C.S. Lewis - The - Screwtape - Letters

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THE SCREWTAPE LETTERS

by C. S. LEWIS Fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford TO J. R. R. TOLKIEN "T e be!" way "o dr#$e o%" " e de$#l, #f e w#ll no" y#eld "o "ex"! of S&r#'"%re, #! "o (eer and flo%" #), for e &anno" bear !&orn."*L%" er "T e de$#ll . . " e 'rowde !'#r#"e . . &anno" end%re "o be )o&+ed."*T o)a! More Con"en"! ,refa&e I II III I- - -I -II -III I. . .I .II .III .I- .- .-I .-II .-III .I. .. ..I ..II ..III ..I- ..- ..-I ..-II ..-III ..I. ... ...I ,REF/CE I 0/-E no #n"en"#on of ex'la#n#ng ow " e &orre!'onden&e w #& I now offer "o " e '%bl#& fell #n"o )y and!. T ere are "wo e1%al and o''o!#"e error! #n"o w #& o%r ra&e &an fall abo%" " e de$#l!. One #! "o d#!bel#e$e #n " e#r ex#!"en&e. T e o" er #! "o bel#e$e, and "o feel an ex&e!!#$e and %n eal" y #n"ere!" #n " e). T ey " e)!el$e! are e1%ally 'lea!ed by bo" error! and a#l a )a"er#al#!" or a )ag#&#an w#" " e !a)e del#g ". T e !or" of !&r#'" w #& #! %!ed #n " #! boo+ &an be $ery ea!#ly ob"a#ned by anyone w o a! on&e learned " e +na&+2 b%" d#!'o!ed or ex&#"able 'eo'le w o )#g " )a+e a bad %!e of #" ! all no" learn #" fro) )e. Reader! are ad$#!ed "o re)e)ber " a" " e de$#l #! a l#ar. No" e$ery" #ng " a" S&rew"a'e !ay! ! o%ld be a!!%)ed "o be "r%e e$en fro) #! own angle. I a$e )ade no a""e)'" "o #den"#fy any of " e %)an be#ng! )en"#oned #n " e le""er!2 b%" I " #n+ #" $ery %nl#+ely " a" " e 'or"ra#"!, !ay, of Fr. S'#+e or " e 'a"#en"3! )o" er, are w olly (%!". T ere #! w#! f%l " #n+#ng #n 0ell a! well a! on Ear" . In &on&l%!#on, I o%g " "o add " a" no effor" a! been )ade "o &lear %' " e & ronology of " e le""er!. N%)ber .-II a''ear! "o a$e been &o)'o!ed before ra"#on#ng be&a)e !er#o%!2 b%" #n general " e d#abol#&al )e" od of da"#ng !ee)! "o bear no rela"#on "o "erre!"r#al "#)e and I a$e no" a""e)'"ed "o re'rod%&e #". T e #!"ory of " e E%ro'ean War, ex&e'" #n !o far a! #" a''en! now and " en "o #)'#nge %'on " e !'#r#"%al &ond#"#on of one %)an be#ng, wa! ob$#o%!ly of no #n"ere!" "o S&rew"a'e. C. S. LEWIS M/45/LEN COLLE4E J%ly 6, 7897 This book was downloaded from http://www.TrueChristianity.Info/ welcome to our site to download more Christian books free of charge and/or to ask questions at our forum.
This book was downloaded from http://www.TrueChristianity.Info/ welcome to our site to download more Christian books free of charge and/or to ask questions at our forum. I M: 5E/R WORMWOO5, I no"e w a" yo% !ay abo%" g%#d#ng o%r 'a"#en"3! read#ng and "a+#ng &are " a" e !ee! a good deal of #! )a"er#al#!" fr#end. ;%" are yo% no" be#ng a "r#fle na<f= I" !o%nd! a! #f yo% !%''o!ed " a" arg%)en" wa! " e way "o +ee' #) o%" of " e Ene)y3! &l%"& e!. T a" )#g " a$e been !o #f e ad l#$ed a few &en"%r#e! earl#er. /" " a" "#)e " e %)an! !"#ll +new 're""y well w en a " #ng wa! 'ro$ed and w en #" wa! no"2 and #f #" wa! 'ro$ed " ey really bel#e$ed #". T ey !"#ll &onne&"ed " #n+#ng w#" do#ng and were 're'ared "o al"er " e#r way of l#fe a! " e re!%l" of a & a#n of rea!on#ng. ;%" w a" w#" " e wee+ly 're!! and o" er !%& wea'on! we a$e largely al"ered " a". :o%r )an a! been a&&%!"o)ed, e$er !#n&e e wa! a boy, "o a$e a do>en #n&o)'a"#ble ' #lo!o' #e! dan&#ng abo%" "oge" er #n!#de #! ead. 0e doe!n3" " #n+ of do&"r#ne! a! 'r#)ar#ly ""r%e" of "fal!e", b%" a! "a&ade)#&" or "'ra&"#&al", "o%"worn" or "&on"e)'orary", "&on$en"#onal" or "r%" le!!". Jargon, no" arg%)en", #! yo%r be!" ally #n +ee'#ng #) fro) " e C %r& . 5on3" wa!"e "#)e "ry#ng "o )a+e #) " #n+ " a" )a"er#al#!) #! "r%e? Ma+e #) " #n+ #" #! !"rong, or !"ar+, or &o%rageo%!*" a" #" #! " e ' #lo!o' y of " e f%"%re. T a"3! " e !or" of " #ng e &are! abo%". T e "ro%ble abo%" arg%)en" #! " a" #" )o$e! " e w ole !"r%ggle on"o " e Ene)y3! own gro%nd. 0e &an arg%e "oo2 w erea! #n really 'ra&"#&al 'ro'aganda of " e +#nd I a) !%gge!"#ng 0e a! been ! own for &en"%r#e! "o be grea"ly " e #nfer#or of O%r Fa" er ;elow. ;y " e $ery a&" of arg%#ng, yo% awa+e " e 'a"#en"3! rea!on2 and on&e #" #! awa+e, w o &an fore!ee " e re!%l"= E$en #f a 'ar"#&%lar "ra#n of " o%g " &an be "w#!"ed !o a! "o end #n o%r fa$o%r, yo% w#ll f#nd " a" yo% a$e been !"reng" en#ng #n yo%r 'a"#en" " e fa"al ab#" of a""end#ng "o %n#$er!al #!!%e! and w#" draw#ng #! a""en"#on fro) " e !"rea) of #))ed#a"e !en!e ex'er#en&e!. :o%r b%!#ne!! #! "o f#x #! a""en"#on on " e !"rea). Tea& #) "o &all #" "real l#fe" and don3" le" #) a!+ w a" e )ean! by "real". Re)e)ber, e #! no", l#+e yo%, a '%re !'#r#". Ne$er a$#ng been a %)an @O " a" abo)#nable ad$an"age of " e Ene)y3!?A yo% don3" real#!e ow en!la$ed " ey are "o " e 're!!%re of " e ord#nary. I on&e ad a 'a"#en", a !o%nd a" e#!", w o %!ed "o read #n " e ;r#"#! M%!e%). One day, a! e !a" read#ng, I !aw a "ra#n of " o%g " #n #! )#nd beg#nn#ng "o go " e wrong way. T e Ene)y, of &o%r!e, wa! a" #! elbow #n a )o)en". ;efore I +new w ere I wa! I !aw )y "wen"y year!3 wor+ beg#nn#ng "o "o""er. If I ad lo!" )y ead and beg%n "o a""e)'" a defen&e by arg%)en" I ! o%ld a$e been %ndone. ;%" I wa! no" !%& a fool. I !"r%&+ #n!"an"ly a" " e 'ar" of " e )an w #& I ad be!" %nder )y &on"rol and !%gge!"ed " a" #" wa! (%!" abo%" "#)e e ad !o)e l%n& . T e Ene)y 're!%)ably )ade " e &o%n"erB!%gge!"#on @yo% +now ow one &an ne$er 1%#"e o$er ear W a" 0e !ay! "o " e)=A " a" " #! wa! )ore #)'or"an" " an l%n& . /" lea!" I " #n+ " a" )%!" a$e been 0#! l#ne for w en I !a#d "C%#"e. In fa&" )%& "oo #)'or"an" "o "a&+le #" " e end of a )orn#ng", " e 'a"#en" br#g "ened %' &on!#derably2 and by " e "#)e I ad added "M%& be""er &o)e ba&+ af"er l%n& and go #n"o #" w#" a fre! )#nd", e wa! already alf way "o " e door. On&e e wa! #n " e !"ree" " e ba""le wa! won. I ! owed #) a new!boy ! o%"#ng " e )#dday 'a'er, and a No. DE b%! go#ng 'a!", and before e rea& ed " e bo""o) of " e !"e'! I ad go" #n"o #) an %nal"erable &on$#&"#on " a", w a"e$er odd #dea! )#g " &o)e #n"o a )an3! ead w en e wa! ! %" %' alone w#" #! boo+!, a eal" y do!e of "real l#fe" @by w #& e )ean" " e b%! and " e new!boyA wa! eno%g "o ! ow #) " a" all "" a" !or" of " #ng" (%!" &o%ldn3" be "r%e. 0e +new e3d ad a narrow e!&a'e and #n This book was downloaded from http://www.TrueChristianity.Info/ welcome to our site to download more Christian books free of charge and/or to ask questions at our forum.
