The 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,
“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?”
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OD>> masa hati tgh hilang pertimbangan…rasa nak le juga….tapi bila dah tenang….gunalah akal…yg elok kan terus kekal!
muaaaccchhhh…..hepinya dia mcm baru keluar dari kandang..kahkah
Salam Jie…
Sukaaaaaaaaaaa sangat entri nih… suka suka sukaaaaaa kat Socrates. Suka kat Jie sebab gi korek kata-kata dia tu dan bubuh kat sini… ahakz… mwah mwah mwah.
muin
yeahhhh…betul….dalam bahasa yang lebih ganas…namanya mengumpat!
combi
ada ke kebaikan?
ha ha ha ha….sedap je kannnnn
neeza
peringatan utk diri sendiri juga…selalu terleka dan tergelincir…jari ni tak der brek ..he he he
bagus tu.. jadi daripada mengumpat mengutuk orang, baik lah tulis blog macam Kak Jie kan heheee…
ade umpat yg memberi pengajaran kpd diri sendiri gak kan kan kan jie..:p
~ meshorat tingkap ~
Itu ni panggil dlm bahasa melayu tabiat mengumpat..betul ke k.jie..? :p