[nukkad] Triple Filter 'True?', 'Good?', 'Useful?' Test for Gossip

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Triple Filter 'True?',  'Good?',  'Useful?' 
Test for Gossip: 

When an acquaintance, say X, meets Y 
and says, "Do you know 
what I just heard about Z?" 

Y   shud say: 
     "Before telling me anything I'd like you 
     to pass it thru Triple Filter Test." 
X:  "Triple filter?" 
Y:  "That's right, 
     Before you talk to me about Z,
     it might be a good idea to take a moment 
     and filter what you're going to say. 
     The first filter is 'Truth'. 
     Have you made absolutely sure 
     that what you are about to tell me is True?" 
X:  "No."
Y:  "All right; So you don't really know 
     if it's true or not. 
     Now let's try the second filter, 
     the filter of  'Goodness'. 
     Is what you are about to tell me 
     about Z something Good?" 
X:  "No, on the contrary..." 
Y:  "So, you want to tell me 
     something bad about Z, 
     but you're not certain it's true. 
     You may still pass the test though, 
     because there's one filter left: 
     the filter of 'Usefulness'. 
     Is what you want to tell me 
     about Z going to be Useful to me?" 
X:  "No, not really." 
Y:  "Well, if what you are about to tell me is 
     neither True 
     nor Good 
     nor even Useful, 
     then why tell it to me at all?" 

If we all use this Triple Filter 
each time we hear loose talk 
about any one, 
surely we will all lead 
a healthy and happy life.

Simply & humbly,
AmirAli  Mackwani.
amahmd@juno.com
 

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