This book was downloaded from http://www.TrueChristianity.Info/ welcome to our site to download more Christian books free of charge and/or to ask questions at our forum. la"er year! wa! fond of "al+#ng abo%" "" a" #nar"#&%la"e !en!e for a&"%al#"y w #& #! o%r %l"#)a"e !afeg%ard aga#n!" " e aberra"#on! of )ere log#&". 0e #! now !afe #n O%r Fa" er3! o%!e. :o% beg#n "o !ee " e 'o#n"= T an+! "o 'ro&e!!e! w #& we !e" a" wor+ #n " e) &en"%r#e! ago, " ey f#nd #" all b%" #)'o!!#ble "o bel#e$e #n " e %nfa)#l#ar w #le " e fa)#l#ar #! before " e#r eye!. Kee' 're!!#ng o)e on #) " e ord#nar#ne!! of " #ng!. /bo$e all, do no" a""e)'" "o %!e !&#en&e @I )ean, " e real !&#en&e!A a! a defen&e aga#n!" C r#!"#an#"y. T ey w#ll 'o!#"#$ely en&o%rage #) "o " #n+ abo%" real#"#e! e &an3" "o%& and !ee. T ere a$e been !ad &a!e! a)ong " e )odern ' y!#&#!"!. If e )%!" dabble #n !&#en&e, +ee' #) on e&ono)#&! and !o&#ology2 don3" le" #) ge" away fro) " a" #n$al%able "real l#fe". ;%" " e be!" of all #! "o le" #) read no !&#en&e b%" "o g#$e #) a grand general #dea " a" e +now! #" all and " a" e$ery" #ng e a''en! "o a$e '#&+ed %' #n &a!%al "al+ and read#ng #! "" e re!%l"! of )ode) #n$e!"#ga"#on". 5o re)e)ber yo% are " ere "o f%ddle #). Fro) " e way !o)e of yo% yo%ng f#end! "al+, anyone wo%ld !%''o!e #" wa! o%r (ob "o "ea& ? :o%r affe&"#ona"e %n&le SCREWT/,E II M: 5E/R WORMWOO5, I no"e w#" gra$e d#!'lea!%re " a" yo%r 'a"#en" a! be&o)e a C r#!"#an. 5o no" #nd%lge " e o'e " a" yo% w#ll e!&a'e " e %!%al 'enal"#e!2 #ndeed, #n yo%r be""er )o)en"!, I "r%!" yo% wo%ld ardly e$en w#! "o do !o. In " e )ean"#)e we )%!" )a+e " e be!" of " e !#"%a"#on. T ere #! no need "o de!'a#r2 %ndred! of " e!e ad%l" &on$er"! a$e been re&la#)ed af"er a I br#ef !o(o%rn #n " e Ene)y3! &a)' and are now w#" %!. /ll " e ab#"! of " e 'a"#en", bo" )en"al and bod#ly, are !"#ll #n o%r fa$o%r. One of o%r grea" all#e! a" 're!en" #! " e C %r& #"!elf. 5o no" )#!%nder!"and )e. I do r#o" )ean " e C %r& a! we !ee er !'read b%" " ro%g all "#)e and !'a&e and roo"ed #n e"ern#"y, "err#ble a! an ar)y w#" banner!. T a", I &onfe!!, #! a !'e&"a&le w #& )a+e! I o%r bolde!" "e)'"er! %nea!y. ;%" for"%na"ely #" #! 1%#"e #n$#!#ble "o " e!e %)an!. /ll yo%r 'a"#en" !ee! #! " e alfBf#n#! ed, ! a) 4o" #& ere&"#on on " e new b%#ld#ng e!"a"e. W en e goe! #n!#de, e !ee! " e lo&al gro&er w#" ra" er #n o#ly ex're!!#on on #! fa&e b%!"l#ng %' "o offer #) one ! #ny l#""le boo+ &on"a#n#ng a l#"%rgy w #& ne#" er of " e) %nder!"and!, and one ! abby l#""le boo+ &on"a#n#ng &orr%'" "ex"! of a n%)ber of rel#g#o%! lyr#&!, )o!"ly bad, and #n $ery !)all 'r#n". W en e ge"! "o #! 'ew and loo+! ro%nd #) e !ee! (%!" " a" !ele&"#on of #! ne#g bo%r! w o) e a! #" er"o a$o#ded. :o% wan" "o lean 're""y ea$#ly on " o!e ne#g bo%r!. Ma+e #! )#nd fl#" "o and fro be"ween an ex're!!#on l#+e "" e body of C r#!"" and " e a&"%al fa&e! #n " e nex" 'ew. I" )a""er! $ery l#""le, of &o%r!e, w a" +#nd of 'eo'le " a" nex" 'ew really &on"a#n!. :o% )ay +now one of " e) "o be a grea" warr#or on " e Ene)y3! !#de. No )a""er. :o%r 'a"#en", " an+! "o O%r Fa" er below, #! a fool. ,ro$#ded " a" any of " o!e ne#g bo%r! !#ng o%" of "%ne, or a$e boo"! " a" !1%ea+, or do%ble & #n!, or odd &lo" e!, " e 'a"#en" w#ll 1%#"e ea!#ly bel#e$e " a" " e#r rel#g#on )%!" " erefore be !o)e ow r#d#&%lo%!. /" #! 're!en" !"age, yo% !ee, e a! an #dea of "C r#!"#an!" #n #! )#nd w #& e !%''o!e! "o be !'#r#"%al b%" w #& , #n fa&", #! largely '#&"or#al. 0#! )#nd #! f%ll of "oga! and !andal! and ar)o%r and bare leg! and " e )ere fa&" " a" " e o" er 'eo'le #n & %r& wear )odern &lo" e! #! a real*" o%g of &o%r!e an This book was downloaded from http://www.TrueChristianity.Info/ welcome to our site to download more Christian books free of charge and/or to ask questions at our forum.
This book was downloaded from http://www.TrueChristianity.Info/ welcome to our site to download more Christian books free of charge and/or to ask questions at our forum. %n&on!&#o%!*d#ff#&%l"y "o #). Ne$er le" #" &o)e "o " e !%rfa&e2 ne$er le" #) a!+ w a" e ex'e&"ed " e) "o loo+ l#+e. Kee' e$ery" #ng a>y #n #! )#nd now, and yo% w#ll a$e all e"ern#"y w ere#n "o a)%!e yo%r!elf by 'rod%&#ng #n #) " e 'e&%l#ar +#nd of &lar#"y w #& 0ell afford!. Wor+ ard, " en, on " e d#!a''o#n")en" or an"#&l#)ax w #& #! &er"a#nly &o)#ng "o " e 'a"#en" d%r#ng #! f#r!" few wee+! a! a & %r& )an. T e Ene)y allow! " #! d#!a''o#n")en" "o o&&%r on " e " re! old of e$ery %)an endea$o%r. I" o&&%r! w en " e boy w o a! been en& an"ed #n " e n%r!ery by S"or#e! fro) " e Ody!!ey b%&+le! down "o really learn#ng 4ree+. I" o&&%r! w en lo$er! a$e go" )arr#ed and beg#n " e real "a!+ of learn#ng "o l#$e "oge" er. In e$ery de'ar")en" of l#fe #" )ar+! " e "ran!#"#on fro) drea)#ng a!'#ra"#on "o labor#o%! do#ng. T e Ene)y "a+e! " #! r#!+ be&a%!e 0e a! a &%r#o%! fan"a!y of )a+#ng all " e!e d#!g%!"#ng l#""le %)an $er)#n #n"o w a" 0e &all! 0#! "free" lo$er! and !er$an"!*"!on!" #! " e word 0e %!e!, w#" 0#! #n$e"era"e lo$e of degrad#ng " e w ole !'#r#"%al world by %nna"%ral l#a#!on! w#" " e "woBlegged an#)al!. 5e!#r#ng " e#r freedo), 0e " erefore ref%!e! "o &arry " e), by " e#r )ere affe&"#on! and ab#"!, "o any of " e goal! w #& 0e !e"! before " e)F 0e lea$e! " e) "o "do #" on " e#r own". /nd " ere l#e! o%r o''or"%n#"y. ;%" al!o, re)e)ber, " ere l#e! o%r danger. If on&e " ey ge" " ro%g " #! #n#"#al dryne!! !%&&e!!f%lly, " ey be&o)e )%& le!! de'enden" on e)o"#on and " erefore )%& arder "o "e)'". I a$e been wr#"#ng #" er"o on " e a!!%)'"#on " a" " e 'eo'le #n " e nex" 'ew afford no ra"#onal gro%nd for d#!a''o#n")en". Of &o%r!e #f " ey do*#f " e 'a"#en" +now! " a" " e wo)an w#" " e ab!%rd a" #! a fana"#&al br#dgeB'layer or " e )an w#" !1%ea+y boo"! a )#!er and an ex"or"#oner*" en yo%r "a!+ #! !o )%& " e ea!#er. /ll yo% " en a$e "o do #! "o +ee' o%" of #! )#nd " e 1%e!"#on "If I, be#ng w a" I a), &an &on!#der " a" I a) #n !o)e !en!e a C r#!"#an, w y ! o%ld " e d#fferen" $#&e! of " o!e 'eo'le #n " e nex" 'ew 'ro$e " a" " e#r rel#g#on #! )ere y'o&r#!y and &on$en"#on=" :o% )ay a!+ w e" er #" #! 'o!!#ble "o +ee' !%& an ob$#o%! " o%g " fro) o&&%rr#ng e$en "o a %)an )#nd. I" #!, Wor)wood, #" #!? 0andle #) 'ro'erly and #" !#)'ly won3" &o)e #n"o #! ead. 0e a! no" been any" #ng l#+e long eno%g w#" " e Ene)y "o a$e any real %)#l#"y ye". W a" e !ay!, e$en on #! +nee!, abo%" #! own !#nf%lne!! #! all 'arro" "al+. /" bo""o), e !"#ll bel#e$e! e a! r%n %' a $ery fa$o%rable &red#"Bbalan&e #n " e Ene)y3! ledger by allow#ng #)!elf "o be &on$er"ed, and " #n+! " a" e #! ! ow#ng grea" %)#l#"y and &onde!&en!#on #n go#ng "o & %r& w#" " e!e "!)%g", &o))on'la&e ne#g bo%r! a" all. Kee' #) #n " a" !"a"e of )#nd a! long a! yo% &an. :o%r affe&"#ona"e %n&le SCREWT/,E III M: 5E/R WORMWOO5, I a) $ery 'lea!ed by w a" yo% "ell )e abo%" " #! )an3! rela"#on! w#" #! )o" er. ;%" yo% )%!" 're!! yo%r ad$an"age. T e Ene)y w#ll be wor+#ng fro) " e &en"re o%"ward!, grad%ally br#ng#ng )ore and )ore of " e 'a"#en"3! &ond%&" %nder " e new !"andard, and )ay rea& #! be a$#o%r "o " e old lady a" any )o)en". :o% wan" "o ge" #n f#r!". Kee' #n &lo!e "o%& w#" o%r &olleag%e 4l%bo!e w o #! #n & arge of " e )o" er, and b%#ld %' be"ween yo% #n " a" o%!e a good !e""led ab#" of )%"%al annoyan&e2 da#ly '#n'r#&+!. T e follow#ng )e" od! are %!ef%l. 7. Kee' #! )#nd on " e #nner l#fe. 0e " #n+! #! &on$er!#on #! !o)e" #ng #n!#de #) and #! a""en"#on #! " erefore & #efly "%rned a" 're!en" "o " e !"a"e! of #! own )#nd*or ra" er "o " a" $ery ex'%rga"ed $er!#on of " e) w #& #! all yo% This book was downloaded from http://www.TrueChristianity.Info/ welcome to our site to download more Christian books free of charge and/or to ask questions at our forum.
