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How true - how often do we create problems for other people in our lives by passing on 'gossip'.... .and we do not know even if it is true. How many names have been tarnished because of useless 'gossip' or 'lies'...... ..we should put ourselves in someone's place before we repeat anything that would hurt another being - as sometimes the other person has no chance of defending themselves. Let's be kind to one another - the law of karma.....

GOSSIP

Keep this philosophy in mind the next time you either hear or are about to repeat a rumor.

In ancient Greece, Socrates was widely lauded for his wisdom. One day the great philosopher came upon an acquaintance who ran up to him excitedly and said, 'Socrates, do you know what I just heard about one of your students?

''Wait a moment,' Socrates replied. 'Before you tell me I'd like you to pass a little test. It's called the Test of Three.'

'Three?'

'That's right,' Socrates continued. 'Before you talk to me about my student, let's take a moment to test what you're going to say.

The first test 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.'

'All right,' said Socrates. 'So you don't really know if it's true or not.

Now let's try the second test, the test of Goodness. Is what you are aboutto tell me about my student something good?'

'No, on the contrary...'

'So,' Socrates continued, 'you want to tell me something bad about him even though you're not certain it's true?'

The man shrugged, a little embarrassed.

Socrates continued. 'You may still pass though, because there is a Third test -- the filter of Usefulness. Is what you want to tell me about my student 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?'

The man was defeated and left, ashamed.

This is the reason Socrates was a great philosopher and held in such high esteem.

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