{"id":26,"date":"2003-06-01T19:31:04","date_gmt":"2003-06-02T02:31:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theeduca.mywhc.ca\/?p=26"},"modified":"2003-06-01T19:31:04","modified_gmt":"2003-06-02T02:31:04","slug":"triple-filter-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ashlarcollege.ca\/ashlar-archived\/triple-filter-test\/","title":{"rendered":"The Triple Filter Test"},"content":{"rendered":"

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

As always, just when I think I don\u2019t have anything to share, a Brother forwards me a GEM. This month I have V.W. Bro. David Trace to thank.<\/p>\n

It is called \u201c THE TRIPLE FILTER TEST<\/span><\/strong>\u201d as coined by the great Greek Philosopher Socrates. And is as follows:-<\/p>\n

In ancient Greece, Socrates was reputed to hold knowledge in high esteem.<\/p>\n

One day an acquaintance met the great philosopher on the street and said \u201c Socrates, do you know what I just heard about your good friend?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201c Hold on a minute\u201d Socrates continued \u201c Before telling me anything I\u2019d like you to pass a little test.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s called the “Triple Filter Test.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cTriple Filter????????\u201d \u201c That\u2019s right Socrates continued.<\/p>\n

\u201c Before you talk to me about my friend, it might be a good idea to take a moment to filter out what you are going to say. The first filter is TRUTH<\/strong>. Have you made absolutely sure that what you are about to tell me is the truth?<\/p>\n

\u201cNo\u201d the man said, \u201c I actually just heard about it and \u2026\u2026\u2026.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAll right\u201d said Socrates. \u201cSo you don\u2019t really know if it\u2019s true or not\u201d<\/p>\n

Now let\u2019s try the second filter, the filter of GOODNESS.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Is what you are about to tell me about my friend something good?<\/p>\n

\u201c No, on the contrary\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSo\u201d Socrates continued, \u201c You want to tell me something bad about him but you are not certain if it\u2019s true. You still have a chance to pass the test because there is one filter left, the filter of USEFULNESS. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Is what you want to tell me about my friend going to be useful to me?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNo, not really\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWell, \u201c concluded Socrates, \u201c If what you want to tell me is neither TRUE, GOOD<\/strong> or even USEFUL<\/strong> , why bother telling me at all.\u201d<\/p>\n

MORAL<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The above TEST made me think about the obligation in the Master Mason Degree.<\/p>\n

Gossip and rumours can be so much fun, however, they can also be very devastating.<\/p>\n

This test would be something to remember by all of us for the next time we find ourselves in such a situation.<\/p>\n

BITS and PIECES<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again because there is no effort without error and shortcomings, who knows the great devotion, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the high achievement of triumph and who at worst, if he fails while daring greatly, knows his place shall never be with those timid and cold souls who know neither victory or defeat\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..Theodore Roosevelt<\/p>\n

Sincerely & Fraternally<\/p>\n

Norman McEvoy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It is called \u201c THE TRIPLE FILTER TEST\u201d as coined by the great Greek Philosopher Socrates. And is as follows:-<\/p>\n

In ancient Greece, Socrates was reputed to hold knowledge in high esteem.<\/p>\n

One day an acquaintance met the great philosopher on the street and said \u201c Socrates, do you know what I just heard about your good friend?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201c Hold on a minute\u201d Socrates continued \u201c Before telling me anything I\u2019d like you to pass a little test. It\u2019s called the Triple Filter Test.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cTriple Filter????????\u201d \u201c That\u2019s right Socrates continued.<\/p>\n

\u201c Before you talk to me about my friend, it might be a good idea to take a moment to filter out what you are going to say. The first filter is TRUTH. Have you made absolutely sure that what you are about to tell me is the truth?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":76,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[56],"tags":[72,73,74],"class_list":["post-26","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-the-educator","tag-greek","tag-masonic","tag-socrates"],"rttpg_featured_image_url":null,"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"MasterMason","author_link":"https:\/\/ashlarcollege.ca\/ashlar-archived\/author\/mastermason\/"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":"The Educator<\/a>","rttpg_excerpt":"It is called \u201c THE TRIPLE FILTER TEST\u201d as coined by the great Greek Philosopher Socrates. And is as follows:- In ancient Greece, Socrates was reputed to hold knowledge in high esteem. One day an acquaintance met the great philosopher on the street and said \u201c Socrates, do you know what I just heard about…","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ashlarcollege.ca\/ashlar-archived\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ashlarcollege.ca\/ashlar-archived\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ashlarcollege.ca\/ashlar-archived\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ashlarcollege.ca\/ashlar-archived\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/76"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ashlarcollege.ca\/ashlar-archived\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ashlarcollege.ca\/ashlar-archived\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ashlarcollege.ca\/ashlar-archived\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ashlarcollege.ca\/ashlar-archived\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ashlarcollege.ca\/ashlar-archived\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}