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This book was downloaded from http://www.TrueChristianity.Info/ welcome to our site to download more Christian books free of charge and/or to ask questions at our forum. bro" er #n " e Ene)y3! !"ory, :o%r affe&"#ona"e %n&le SCREWT/,E IM: 5E/R WORMWOO5, T e a)a"e%r#! !%gge!"#on! #n yo%r la!" le""er warn )e " a" #" #! #g "#)e for )e "o wr#"e "o yo% f%lly on " e 'a#nf%l !%b(e&" of 'rayer. :o% )#g " a$e !'ared " e &o))en" " a" )y ad$#&e abo%" #! 'rayer! for #! )o" er #" "'ro$ed !#ng%larly %nfor"%na"e". T a" #! no" " e !or" of " #ng " a" a ne' ew ! o%ld wr#"e "o #! %n&le*nor a (%n#or "e)'"er "o " e %nderB!e&re"ary of a de'ar")en". I" al!o re$eal! an %n'lea!an" de!#re "o ! #f" re!'on!#b#l#"y2 yo% )%!" learn "o 'ay for yo%r own bl%nder!. T e be!" " #ng, w ere #" #! 'o!!#ble, #! "o +ee' " e 'a"#en" fro) " e !er#o%! #n"en"#on of 'ray#ng al"oge" er. W en " e 'a"#en" #! an ad%l" re&en"ly reB&on$er"ed "o " e Ene)y3! 'ar"y, l#+e yo%r )an, " #! #! be!" done by en&o%rag#ng #) "o re)e)ber, or "o " #n+ e re)e)ber!, " e 'arro"Bl#+e na"%re of #! 'rayer! #n & #ld ood. In rea&"#on aga#n!" " a", e )ay be 'er!%aded "o a#) a" !o)e" #ng en"#rely !'on"aneo%!, #nward, #nfor)al, and %nreg%lar#!ed2 and w a" " #! w#ll a&"%ally )ean "o a beg#nner w#ll be an effor" "o 'rod%&e #n #)!elf a $ag%ely de$o"#onal )ood #n w #& real &on&en"ra"#on of w#ll and #n"ell#gen&e a$e no 'ar". One of " e#r 'oe"!, Coler#dge, a! re&orded " a" e d#d no" 'ray "w#" )o$#ng l#'! and bended +nee!" b%" )erely "&o)'o!ed #! !'#r#" "o lo$e" and #nd%lged "a !en!e of !%''l#&a"#on". T a" #! exa&"ly " e !or" of 'rayer we wan"2 and !#n&e #" bear! a !%'erf#&#al re!e)blan&e "o " e 'rayer of !#len&e a! 'ra&"#!ed by " o!e w o are $ery far ad$an&ed #n " e Ene)y3! !er$#&e, &le$er and la>y 'a"#en"! &an be "a+en #n by #" for 1%#"e a long "#)e. /" " e $ery lea!", " ey &an be 'er!%aded " a" " e bod#ly 'o!#"#on )a+e! no d#fferen&e "o " e#r 'rayer!2 for " ey &on!"an"ly forge", w a" yo% )%!" alway! re)e)ber, " a" " ey are an#)al! and " a" w a"e$er " e#r bod#e! do affe&"! " e#r !o%l!. I" #! f%nny ow )or"al! alway! '#&"%re %! a! '%""#ng " #ng! #n"o " e#r )#nd!F #n real#"y o%r be!" wor+ #! done by +ee'#ng " #ng! o%". If " #! fa#l!, yo% )%!" fall ba&+ on a !%b"ler )#!d#re&"#on of #! #n"en"#on. W ene$er " ey are a""end#ng "o " e Ene)y 0#)!elf we are defea"ed, b%" " ere are way! of 're$en"#ng " e) fro) do#ng !o. T e !#)'le!" #! "o "%rn " e#r ga>e away fro) 0#) "oward! " e)!el$e!. Kee' " e) wa"& #ng " e#r own )#nd! and "ry#ng "o 'rod%&e feel#ng! " ere by " e a&"#on of " e#r own w#ll!. W en " ey )ean" "o a!+ 0#) for & ar#"y, le" " e), #n!"ead, !"ar" "ry#ng "o )an%fa&"%re & ar#"able feel#ng! for " e)!el$e! and no" no"#&e " a" " #! #! w a" " ey are do#ng. W en " ey )ean" "o 'ray for &o%rage, le" " e) really be "ry#ng "o feel bra$e. W en " ey !ay " ey are 'ray#ng for forg#$ene!!, le" " e) be "ry#ng "o feel forg#$en. Tea& " e) "o e!"#)a"e " e $al%e of ea& 'rayer by " e#r !%&&e!! #n 'rod%&#ng " e de!#red feel#ng2 and ne$er le" " e) !%!'e&" ow )%& !%&&e!! or fa#l%re of " a" +#nd de'end! on w e" er " ey are well or #ll, fre! or "#red, a" " e )o)en". ;%" of &o%r!e " e Ene)y w#ll no" )ean"#)e be #dle. W ere$er " ere #! 'rayer, " ere #! danger of 0#! own #))ed#a"e a&"#on. 0e #! &yn#&ally #nd#fferen" "o " e d#gn#"y of 0#! 'o!#"#on, and o%r!, a! '%re !'#r#"!, and "o %)an an#)al! on " e#r +nee! 0e 'o%r! o%" !elfB+nowledge #n a 1%#"e ! a)ele!! fa! #on. ;%" e$en #f 0e defea"! yo%r f#r!" a""e)'" a" )#!d#re&"#on, we a$e a !%b"ler wea'on. T e %)an! do no" !"ar" fro) " a" d#re&" 'er&e'"#on of 0#) w #& we, %n a''#ly, This book was downloaded from http://www.TrueChristianity.Info/ welcome to our site to download more Christian books free of charge and/or to ask questions at our forum.
This book was downloaded from http://www.TrueChristianity.Info/ welcome to our site to download more Christian books free of charge and/or to ask questions at our forum. &anno" a$o#d. T ey a$e ne$er +nown " a" g a!"ly l%)#no!#"y, " a" !"abb#ng and !ear#ng glare w #& )a+e! " e ba&+gro%nd of 'er)anen" 'a#n "o o%r l#$e!. If yo% loo+ #n"o yo%r 'a"#en"3! )#nd w en e #! 'ray#ng, yo% w#ll no" f#nd " a". If yo% exa)#ne " e ob(e&" "o w #& e #! a""end#ng, yo% w#ll f#nd " a" #" #! a &o)'o!#"e ob(e&" &on"a#n#ng )any 1%#"e r#d#&%lo%! #ngred#en"!. T ere w#ll be #)age! der#$ed fro) '#&"%re! of " e Ene)y a! 0e a''eared d%r#ng " e d#!&red#"able e'#!ode +nown a! " e In&arna"#onF " ere w#ll be $ag%er*'er a'! 1%#"e !a$age and '%er#le*#)age! a!!o&#a"ed w#" " e o" er "wo ,er!on!. T ere w#ll e$en be !o)e of #! own re$eren&e @and of bod#ly !en!a"#on! a&&o)'any#ng #"A ob(e&"#f#ed and a""r#b%"ed "o " e ob(e&" re$ered. I a$e +nown &a!e! w ere w a" " e 'a"#en" &alled #! "4od" wa! a&"%ally lo&a"ed*%' and "o " e lef" a" " e &orner of " e bedroo) &e#l#ng, or #n!#de #! own ead, or #n a &r%&#f#x on " e wall. ;%" w a"e$er " e na"%re of " e &o)'o!#"e ob(e&", yo% )%!" +ee' #) 'ray#ng "o #"*"o " e " #ng " a" e a! )ade, no" "o " e ,er!on w o a! )ade #). :o% )ay e$en en&o%rage #) "o a""a& grea" #)'or"an&e "o " e &orre&"#on and #)'ro$e)en" of #! &o)'o!#"e ob(e&", and "o +ee'#ng #" !"ead#ly before #! #)ag#na"#on d%r#ng " e w ole 'rayer. For #f e e$er &o)e! "o )a+e " e d#!"#n&"#on, #f e$er e &on!&#o%!ly d#re&"! #! 'rayer! "No" "o w a" I " #n+ " o% ar" b%" "o w a" " o% +nowe!" " y!elf "o be", o%r !#"%a"#on #!, for " e )o)en", de!'era"e. On&e all #! " o%g "! and #)age! a$e been fl%ng a!#de or, #f re"a#ned, re"a#ned w#" a f%ll re&ogn#"#on of " e#r )erely !%b(e&"#$e na"%re, and " e )an "r%!"! #)!elf "o " e &o)'le"ely real, ex"ernal, #n$#!#ble ,re!en&e, " ere w#" #) #n " e roo) and ne$er +nowable by #) a! e #! +nown by #"*w y, " en #" #! " a" " e #n&al&%lable )ay o&&%r. In a$o#d#ng " #! !#"%a"#on*" #! real na+edne!! of " e !o%l #n 'rayer*yo% w#ll be el'ed by " e fa&" " a" " e %)an! " e)!el$e! do no" de!#re #" a! )%& a! " ey !%''o!e. T ere3! !%& a " #ng a! ge""#ng )ore " an " ey barga#ned for? :o%r affe&"#ona"e %n&le SCREWT/,E M: 5E/R WORMWOO5, I" #! a l#""le b#" d#!a''o#n"#ng "o ex'e&" a de"a#led re'or" on yo%r wor+ and "o re&e#$e #n!"ead !%& a $ag%e r a'!ody a! yo%r la!" le""er. :o% !ay yo% are "del#r#o%! w#" (oy" be&a%!e " e E%ro'ean %)an! a$e !"ar"ed ano" er of " e#r war!. I !ee $ery well w a" a! a''ened "o yo%. :o% are no" del#r#o%!2 yo% are only dr%n+. Read#ng be"ween " e l#ne! #n yo%r $ery %nbalan&ed a&&o%n" of " e 'a"#en"3! !lee'le!! n#g ", I &an re&on!"r%&" yo%r !"a"e of )#nd fa#rly a&&%ra"ely. For " e f#r!" "#)e #n yo%r &areer yo% a$e "a!"ed " a" w#ne w #& #! " e reward of all o%r labo%r!*" e ang%#! and bew#lder)en" of a %)an !o%l*and #" a! gone "o yo%r ead. I &an ardly bla)e yo%. I do no" ex'e&" old ead! on yo%ng ! o%lder!. 5#d " e 'a"#en" re!'ond "o !o)e of yo%r "errorB'#&"%re! of " e f%"%re= 5#d yo% wor+ #n !o)e good !elfB'#"y#ng glan&e! a" " e a''y 'a!"=*!o)e f#ne " r#ll! #n " e '#" of #! !"o)a& , were " ere= :o% 'layed yo%r $#ol#n 're""#ly d#d yo%= Well, well, #"3! all $ery na"%ral. ;%" do re)e)ber, Wor)wood, " a" d%"y &o)e! before 'lea!%re. If any 're!en" !elfB#nd%lgen&e on yo%r 'ar" lead! "o " e %l"#)a"e lo!! of " e 'rey, yo% w#ll be lef" e"ernally " #r!"#ng for " a" dra%g " of w #& yo% are now !o )%& en(oy#ng yo%r f#r!" !#'. If, on " e o" er and, by !"eady and &oolB eaded a''l#&a"#on ere and now yo% &an f#nally !e&%re #! !o%l, e w#ll " en be yo%r! fore$er*a br#)Bf%ll l#$#ng & al#&e of de!'a#r and orror and a!"on#! )en" w #& yo% &an ra#!e "o yo%r l#'! a! of"en a! yo% 'lea!e. So do no" allow any "e)'orary ex&#"e)en" "o d#!"ra&" yo% fro) " e real b%!#ne!! of %nder)#n#ng fa#" and This book was downloaded from http://www.TrueChristianity.Info/ welcome to our site to download more Christian books free of charge and/or to ask questions at our forum.
