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| Portrait of Socrates. Marble, Roman artwork (1st century), perhaps a copy of a lost bronze statue made by Lysippos. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
“Sir…,” I called out a voice.
The
philosopher Socrates looked up.
“I came to
tell you a news,” said the man trying to tell something.
“Don’t be in
a hurry, my friend…. Did you filter the news by the 3 filters?”
He did not
understand.
“3
filters…?”
“The 1st
filter stops anything that is not true….Is the news you wanted to convey true?”
“I do not
know about that… The others were talking…just that…”
“The second
filter stops bad news. Is the news you brought a good news?”
“No.”
“The third
filter stops any news which affects the others. Can the news you have brought
do good to others?”
“No.”
“The news
that you came to tell me is not true. It is also not a good news. It is not
going to benefit or bring happiness to anyone, isn’t?”
“Yes.”
“My dear
friend, why should we discuss about such a news wasting our time and energy?”
The man who
came fell silent.
Translated by me from "Ullame Ulagam" by Thenkachi Ko Swaminathan (publishers Vanathi Pathipagam).
Translated by me from "Ullame Ulagam" by Thenkachi Ko Swaminathan (publishers Vanathi Pathipagam).
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