment –Socrates answered– before you tell me, I would like to make you a test of the three sieves.
– The three sieves?
– Yes – continued Socrates – before telling anything about the others, it is good to take the time to filter what you want to say.
I call it the three-sieve test. The first sieve is the truth. Have you checked if what you are going to tell me is true?
– No, I just heard it.
– Very well. So you don’t know if it’s true. We continue with the second sieve, that of goodness. What you want to tell me about my friend, is it a good thing?
– Oh no! On the contrary.
So,Socrates questioned, “you want to tell me bad things about him and you’re not even sure they’re true?”
Perhaps you can still pass the test of the third sieve of usefulness. Is it useful for me to know what you are going to tell me about this friend?
– Nope.
– So – concluded Socrates – what you were going to tell me is neither true, nor good, nor useful so why did you want to tell me?
Let’s improve our individual life for good and society will change too.
Filed under: General Problems
AMEN MR.AREINS,,,ANOTHER SEVERE ISSUE NOT HELPFUL FOR TRUE ADOVACY,,QUITE INFANTILE ACTUALLY AND NON -PROFESSIONAL,,BUT I KNOW THEIR’S A GROUP WITH-IN THE GROUPS,,,THAT THRIVES ON THE RUMOR MILL,,USES IT ONLY TO HARM US,,,BUT JMO,,EXCELLENT POST,,,,RUMORS ARE TO CONTROL HOW OTHER VEIW THAT PERSON,,USUALLY FOIR A NEGATIVE CONTROLLING PURPOSE,,I CALL IT BADRAPPING,MARYW