This book was downloaded from http://www.TrueChristianity.Info/ welcome to our site to download more Christian books free of charge and/or to ask questions at our forum. 're$en"#ng " e for)a"#on of $#r"%e!. 4#$e )e w#" o%" fa#l #n yo%r nex" le""er a f%ll a&&o%n" of " e 'a"#en"3! rea&"#on! "o " e war, !o " a" we &an &on!#der w e" er yo% are l#+ely "o do )ore good by )a+#ng #) an ex"re)e 'a"r#o" or an arden" 'a&#f#!". T ere are all !or"! of 'o!!#b#l#"#e!. In " e )ean"#)e, I )%!" warn yo% no" "o o'e "oo )%& fro) a war. Of &o%r!e a war #! en"er"a#n#ng. T e #))ed#a"e fear and !%ffer#ng of " e %)an! #! a leg#"#)a"e and 'lea!#ng refre! )en" for o%r )yr#ad! of "o#l#ng wor+er!. ;%" w a" 'er)anen" good doe! #" do %! %nle!! we )a+e %!e of #" for br#ng#ng !o%l! "o O%r Fa" er ;elow= W en I !ee " e "e)'oral !%ffer#ng of %)an! w o f#nally e!&a'e %!, I feel a! #f I ad been allowed "o "a!"e " e f#r!" &o%r!e of a r#& ban1%e" and " en den#ed " e re!". I" #! wor!e " an no" "o a$e "a!"ed #" a" all. T e Ene)y, "r%e "o 0#! barbaro%! )e" od! of warfare, allow! %! "o !ee " e ! or" )#!ery of 0#! fa$o%r#"e! only "o "an"al#!e and "or)en" %!*"o )o&+ " e #n&e!!an" %nger w #& , d%r#ng " #! 're!en" ' a!e of " e grea" &onfl#&", 0#! blo&+ade #! ad)#""edly #)'o!#ng. Le" %! " erefore " #n+ ra" er ow "o %!e, " an ow "o en(oy, " #! E%ro'ean war. For #" a! &er"a#n "enden&#e! #n eren" #n #" w #& are, #n " e)!el$e!, by no )ean! #n o%r fa$o%r. We )ay o'e for a good deal of &r%el"y and %n& a!"#"y. ;%", #f we are no" &aref%l, we ! all !ee " o%!and! "%rn#ng #n " #! "r#b%la"#on "o " e Ene)y, w #le "en! of " o%!and! w o do no" go !o far a! " a" w#ll ne$er" ele!! a$e " e#r a""en"#on d#$er"ed fro) " e)!el$e! "o $al%e! and &a%!e! w #& " ey bel#e$e "o be #g er " an " e !elf. I +now " a" " e Ene)y d#!a''ro$e! )any of " e!e &a%!e!. ;%" " a" #! w ere 0e #! !o %nfa#r. 0e of"en )a+e! 'r#>e! of %)an! w o a$e g#$en " e#r l#$e! for &a%!e! 0e " #n+! bad on " e )on!"ro%!ly !o' #!"#&al gro%nd " a" " e %)an! " o%g " " e) good and were follow#ng " e be!" " ey +new. Con!#der "oo w a" %nde!#rable dea" ! o&&%r #n war"#)e. Men are +#lled #n 'la&e! w ere " ey +new " ey )#g " be +#lled and "o w #& " ey go, #f " ey are a" all of " e Ene)y3! 'ar"y, 're'ared. 0ow )%& be""er for %! #f all %)an! d#ed #n &o!"ly n%r!#ng o)e! a)#d do&"or! w o l#e, n%r!e! w o l#e, fr#end! w o l#e, a! we a$e "ra#ned " e), 'ro)#!#ng l#fe "o " e dy#ng, en&o%rag#ng " e bel#ef " a" !#&+ne!! ex&%!e! e$ery #nd%lgen&e, and e$en, #f o%r wor+er! +now " e#r (ob, w#" old#ng all !%gge!"#on of a 'r#e!" le!" #" ! o%ld be"ray "o " e !#&+ )an #! "r%e &ond#"#on? /nd ow d#!a!"ro%! for %! #! " e &on"#n%al re)e)bran&e of dea" w #& war enfor&e!. One of o%r be!" wea'on!, &on"en"ed worldl#ne!!, #! rendered %!ele!!. In war"#)e no" e$en a %)an &an bel#e$e " a" e #! go#ng "o l#$e fore$er. I +now " a" S&ab"ree and o" er! a$e !een #n war! a grea" o''or"%n#"y for a""a&+! on fa#" , b%" I " #n+ " a" $#ew wa! exaggera"ed. T e Ene)y3! %)an 'ar"#!an! a$e all been 'la#nly "old by 0#) " a" !%ffer#ng #! an e!!en"#al 'ar" of w a" 0e &all! Rede)'"#on2 !o " a" a fa#" w #& #! de!"royed by a war or a 'e!"#len&e &anno" really a$e been wor" " e "ro%ble of de!"roy#ng. I a) !'ea+#ng now of d#ff%!ed !%ffer#ng o$er a long 'er#od !%& a! " e war w#ll 'rod%&e. Of &o%r!e, a" " e 're&#!e )o)en" of "error, berea$e)en", or ' y!#&al 'a#n, yo% )ay &a"& yo%r )an w en #! rea!on #! "e)'orar#ly !%!'ended. ;%" e$en " en, #f e a''l#e! "o Ene)y ead1%ar"er!, I a$e fo%nd " a" " e 'o!" #! nearly alway! defended, :o%r affe&"#ona"e %n&le SCREWT/,E -I M: 5E/R WORMWOO5, This book was downloaded from http://www.TrueChristianity.Info/ welcome to our site to download more Christian books free of charge and/or to ask questions at our forum.
