Socrates - 3 Strainer Test

Socrates had a high reputation for wisdom in ancient Greece . They all came to him for advice, and he listened to each one of them.


Someone came one day to the great philosopher and said to him:

"Do you know what I just learned about your friend?


"One moment," answered Socrates. Before you tell me, I'd like you to take a test, that of the three sieves.

-- The three colanders?

“Yes, yes,” resumed Socrates. Before saying all sorts of things about others, it is good to take the time to filter what you would like to say. This is what I call the test of the three strainers. The first sieve is that of truth. Have you checked if what you want to tell me is true?

-- No. I only heard of it...

-- Very well. So you do not know if it is the truth.


Let's try to filter differently by using a second sieve, that of goodness. What you want to tell me about my friend, is it something good?

-- Oh no! On the contrary.

--So, Socrates continued, you want to tell me bad things about him and you're not even sure if they're true.


You may still be able to pass the test, because there remains a sieve, that of utility. Is it useful for you to teach me what my friend would have done?

-- No. Not really.

- So, concludes Socrates:

If what you have to tell me is
neither true nor good nor useful...why would you tell me?"  

 

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A Mid-Life Pop Quiz

Generally, the most commonly cited midlife crisis age range is between 40 and 60. At this halfway point in life, people tend to reevaluate their lives and confront their own mortality. This no-fail, mid-life pop quiz you’re guaranteed to pass whether you’re straddling middle age or thick in the middle of it.   Javascript Quiz Code Type B Template Maker Version 1 Questions/Answers adapted from: Better After 50

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Kids From The 60's and 70's

How did we ever survive ?????

- Some were not good at a school and sometimes had to repeat a year.
No one was sent to a psychologist. No one was hyperactive or or on pills. ... They just kept repeating that year and it was his chance to advance.

- We ate sweets and donuts, drank orange soda with real sugar ... And we had no problems with being overweight, because we were still outside and we were active.

- There were no cell phones, text messages or social media ... We had REAL conversations and nobody knew where we were and what we did !!! Unbelievable!!!

- We did not have Playstations, Nintendo 64, X-Boxes, 99 channels on TV, DVD and video, computers or chatrooms on the Internet ... but actual real friends!

- We were not afraid of rain, snow or frost.

- No one had allergies to dust, grass, nuts, wheat or cow's milk.

1. LOST AND NOT FOUND: SEAT BELTS

The cars had no seat belts, no headrests, and no airbags !!! Not only were there no seat belts, child seats were nowhere to be found.

2. JARTS: IMPALING ARROWS OF DEATH

Can your mind comprehend a more deadly toy than a weighted spear that kids hurl through the air like a missile? No one ever obeyed the actual manufacturer’s rules, we just flung these damn things everywhere. We threw them. They stuck where they landed. If they happened to land in your skull, well, then you should have moved.

Note: After the deaths of three children between 1978 and 1988, they finally outlawed Jarts on December 19, 1988.

3. SEMI-LETHAL PLAYGROUNDS OF HOT METAL

Remember when playgrounds were fun? Sure, there was a pretty good chance you’d be scalded by a hot metal slide, or walk away with tetanus, but that’s what memories are made of.

4. PRECIOUS LITTLE SUN PROTECTION

Back in the 70s, your goal was to get as brown as your skin would permit. Sun BLOCK or sun SCREEN was basically nonexistent. You wanted to AMPLIFY your rays, so women typically lathered on baby oil to get that deep dark tan.

5. HELMETS: FOR THOSE WITH MEDICAL CONDITIONS ONLY

Whether you were riding a bike, roller skating, or skateboarding, one thing was for certain: you were not wearing a head protection. You would have been looked at as a sideshow freak by other kids, and parents would assume you had some kind of medical condition.

6. SECONDHAND SMOKE EVERYWHERE

The world of the 70s was shrouded in a haze of cigarette smoke. It wasn’t just the fact that many more people smoked, it was the absolute 100% lack of concern for those that didn’t, including children. Teachers smoked, doctors smoked, your parents smoked…. and they didn’t take it to a secluded smoking area, they did it right in your face.

7. ROUTINELY ALLOWED TO GET SERIOUSLY HURT

As hard as this is to believe, but when kids got hurt back then, adults didn’t come running with first-aid kits. More than likely you’d be left alone with your pain, with no alternative but to get over it. In the 70s, parents watched their offspring fall from trees and fall off bikes with a smile.

8. IGNORED AND  UNATTENDED ON THE REGULAR BASES

Today, parents won’t let their kids go out to get the mail alone, and any fun with friends has to be scheduled, closely monitored “play dates”. On summer break or weekends in the 1970s, parents kicked their kids out the front door and didn’t let them back in until the sun went down. “Go play,” were their only words, and you were left to your own devices for hours upon hours.

We had freedom and free time, defeats, successes along with  chores/tasks. And we learned to get along with EVERYONE! 

Adapted From: PurpleClover MeTv and TweeniorMoments.com

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All About Maxine™

Meet John Wagner, Maxine's creator, whom she refers to as "Arty-Boy." Wagner created Maxine in 1986 as a new character line for Hallmark's Shoebox Greetings™ card division. He came up with a brazen older woman with a stooped back, a mop of curly gray hair, and most of all an abrasive personality little short of sandpaper. He patterned her after his mother, grandmother, and an unmarried aunt, who provide inspiration for his comic creation. John Wagner John, the creator of Maxine, is originally from New Jersey, but for the past forty years or so he’s called Kansas City his home. When he’s not busy drawing Maxine and Floyd, he can be found remodeling his house or relaxing at his favorite fishing hole. John Wagner's Old Lady In the mid-1980s, John was working on Hallmark’s newly launched Shoebox card line when he got the idea for a character who was a composite of his mother, aunts and grandmother. The character appeared on a couple of cards and was known in-house as “John Wagner’s Old Lady.” The cards quickly grew in popularity. And because the name “John Wagner’s Old Lady” didn’t exactly roll off the tongue, Shoebox soon decided to have a little naming contest. Artists, writers and a few other Hallmarkers were asked to submit a name that fit the character. “Maxine” showed up over and over, and since there was no real evidence of anyone having stuffed the ballot box, it was declared the winner. Maxine and Floyd In the years since, Maxine has—with the help of her faithful dog Floyd—entertained millions with her feisty, insightful and hilarious observations on life. She has graced the covers of countless greeting cards and been featured on mugs, t-shirts, calendars, ornaments and a host of other specialty items. Her quips have filled the pages of several best-selling books. She’s appeared on several TV shows and been written about in newspapers, magazines and blogs and has a stage show in Branson.

Maxine's Take On LEPRECHAUNS​, Maxine's Take On EASTER, Maxine's Take On THANKSGIVING

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