Eniku valare ishtamulla oru story undu..kazhiyunnapole life ill ithu kondu varan shramikkarrundu..Innu athu ivide share cheyanamennu thonni Socrates, who was considered to be phenomenally wise, even in his lifetime. Oneday, someone came up to him and said, “I want to tell you something aboutDiogenes.” Socrates said, “I have a simple principle. Whatever you want to say,you must put it through the triple filter.” The man asked, “What is this triplefilter?” Socrates said, “First thing – whatever you’re going to tell me now,have you ascertained the truth?” The man said, “No. Someone just told me this.”Socrates said, “So it doesn’t pass the first filter. The second filter is, isit something nice?” “No, quite the contrary – that’s why I want to tell youthis.” Socrates said, “Then it doesn’t pass the second filter either. Is itsomething useful?” The man said, “No, I don’t think it’s useful. I just want totell you this.” Socrates said, “That means it doesn’t pass any of the filters.” Put these three filters on yourmind: If someone wants to tell you something, have they made sure that it isthe absolute truth? Is it something good about someone? Is it useful? If, fromwhatever others want to tell you or what you want to tell someone else, youfilter out everything that does not meet these three criteria, you will have alot of space in your mind to do useful, wonderful, and spiritual things. If youfill yourself with unfiltered information, you will always be busy with junk,whether it is someone else’s or your own. You should never take pleasure insomeone else’s problems by gossiping about them. You could make it a rule foryourself to not speak about anyone when that person is not face-to-face withyou.