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I a) del#g "ed "o ear " a" yo%r 'a"#en"3! age and 'rofe!!#on )a+e #" 'o!!#ble, b%" by no )ean! &er"a#n, " a" e w#ll be &alled %' for )#l#"ary !er$#&e. We wan" #) "o be #n " e )ax#)%) %n&er"a#n"y, !o " a" #! )#nd w#ll be f#lled w#" &on"rad#&"ory '#&"%re! of " e f%"%re, e$ery one of w #& aro%!e! o'e or fear. T ere #! no" #ng l#+e !%!'en!e and anx#e"y for barr#&ad#ng a %)an3! )#nd aga#n!" " e Ene)y. 0e wan"! )en "o be &on&erned w#" w a" " ey do2 o%r b%!#ne!! #! "o +ee' " e) " #n+#ng abo%" w a" w#ll a''en "o " e). :o%r 'a"#en" w#ll, of &o%r!e, a$e '#&+ed %' " e no"#on " a" e )%!" !%b)#" w#" 'a"#en&e "o " e Ene)y3! w#ll. W a" " e Ene)y )ean! by " #! #! 'r#)ar#ly " a" e ! o%ld a&&e'" w#" 'a"#en&e " e "r#b%la"#on w #& a! a&"%ally been deal" o%" "o #)*" e 're!en" anx#e"y and !%!'en!e. I" #! abo%" " #! " a" e #! "o !ay "T y w#ll be done", and for " e da#ly "a!+ of bear#ng " #! " a" " e da#ly bread w#ll be 'ro$#ded. I" #! yo%r b%!#ne!! "o !ee " a" " e 'a"#en" ne$er " #n+! of " e 're!en" fear a! #! a''o#n"ed &ro!! b%" only of " e " #ng! e #! afra#d of. Le" #) regard " e) a! #! &ro!!e!F le" #) forge" " a", !#n&e " ey are #n&o)'a"#ble, " ey &anno" all a''en "o #), and le" #) "ry "o 'ra&"#!e for"#"%de and 'a"#en&e "o " e) all #n ad$an&e. For real re!#gna"#on, a" " e !a)e )o)en", "o a do>en d#fferen" and y'o" e"#&al fa"e!, #! al)o!" #)'o!!#ble, and " e Ene)y doe! no" grea"ly a!!#!" " o!e w o are "ry#ng "o a""a#n #"F re!#gna"#on "o 're!en" and a&"%al !%ffer#ng, e$en w ere " a" !%ffer#ng &on!#!"! of fear, #! far ea!#er and #! %!%ally el'ed by " #! d#re&" a&"#on. /n #)'or"an" !'#r#"%al law #! ere #n$ol$ed. I a$e ex'la#ned " a" yo% &an wea+en #! 'rayer! by d#$er"#ng #! a""en"#on fro) " e Ene)y 0#)!elf "o #! own !"a"e! of )#nd abo%" " e Ene)y. On " e o" er and fear be&o)e! ea!#er "o )a!"er w en " e 'a"#en"3! )#nd #! d#$er"ed fro) " e " #ng feared "o " e fear #"!elf, &on!#dered a! a 're!en" and %nde!#rable !"a"e of #! own )#nd2 and w en e regard! " e fear a! #! a''o#n"ed &ro!! e w#ll #ne$#"ably " #n+ of #" a! a !"a"e of )#nd. One &an " erefore for)%la"e " e general r%le2 #n all a&"#$#"#e! of )#nd w #& fa$o%r o%r &a%!e, en&o%rage " e 'a"#en" "o be %nB!elf&on!&#o%! and "o &on&en"ra"e on " e ob(e&", b%" #n all a&"#$#"#e! fa$o%rable "o " e Ene)y bend #! )#nd ba&+ on #"!elf. Le" an #n!%l" or a wo)an3! body !o f#x #! a""en"#on o%"ward " a" e doe! no" refle&" "I a) now en"er#ng #n"o " e !"a"e &alled /nger*or " e !"a"e &alled L%!"". Con"rar#w#!e le" " e refle&"#on "My feel#ng! are now grow#ng )ore de$o%", or )ore & ar#"able" !o f#x #! a""en"#on #nward " a" e no longer loo+! beyond #)!elf "o !ee o%r Ene)y or #! own ne#g bo%r!. /! regard! #! )ore general a""#"%de "o " e war, yo% )%!" no" rely "oo )%& on " o!e feel#ng! of a"red w #& " e %)an! are !o fond of d#!&%!!#ng #n C r#!"#an, or an"#BC r#!"#an, 'er#od#&al!. In #! ang%#! , " e 'a"#en" &an, of &o%r!e, be en&o%raged "o re$enge #)!elf by !o)e $#nd#&"#$e feel#ng! d#re&"ed "oward! " e 4er)an leader!, and " a" #! good !o far a! #" goe!. ;%" #" #! %!%ally a !or" of )elodra)a"#& or )y" #&al a"red d#re&"ed aga#n!" #)ag#nary !&a'egoa"!. 0e a! ne$er )e" " e!e 'eo'le #n real l#fe*" ey are lay f#g%re! )odelled on w a" e ge"! fro) new!'a'er!. T e re!%l"! of !%& fan&#f%l a"red are of"en )o!" d#!a''o#n"#ng, and of all %)an! " e Engl#! are #n " #! re!'e&" " e )o!" de'lorable )#l+!o'!. T ey are &rea"%re! of " a" )#!erable !or" w o lo%dly 'ro&la#) " a" "or"%re #! "oo good for " e#r ene)#e! and " en g#$e "ea and &#gare""e! "o " e f#r!" wo%nded 4er)an '#lo" w o "%rn! %' a" " e ba&+ door. 5o w a" yo% w#ll, " ere #! go#ng "o be !o)e bene$olen&e, a! well a! !o)e )al#&e, #n yo%r 'a"#en"3! !o%l. T e grea" " #ng #! "o d#re&" " e )al#&e "o #! #))ed#a"e ne#g bo%r! w o) e )ee"! e$ery day and "o " r%!" #! bene$olen&e o%" "o " e re)o"e &#r&%)feren&e, "o 'eo'le e doe! no" +now. T e )al#&e " %! be&o)e! w olly real and " e bene$olen&e largely #)ag#nary. T ere #! no good a" all #n #nfla)#ng #! a"red of 4er)an! #f, a" " e !a)e "#)e, a 'ern#&#o%! ab#" of & ar#"y #! This book was downloaded from http://www.TrueChristianity.Info/ welcome to our site to download more Christian books free of charge and/or to ask questions at our forum.
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This book was downloaded from http://www.TrueChristianity.Info/ welcome to our site to download more Christian books free of charge and/or to ask questions at our forum. grow#ng %' be"ween #) and #! )o" er, #! e)'loyer, and " e )an e )ee"! #n " e "ra#n. T #n+ of yo%r )an a! a !er#e! of &on&en"r#& &#r&le!, #! w#ll be#ng " e #nner)o!", #! #n"elle&" &o)#ng nex", and f#nally #! fan"a!y. :o% &an ardly o'e, a" on&e, "o ex&l%de fro) all " e &#r&le! e$ery" #ng " a" !)ell! of " e Ene)yF b%" yo% )%!" +ee' on ! o$#ng all " e $#r"%e! o%"ward "#ll " ey are f#nally lo&a"ed #n " e &#r&le of fan"a!y, and all " e de!#rable 1%al#"#e! #nward #n"o " e W#ll. I" #! only #n !o far a! " ey rea& " e w#ll and are " ere e)bod#ed #n ab#"! " a" " e $#r"%e! are really fa"al "o %!. @I don3", of &o%r!e, )ean w a" " e 'a"#en" )#!"a+e! for #! w#ll, " e &on!&#o%! f%)e and fre" of re!ol%"#on! and &len& ed "ee" , b%" " e real &en"re, w a" " e Ene)y &all! " e 0ear".A /ll !or"! of $#r"%e! 'a#n"ed #n " e fan"a!y or a''ro$ed by " e #n"elle&" or e$en, #n !o)e )ea!%re, lo$ed and ad)#red, w#ll no" +ee' a )an fro) o%r Fa" er3! o%!eF #ndeed " ey )ay )a+e #) )ore a)%!#ng w en e ge"! " ere, :o%r affe&"#ona"e %n&le SCREWT/,E -II M: 5E/R WORMWOO5, I wonder yo% ! o%ld a!+ )e w e" er #" #! e!!en"#al "o +ee' " e 'a"#en" #n #gnoran&e of yo%r own ex#!"en&e. T a" 1%e!"#on, a" lea!" for " e 're!en" ' a!e of " e !"r%ggle, a! been an!wered for %! by " e 0#g Co))and. O%r 'ol#&y, for " e )o)en", #! "o &on&eal o%r!el$e!. Of &o%r!e " #! a! no" alway! been !o. We are really fa&ed w#" a &r%el d#le))a. W en " e %)an! d#!bel#e$e #n o%r ex#!"en&e we lo!e all e 'lea!#ng re!%l"! of d#re&" "error#!) and we )a+e no )ag#&#an!. On " e o" er and, w en " ey bel#e$e #n %!, we &anno" )a+e " e) )a"er#al#!"! and !&e'"#&!. /" lea!", no" ye". I a$e grea" o'e! " a" we ! all learn #n d%e "#)e ow "o e)o"#onal#!e and )y" olog#!e " e#r !&#en&e "o !%& an ex"en" " a" w a" #!, #n effe&", bel#ef #n %!, @" o%g no" %nder " a" na)eA w#ll &ree' #n w #le " e %)an )#nd re)a#n! &lo!ed "o bel#ef #n " e Ene)y. T e "L#fe For&e", " e wor! #' of !ex, and !o)e a!'e&"! of ,!y& oanaly!#!, )ay ere 'ro$e %!ef%l. If on&e we &an 'rod%&e o%r 'erfe&" wor+*" e Ma"er#al#!" Mag#&#an, " e )an, no" %!#ng, b%" $er#"ably wor! #''#ng, w a" e $ag%ely &all! "For&e!" w #le deny#ng " e ex#!"en&e of "!'#r#"!"*" en " e end of " e war w#ll be #n !#g ". ;%" #n " e )ean"#)e we )%!" obey o%r order!. I do no" " #n+ yo% w#ll a$e )%& d#ff#&%l"y #n +ee'#ng " e 'a"#en" #n " e dar+. T e fa&" " a" "de$#l!" are 'redo)#nan"ly &o)#& f#g%re! #n " e )odern #)ag#na"#on w#ll el' yo%. If any fa#n" !%!'#&#on of yo%r ex#!"en&e beg#n! "o ar#!e #n #! )#nd, !%gge!" "o #) a '#&"%re of !o)e" #ng #n red "#g "!, and 'er!%ade #) " a" !#n&e e &anno" bel#e$e #n " a" @#" #! an old "ex"boo+ )e" od of &onf%!#ng " e)A e " erefore &anno" bel#e$e #n yo%. I ad no" forgo""en )y 'ro)#!e "o &on!#der w e" er we ! o%ld )a+e " e 'a"#en" an ex"re)e 'a"r#o" or an ex"re)e 'a&#f#!". /ll ex"re)e!, ex&e'" ex"re)e de$o"#on "o " e Ene)y, are "o be en&o%raged. No" alway!, of &o%r!e, b%" a" " #! 'er#od. So)e age! are l%+ewar) and &o)'la&en", and " en #" #! o%r b%!#ne!! "o !oo" e " e) ye" fa!"er a!lee'. O" er age!, of w #& " e 're!en" #! one, are %nbalan&ed and 'rone "o fa&"#on, and #" #! o%r b%!#ne!! "o #nfla)e " e). /ny !)all &o"er#e, bo%nd "oge" er by !o)e #n"ere!" w #& o" er )en d#!l#+e or #gnore, "end! "o de$elo' #n!#de #"!elf a o" o%!e )%"%al ad)#ra"#on, and "oward! " e o%"er world, a grea" deal of 'r#de and a"red w #& #! en"er"a#ned w#" o%" ! a)e be&a%!e " e "Ca%!e" #! #"! !'on!or and #" #! " o%g " "o be #)'er!onal. E$en w en " e l#""le gro%' ex#!"! or#g#nally for " e Ene)y3! own '%r'o!e!, " #! re)a#n! "r%e. We wan" " e C %r& "o be !)all no" only " a" fewer )en )ay +now " e Ene)y b%" al!o " a" This book was downloaded from http://www.TrueChristianity.Info/ welcome to our site to download more Christian books free of charge and/or to ask questions at our forum.
