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Happy friendship Day
In ancient Greece, Socrates was reputed to hold knowledge in high
esteem. One day one fellow 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 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?"
Lesson:
Well we can always participate in loose talks to curb our boredom. But when it comes to you friends its not worth it. Always avoid talking behind the back about your near and dear friends.
Happy friendship Day
Lesson:
Well we can always participate in loose talks to curb our boredom. But when it comes to you friends its not worth it. Always avoid talking behind the back about your near and dear friends.
Happy friendship Day
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