3 Questions We Always Regret Not Asking Ourselves Sooner

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The most powerful weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought or action over another. Train yourself to see and be the good in this day.A couple thousand years ago in ancient Greece, the great philosopher Socrates was strolling contemplatively around a community garden when a neighbor walked up to him and said, “You’re never in a million years going to believe what I just heard about our mutual friend…”“Wait,” Socrates interrupted, putting his hand up in the air. “Before you continue with this story, your words must pass the triple filter test?”“The what?”“The triple filter test,” Socrates said.The neighbor just stared at him with a blank expression.Socrates continued, “The first filter is Truth.

Are you absolutely sure the story you are about to tell me is true?”“Well, no,” the neighbor said, “I literally just heard it from someone else I know.”“Ah-ha…” Socrates quickly replied, “then let’s move on to the second filter.

Is what you are about to share Good in any way, shape or form?”“No… no,” the neighbor said, “This story is actually quite…”Before he could finish his sentence, Socrates interrupted him again, “Ahh, so it may not be true and it is definitely not good.”“That’s right,” the neighbor assured him.“Well, you may still be able to save yourself,” Socrates said. “Is anything about the story you want to share Useful?”The neighbor stared blankly again for a moment and then said, “No, I suppose it’s not really…”“So, you want to tell me something that may not be true, is definitely not good, and is not useful to know?” Socrates asked.