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This book was downloaded from http://www.TrueChristianity.Info/ welcome to our site to download more Christian books free of charge and/or to ask questions at our forum. " o!e w o do )ay a&1%#re " e %nea!y #n"en!#"y and " e defen!#$e !elfBr#g "o%!ne!! of a !e&re" !o&#e"y or a &l#1%e. T e C %r& er!elf #!, of &o%r!e, ea$#ly defended and we a$e ne$er ye" 1%#"e !%&&eeded #n g#$#ng er all " e & ara&"er#!"#&! of a fa&"#on2 b%" !%bord#na"e fa&"#on! w#" #n er a$e of"en 'rod%&ed ad)#rable re!%l"!, fro) " e 'ar"#e! of ,a%l and of /'ollo! a" Cor#n" down "o " e 0#g and Low 'ar"#e! #n " e C %r& of England. If yo%r 'a"#en" &an be #nd%&ed "o be&o)e a &on!&#en"#o%! ob(e&"or e w#ll a%"o)a"#&ally f#nd #)!elf one of a !)all, $o&al, organ#!ed, %n'o'%lar !o&#e"y, and " e effe&"! of " #!, on one !o new "o C r#!"#an#"y, w#ll al)o!" &er"a#nly be good. ;%" only al)o!" &er"a#nly. 0a! e ad !er#o%! do%b"! abo%" " e lawf%lne!! !er$#ng #n a (%!" war before " #! 're!en" war of !er$#ng began= I! e a )an of grea" ' y!#&al &o%rage*!o grea" " a" e w#ll a$e no alfB&on!&#o%! )#!g#$#ng! abo%" " e real )o"#$e! of #! 'a&#f#!)= Can e, w en neare!" "o one!"y @no %)an #! e$er $ery nearA, feel f%lly &on$#n&ed " a" e a&"%a"ed w olly by " e de!#re "o obey " e Ene)y= If e #! " a" !or" of )an, #! 'a&#f#!) w#ll 'robably no" do %! )%& good, and " e Ene)y w#ll 'robably 'ro"e&" #) fro) " e %!%al &on!e1%en&e! of belong#ng "o a !e&". :o%r be!" 'lan, #n " a" &a!e, wo%ld be "o a""e)'" a !%dden, &onf%!ed, e)o"#onal &r#!#! fro) w #& e )#g " e)erge a! an %nea!y &on$er" "o 'a"r#o"#!). S%& " #ng! &an of"en be )anaged. ;%" #f e #! " e )an I "a+e #) "o be, "ry ,a&#f#!). W #& e$er e ado'"!, yo%r )a#n "a!+ w#ll be " e !a)e. Le" #) beg#n by "rea"#ng " e ,a"r#o"#!) or " e ,a&#f#!) a! a 'ar" of #! rel#g#on. T en le" #), %nder " e #nfl%en&e of 'ar"#!an !'#r#", &o)e "o regard #" a! " e )o!" #)'or"an" 'ar". T en 1%#e"ly and grad%ally n%r!e #) on "o " e !"age a" w #& " e rel#g#on be&o)e! )erely 'ar" of " e "&a%!e", #n w #& C r#!"#an#"y #! $al%ed & #efly be&a%!e of " e ex&ellen" arg%)en"! #" &an 'rod%&e #n fa$o%r of " e ;r#"#! warBeffor" or of ,a&#f#!). T e a""#"%de w #& yo% wan" "o g%ard aga#n!" #! " a" #n w #& "e)'oral affa#r! are "rea"ed 'r#)ar#ly a! )a"er#al for obed#en&e. On&e yo% a$e )ade " e World an end, and fa#" a )ean!, yo% a$e al)o!" won yo%r )an, and #" )a+e! $ery l#""le d#fferen&e w a" +#nd of worldly end e #! '%r!%#ng. ,ro$#ded " a" )ee"#ng!, 'a)' le"!, 'ol#&#e!, )o$e)en"!, &a%!e!, and &r%!ade!, )a""er )ore "o #) " an 'rayer! and !a&ra)en"! and & ar#"y, e #! o%r!*and " e )ore "rel#g#o%!" @on " o!e "er)!A " e )ore !e&%rely o%r!. I &o%ld ! ow yo% a 're""y &agef%l down ere, :o%r affe&"#ona"e %n&le SCREWT/,E
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This book was downloaded from http://www.TrueChristianity.Info/ welcome to our site to download more Christian books free of charge and/or to ask questions at our forum. -III M: 5E/R WORMWOO5, So yo% " a$e grea" o'e! " a" " e 'a"#en"3! rel#g#o%! ' a!e #! dy#ng away", a$e yo%= I alway! " o%g " " e Tra#n#ng College ad gone "o '#e&e! !#n&e " ey '%" old Sl%bgob a" " e ead of #", and now I a) !%re. 0a! no one e$er "old yo% abo%" " e law of Hnd%la"#on= 0%)an! are a)' #b#an!* alf !'#r#" and alf an#)al. @T e Ene)y3! de"er)#na"#on "o 'rod%&e !%& a re$ol"#ng ybr#d wa! one of " e " #ng! " a" de"er)#ned O%r Fa" er "o w#" draw #! !%''or" fro) 0#).A /! !'#r#"! " ey belong "o " e e"ernal world, b%" a! an#)al! " ey #n ab#" "#)e. T #! )ean! " a" w #le " e#r !'#r#" &an be d#re&"ed "o an e"ernal ob(e&", " e#r bod#e!, 'a!!#on!, and #)ag#na"#on! are #n &on"#n%al & ange, for "o be #n "#)e )ean! "o & ange. T e#r neare!" a''roa& "o &on!"an&y, " erefore, #! %nd%la"#on*" e re'ea"ed re"%rn "o a le$el fro) w #& " ey re'ea"edly fall ba&+, a !er#e! of "ro%g ! and 'ea+!. If yo% ad wa"& ed yo%r 'a"#en" &aref%lly yo% wo%ld a$e !een " #! %nd%la"#on #n e$ery de'ar")en" of #! l#fe* #! #n"ere!" #n #! wor+, #! affe&"#on for #! fr#end!, #! ' y!#&al a''e"#"e!, all go %' and down. /! long a! e l#$e! on ear" 'er#od! of e)o"#onal and bod#ly r#& ne!! and l#$el#ne!! w#ll al"erna"e w#" 'er#od! of n%)bne!! and 'o$er"y. T e dryne!! and d%lne!! " ro%g w #& yo%r 'a"#en" #! now go#ng are no", a! yo% fondly !%''o!e, yo%r wor+)an! #'2 " ey are )erely a na"%ral ' eno)enon w #& w#ll do %! no good %nle!! yo% )a+e a good %!e of #". To de&#de w a" " e be!" %!e of #" #!, yo% )%!" a!+ w a" %!e " e Ene)y wan"! "o )a+e of #", and " en do " e o''o!#"e. Now #" )ay !%r'r#!e yo% "o learn " a" #n 0#! effor"! "o ge" 'er)anen" 'o!!e!!#on of a !o%l, 0e rel#e! on " e "ro%g ! e$en )ore " an on " e 'ea+!2 !o)e of 0#! !'e&#al fa$o%r#"e! a$e gone " ro%g longer and dee'er "ro%g ! " an anyone el!e. T e rea!on #! " #!. To %! a %)an #! 'r#)ar#ly good2 o%r a#) #! " e ab!or'"#on of #"! w#ll #n"o o%r!, " e #n&rea!e of o%r own area of !elf ood a" #"! ex'en!e. ;%" " e obed#en&e w #& " e Ene)y de)and! of )en #! 1%#"e a d#fferen" " #ng. One )%!" fa&e " e fa&" " a" all " e "al+ abo%" 0#! lo$e for )en, and 0#! !er$#&e be#ng 'erfe&" freedo), #! no" @a! one wo%ld gladly bel#e$eA )ere 'ro'aganda, b%" an a''all#ng "r%" . 0e really doe! wan" "o f#ll " e %n#$er!e w#" a lo" of loa" !o)e l#""le re'l#&a! of 0#)!elf*&rea"%re!, w o!e l#fe, on #"! )#n#a"%re !&ale, w#ll be 1%al#"a"#$ely l#+e 0#! own, no" be&a%!e 0e a! ab!orbed " e) b%" be&a%!e " e#r w#ll! freely &onfor) "o 0#!. We wan" &a""le w o &an f#nally be&o)e food2 0e wan"! !er$an"! w o &an f#nally be&o)e !on!. We wan" "o !%&+ #n, 0e wan"! "o g#$e o%". We are e)'"y and wo%ld be f#lled2 0e #! f%ll and flow! o$er. O%r war a#) #! a world #n w #& O%r Fa" er ;elow a! drawn all o" er be#ng! #n"o #)!elfF " e Ene)y wan"! a world f%ll of be#ng! %n#"ed "o 0#) b%" !"#ll d#!"#n&". /nd " a" #! w ere " e "ro%g ! &o)e #n. :o% )%!" a$e of"en wondered w y " e Ene)y doe! no" )a+e )ore %!e of 0#! 'ower "o be !en!#bly 're!en" "o %)an !o%l! #n any degree 0e & oo!e! and a" any )o)en". ;%" yo% now !ee " a" " e Irre!#!"#ble and " e Ind#!'%"able are " e "wo wea'on! w #& " e $ery na"%re of 0#! !& e)e forb#d! 0#) "o %!e. Merely "o o$erBr#de a %)an w#ll @a! 0#! fel" 're!en&e #n any b%" " e fa#n"e!" and )o!" )#"#ga"ed degree wo%ld &er"a#nly doA wo%ld be for 0#) %!ele!!. 0e &anno" ra$#! . 0e &an only woo. For 0#! #gnoble #dea #! "o ea" " e &a+e and a$e #"2 " e &rea"%re! are "o be one w#" 0#), b%" ye" " e)!el$e!2 )erely "o &an&el " e), or a!!#)#la"e " e), w#ll no" !er$e. 0e #! 're'ared "o do a l#""le o$err#d#ng a" " e beg#nn#ng. 0e w#ll !e" " e) off w#" &o))%n#&a"#on! of 0#! 're!en&e w #& , " o%g fa#n", !ee) grea" "o " e), w#" This book was downloaded from http://www.TrueChristianity.Info/ welcome to our site to download more Christian books free of charge and/or to ask questions at our forum.
