The Greek Philosopher Socrates was widely respected for his wisdom. Plato asked scorate, " I want to tell u something about ur student" Wait a moment," Socrates replied, "Before you tell me 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 student let's take a moment to 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 student something good?" "No, on the contrary..." "So," Socrates continued, "you want to tell me something bad about him, even though you're not certain it's true?" The man shrugged, a little embarrassed. Socrates continued. "You may still pass the test though, because there is a third filter - the Filter of usefulness. Is what you want to tell me about my student 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?" The man was defeated and ashamed. This is the reason Socrates was a great philosopher and held in such high esteem.
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this one I have read before though I am not so sure was indeed Socrates himself! But irrespective, you did the right thing but placing it here as it is one of the most correct ways of living.
No matter who said it, its profound and when we pass most things through this filter, most of us would be stripped of most knowledge and words. Would not the world be a little better if we held our tongues a bit more :)
yes Myth...it is well said by you..
Tongue is the reason behind for good and evil things....
Tongue can either make or destroy
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