Story - Three sieves
Do you know this short lesson story? It is called Socrates's three sieves. His wisdom has been verified by years and it is still current. Let's recall the story together.
One day a furious man came to Socrates, saying,
"Have you heard, Socrates, what did your friend do? I have to tell you right away."
"Just a moment," interrupted him the sage. "What is it, what do you want to tell me through three sieves?"
"Through three sieves?"
"Yes, yes, through three sieves. The first sieve is true. Have you thought if all you want to say is really true?"
"No, I just heard it and I thought ..."
"Well, then you can got through the second sieve, which is Good. Is that what you want to say to me when you can not prove that it's true, is it at least good?"
The man hesitantly replied, "Not at all, on the contrary ..."
"I see!" Interrupted Socrates. "So we can use third sieve. Is what you want to say necessary? Let's see if what you want to say to me and what has made you so upset is necessary!"
"Neither is it necessary ..."
"Well," smiled the sage, "when it is not true, neither good nor necessary, let it be forgotten and do not bother neither yourself nor me!"
I wish we used the 3 Sokrates Sieves in our Communication.
Can you imagine it? How much more silence and peace there would be. How much less quarrels, the conflicts and the disputes there would be. These sieves (truth, goodness, necessity) do not take up much space in the luggage space, just store them in our minds and use them more frequently in communication.