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This book was downloaded from http://www.TrueChristianity.Info/ welcome to our site to download more Christian books free of charge and/or to ask questions at our forum. e)o"#onal !wee"ne!!, and ea!y &on1%e!" o$er "e)'"a"#on. ;%" 0e ne$er allow! " #! !"a"e of affa#r! "o la!" long. Sooner or la"er 0e w#" draw!, #f no" #n fa&", a" lea!" fro) " e#r &on!&#o%! ex'er#en&e, all " o!e !%''or"! and #n&en"#$e!. 0e lea$e! " e &rea"%re "o !"and %' on #"! own leg!*"o &arry o%" fro) " e w#ll alone d%"#e! w #& a$e lo!" all rel#! . I" #! d%r#ng !%& "ro%g 'er#od!, )%& )ore " an d%r#ng " e 'ea+ 'er#od!, " a" #" #! grow#ng #n"o " e !or" of &rea"%re 0e wan"! #" "o be. 0en&e " e 'rayer! offered #n " e !"a"e of dryne!! are " o!e w #& 'lea!e 0#) be!". We &an drag o%r 'a"#en"! along by &on"#n%al "e)'"#ng, be&a%!e we de!#gn " e) only for " e "able, and " e )ore " e#r w#ll #! #n"erfered w#" " e be""er. 0e &anno" ""e)'"" "o $#r"%e a! we do "o $#&e. 0e wan"! " e) "o learn "o wal+ and )%!" " erefore "a+e away 0#! and2 and #f only " e w#ll "o wal+ #! really " ere 0e #! 'lea!ed e$en w#" " e#r !"%)ble!. 5o no" be de&e#$ed, Wor)wood. O%r &a%!e #! ne$er )ore #n danger, " an w en a %)an, no longer de!#r#ng, b%" #n"end#ng, "o do o%r Ene)y3! w#ll, loo+! ro%nd %'on a %n#$er!e fro) w #& e$ery "ra&e of 0#) !ee)! "o a$e $an#! ed, and a!+! w y e a! been for!a+en, and !"#ll obey!. ;%" of &o%r!e " e "ro%g ! afford o''or"%n#"#e! "o o%r !#de al!o. Nex" wee+ I w#ll g#$e yo% !o)e #n"! on ow "o ex'lo#" " e), :o%r affe&"#ona"e %n&le SCREWT/,E I. M: 5E/R WORMWOO5, I o'e )y la!" le""er a! &on$#n&ed yo% " a" " e "ro%g of d%lne!! or "dryne!!" " ro%g w #& yo%r 'a"#en" #! go#ng a" 're!en" w#ll no", of #"!elf, g#$e yo% #! !o%l, b%" need! "o be 'ro'erly ex'lo#"ed. W a" for)! " e ex'lo#"a"#on ! o%ld "a+e I w#ll now &on!#der. In " e f#r!" 'la&e I a$e alway! fo%nd " a" " e Tro%g 'er#od! of " e %)an %nd%la"#on 'ro$#de ex&ellen" o''or"%n#"y for all !en!%al "e)'"a"#on!, 'ar"#&%larly " o!e of !ex. T #! )ay !%r'r#!e yo%, be&a%!e, of &o%r!e, " ere #! )ore ' y!#&al energy, and " erefore )ore 'o"en"#al a''e"#"e, a" " e ,ea+ 'er#od!2 b%" yo% )%!" re)e)ber " a" " e 'ower! of re!#!"an&e are " en al!o a" " e#r #g e!". T e eal" and !'#r#"! w #& yo% wan" "o %!e #n 'rod%&#ng l%!" &an al!o, ala!, be $ery ea!#ly %!ed for wor+ or 'lay or " o%g " or #nno&%o%! )err#)en". T e a""a&+ a! a )%& be""er & an&e of !%&&e!! w en " e )an3! w ole #nner world #! drab and &old and e)'"y. /nd #" #! al!o "o be no"ed " a" " e Tro%g !ex%al#"y #! !%b"ly d#fferen" #n 1%al#"y fro) " a" of " e ,ea+*)%& le!! l#+ely "o lead "o " e )#l+ and wa"er ' eno)enon w #& " e %)an! &all "be#ng #n lo$e", )%& )ore ea!#ly drawn #n"o 'er$er!#on!, )%& le!! &on"a)#na"ed by " o!e genero%! and #)ag#na"#$e and e$en !'#r#"%al &on&o)#"an"! w #& of"en render %)an !ex%al#"y !o d#!a''o#n"#ng. I" #! " e !a)e w#" o" er de!#re! of " e fle! . :o% are )%& )ore l#+ely "o )a+e yo%r )an a !o%nd dr%n+ard by 're!!#ng dr#n+ on #) a! an anodyne w en e #! d%ll and weary " an by en&o%rag#ng #) "o %!e #" a! a )ean! of )err#)en" a)ong #! fr#end! w en e #! a''y and ex'an!#$e. Ne$er forge" " a" w en we are deal#ng w#" any 'lea!%re #n #"! eal" y and nor)al and !a"#!fy#ng for), we are, #n a !en!e, on " e Ene)y3! gro%nd. I +now we a$e won )any a !o%l " ro%g 'lea!%re. /ll " e !a)e, #" #! 0#! #n$en"#on, no" o%r!. 0e )ade " e 'lea!%re!F all o%r re!ear& !o far a! no" enabled %! "o 'rod%&e one. /ll we &an do #! "o en&o%rage " e %)an! "o "a+e " e 'lea!%re! w #& o%r Ene)y a! 'rod%&ed, a" "#)e!, or #n way!, or #n degree!, w #& 0e a! This book was downloaded from http://www.TrueChristianity.Info/ welcome to our site to download more Christian books free of charge and/or to ask questions at our forum.
