Triple filter

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?" This is why
Socrates was a great philosopher & held in such high esteem.
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Friend, use this triple filter each time u hear loose talk about any of
your near & dear friends.
Forwarded by: G Kirankumar