Four things belong to a judge: to hear courteously, to answer wisely, to consider soberly, and to decide impartially. ~ Socrates
It’s been hell of a week.
Last Thursday, I had my Finals and the next morning I were to fly to Seattle.
Thus, apologies for the Musicpervs inconsistency there!
Today, the thing I’m about to share is a small fragment of information from series of conversations I and Manish were having on the way back his home at around 1230AM of December 17, 2021.
Well, chew what you can muster!
Socrates during his time had an immense reputation for his thought provoking and profound tank of wisdom.
One fine day, a man came to him and said, “Do you know what I heard about your friend?”
“A moment”, replied Socrates. “Before you tell me, I would like to test you with the three sieves.”
“The Three Sieves?“, what’s that? Asked the man in bewilderment.
“Yes”, continued Socrates. “Before telling me anything about the other, it’s good to take sometime to filter what you mean, I call it the test of the three sieves.”
First, have you verified what you’re going to tell me is true?
No, I just heard it.
I see, So you don’t know if it’s true. Never mind. Let’s go with the second sieve. What you want to tell me about my friend, is it good?
Oh, no no, but it’s the opposite.
Hmm.. so you want to tell me bad things about him and you’re not even sure if they’re true, questioned Socrates.
Maybe you can still pass the test of the third sieve. Socrates went to ask, “Is it useful that I know what you’re going to tell me about this friend?”
Not really!
Thus, concluded Socrates, what you were going to tell me has neither the proof of TRUTH, nor it’s KIND and also isn’t of any UTILITY then — why did you want to tell me this anyway?
Takeaways.
Before you speak anything, 3 things to look for:
- Is it true? Truth.
- Is it kind? Kindness.
- Is it of any good use? Utility.
Namaste.
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