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This book was downloaded from http://www.TrueChristianity.Info/ welcome to our site to download more Christian books free of charge and/or to ask questions at our forum. forb#dden. 0en&e we alway! "ry "o wor+ away fro) " e na"%ral &ond#"#on of any 'lea!%re "o " a" #n w #& #" #! lea!" na"%ral, lea!" redolen" of #"! Ma+er, and lea!" 'lea!%rable. /n e$er #n&rea!#ng &ra$#ng for an e$er d#)#n#! #ng 'lea!%re #! " e for)%la. I" #! )ore &er"a#n2 and #"3! be""er !"yle. To ge" " e )an3! !o%l and g#$e #) no" #ng #n re"%rn*" a" #! w a" really gladden! o%r Fa" er3! ear". /nd " e "ro%g ! are " e "#)e for beg#nn#ng " e 'ro&e!!. ;%" " ere #! an e$en be""er way of ex'lo#"#ng " e Tro%g 2 I )ean " ro%g " e 'a"#en"3! own " o%g "! abo%" #". /! alway!, " e f#r!" !"e' #! "o +ee' +nowledge o%" of #! )#nd. 5o no" le" #) !%!'e&" " e law of %nd%la"#on. Le" #) a!!%)e " a" " e f#r!" ardo%r! of #! &on$er!#on )#g " a$e been ex'e&"ed "o la!", and o%g " "o a$e la!"ed, fore$er, and " a" #! 're!en" dryne!! #! an e1%ally 'er)anen" &ond#"#on. 0a$#ng on&e go" " #! )#!&on&e'"#on well f#xed #n #! ead, yo% )ay " en 'ro&eed #n $ar#o%! way!. I" all de'end! on w e" er yo%r )an #! of " e de!'ond#ng "y'e w o &an be "e)'"ed "o de!'a#r, or of " e w#! f%lB" #n+#ng "y'e w o &an be a!!%red " a" all #! well. T e for)er "y'e #! ge""#ng rare a)ong " e %)an!. If yo%r 'a"#en" ! o%ld a''en "o belong "o #", e$ery" #ng #! ea!y. :o% a$e only go" "o +ee' #) o%" of " e way of ex'er#en&ed C r#!"#an! @an ea!y "a!+ nowBaBday!A, "o d#re&" #! a""en"#on "o " e a''ro'r#a"e 'a!!age! #n !&r#'"%re, and " en "o !e" #) "o wor+ on " e de!'era"e de!#gn of re&o$er#ng #! old feel#ng! by ! eer w#llB'ower, and " e ga)e #! o%r!. If e #! of " e )ore o'ef%l "y'e, yo%r (ob #! "o )a+e #) a&1%#e!&e #n " e 're!en" low "e)'era"%re of #! !'#r#" and grad%ally be&o)e &on"en" w#" #", 'er!%ad#ng #)!elf " a" #" #! no" !o low af"er all. In a wee+ or "wo yo% w#ll be )a+#ng #) do%b" w e" er " e f#r!" day! of #! C r#!"#an#"y were no", 'er a'!, a l#""le ex&e!!#$e. Tal+ "o #) abo%" ")odera"#on #n all " #ng!". If yo% &an on&e ge" #) "o " e 'o#n" of " #n+#ng " a" "rel#g#on #! all $ery well %' "o a 'o#n"", yo% &an feel 1%#"e a''y abo%" #! !o%l. / )odera"ed rel#g#on #! a! good for %! a! no rel#g#on a" all*and )ore a)%!#ng. /no" er 'o!!#b#l#"y #! " a" of d#re&" a""a&+ on #! fa#" . W en yo% a$e &a%!ed #) "o a!!%)e " a" " e "ro%g #! 'er)anen", &an yo% no" 'er!%ade #) " a" " #! rel#g#o%! ' a!e" #! (%!" go#ng "o d#e away l#+e all #! 're$#o%! ' a!e!= Of &o%r!e " ere #! no &on&e#$able way of ge""#ng by rea!on fro) " e 'ro'o!#"#on "I a) lo!#ng #n"ere!" #n " #!" "o " e 'ro'o!#"#on "T #! #! fal!e". ;%", a! I !a#d before, #" #! (argon, no" rea!on, yo% )%!" rely on. T e )ere word ' a!e w#ll $ery l#+ely do " e "r#&+. I a!!%)e " a" " e &rea"%re a! been " ro%g !e$eral of " e) before*" ey all a$e*and " a" e alway! feel! !%'er#or and 'a"ron#!#ng "o " e one! e a! e)erged fro), no" be&a%!e e a! really &r#"#&#!ed " e) b%" !#)'ly be&a%!e " ey are #n " e 'a!". @:o% +ee' #) well fed on a>y #dea! of ,rogre!! and 5e$elo')en" and " e 0#!"or#&al ,o#n" of -#ew, I "r%!", and g#$e #) lo"! of )odern ;#ogra' #e! "o read= T e 'eo'le #n " e) are alway! e)erg#ng fro) , a!e!, aren3" " ey=A :o% !ee " e #dea= Kee' #! )#nd off " e 'la#n an"#" e!#! be"ween Tr%e and Fal!e. N#&e ! adowy ex're!!#on!*"I" wa! a ' a!e"*"I3$e been " ro%g all " a""*and don3" forge" " e ble!!ed word "/dole!&en"", :o%r affe&"#ona"e %n&le SCREWT/,E . M: 5E/R WORMWOO5,
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This book was downloaded from http://www.TrueChristianity.Info/ welcome to our site to download more Christian books free of charge and/or to ask questions at our forum. I wa! del#g "ed "o ear fro) Tr#'"wee>e " a" yo%r 'a"#en" a! )ade !o)e $ery de!#rable new a&1%a#n"an&e! and " a" yo% !ee) "o a$e %!ed " #! e$en" #n a really 'ro)#!#ng )anner. I ga" er " a" " e )#ddleBaged )arr#ed &o%'le w o &alled a" #! off#&e are (%!" " e !or" of 'eo'le we wan" #) "o +now*r#& , !)ar", !%'erf#&#ally #n"elle&"%al, and br#g "ly !&e'"#&al abo%" e$ery" #ng #n " e world. I ga" er " ey ore e$en $ag%ely 'a&#f#!", no" on )oral gro%nd! b%" fro) an #ngra#ned ab#" of bel#""l#ng any" #ng " a" &on&ern! " e grea" )a!! of " e#r fellow )en and fro) a da! of '%rely fa! #onable and l#"erary &o))%n#!). T #! #! ex&ellen". /nd yo% !ee) "o a$e )ade good %!e of all #! !o&#al, !ex%al, and #n"elle&"%al $an#"y. Tell )e )ore. 5#d e &o))#" #)!elf dee'ly= I don3" )ean #n word!. T ere #! a !%b"le 'lay of loo+! and "one! and la%g ! by w #& a Mor"al &an #)'ly " a" e #! of " e !a)e 'ar"y #! " o!e "o w o) e #! !'ea+#ng. T a" #! " e +#nd of be"rayal yo% ! o%ld !'e&#ally en&o%rage, be&a%!e " e )an doe! no" f%lly real#!e #" #)!elf2 and by " e "#)e e doe! yo% w#ll a$e )ade w#" drawal d#ff#&%l". No do%b" e )%!" $ery !oon real#!e " a" #! own fa#" #! #n d#re&" o''o!#"#on "o " e a!!%)'"#on! on w #& all " e &on$er!a"#on of #! new fr#end! #! ba!ed. I don3" " #n+ " a" )a""er! )%& 'ro$#ded " a" yo% &an 'er!%ade #) "o 'o!"'one any o'en a&+nowledg)en" of " e fa&", and " #!, w#" " e a#d of ! a)e, 'r#de, )ode!"y and $an#"y, w#ll be ea!y "o do. /! long a! " e 'o!"'one)en" la!"! e w#ll be #n a fal!e 'o!#"#on. 0e w#ll be !#len" w en e o%g " "o !'ea+ and la%g w en e o%g " "o be !#len". 0e w#ll a!!%)e, a" f#r!" only by #! )anner, b%" 're!en"ly by #! word!, all !or"! of &yn#&al and !&e'"#&al a""#"%de! w #& are no" really #!. ;%" #f yo% 'lay #) well, " ey )ay be&o)e #!. /ll )or"al! "end "o "%rn #n"o " e " #ng " ey are 're"end#ng "o be. T #! #! ele)en"ary. T e real 1%e!"#on #! ow "o 're'are for " e Ene)y3! &o%n"er a""a&+. T e f#r!" " #ng #! "o delay a! long a! 'o!!#ble " e )o)en" a" w #& e real#!e! " #! new 'lea!%re a! a "e)'"a"#on. S#n&e " e Ene)y3! !er$an"! a$e been 'rea& #ng abo%" "" e World" a! one of " e grea" !"andard "e)'"a"#on! for "wo " o%!and year!, " #! )#g " !ee) d#ff#&%l" "o do. ;%" for"%na"ely " ey a$e !a#d $ery l#""le abo%" #" for " e la!" few de&ade!. In )odern C r#!"#an wr#"#ng!, " o%g I !ee )%& @#ndeed )ore " an I l#+eA abo%" Ma))on, I !ee few of " e old warn#ng! abo%" Worldly -an#"#e!, " e C o#&e of Fr#end!, and " e -al%e of T#)e. /ll " a", yo%r 'a"#en" wo%ld 'robably &la!!#fy a! ",%r#"an#!)"*and )ay I re)ar+ #n 'a!!#ng " a" " e $al%e we a$e g#$en "o " a" word #! one of " e really !ol#d "r#%)' ! of " e la!" %ndred year!= ;y #" we re!&%e ann%ally " o%!and! of %)an! fro) "e)'eran&e, & a!"#"y, and !obr#e"y of l#fe. Sooner or la"er, owe$er, " e real na"%re of #! new fr#end! )%!" be&o)e &lear "o #), and " en yo%r "a&"#&! )%!" de'end on " e 'a"#en"3! #n"ell#gen&e. If e #! a b#g eno%g fool yo% &an ge" #) "o real#!e " e & ara&"er of " e fr#end! only w #le " ey are ab!en"2 " e#r 're!en&e &an be )ade "o !wee' away all &r#"#&#!). If " #! !%&&eed!, e &an be #nd%&ed "o l#$e, a! I a$e +nown )any %)an! l#$e, for 1%#"e long 'er#od!, "wo 'arallel l#$e!2 e w#ll no" only a''ear "o be, b%" a&"%ally be, a d#fferen" )an #n ea& of " e &#r&le! e fre1%en"!. Fa#l#ng " #!, " ere #! a !%b"ler and )ore en"er"a#n#ng )e" od. 0e &an be )ade "o "a+e a 'o!#"#$e 'lea!%re #n " e 'er&e'"#on " a" " e "wo !#de! of #! l#fe are #n&on!#!"en". T #! #! done by ex'lo#"#ng #! $an#"y. 0e &an be "a%g " "o en(oy +neel#ng be!#de " e gro&er on S%nday (%!" be&a%!e e re)e)ber! " a" " e gro&er &o%ld no" 'o!!#bly %nder!"and " e %rbane and )o&+#ng world w #& e #n ab#"ed on Sa"%rday e$en#ng2 and &on"rar#w#!e, "o en(oy " e
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This book was downloaded from http://www.TrueChristianity.Info/ welcome to our site to download more Christian books free of charge and/or to ask questions at our forum. bawdy and bla!' e)y o$er " e &offee w#" " e!e ad)#rable fr#end! all " e )ore be&a%!e e #! aware of a "dee'er", "!'#r#"%al" world w#" #n #) w #& " ey &anno" %nder!"and. :o% !ee " e #dea*" e worldly fr#end! "o%& #) on one !#de and " e gro&er on " e o" er, and e #! " e &o)'le"e, balan&ed, &o)'lex )an w o !ee! ro%nd " e) all. T %!, w #le be#ng 'er)anen"ly "rea& ero%! "o a" lea!" "wo !e"! of 'eo'le, e w#ll feel, #n!"ead of ! a)e, a &on"#n%al %nder&%rren" of !elfB!a"#!fa&"#on. F#nally, #f all el!e fa#l!, yo% &an 'er!%ade #), #n def#an&e of &on!&#en&e, "o &on"#n%e " e new a&1%a#n"an&e on " e gro%nd " a" e #!, #n !o)e %n!'e&#f#ed way, do#ng " e!e 'eo'le "good" by " e )ere fa&" of dr#n+#ng " e#r &o&+"a#l! and la%g #ng a" " e#r (o+e!, and " a" "o &ea!e "o do !o wo%ld be "'r#gg#! ", "#n"oleran"", and @of &o%r!eA ",%r#"an#&al". Meanw #le yo% w#ll of &o%r!e "a+e " e ob$#o%! 're&a%"#on of !ee#ng " a" " #! new de$elo')en" #nd%&e! #) "o !'end )ore " an e &an afford and "o negle&" #! wor+ and #! )o" er. 0er (ealo%!y, and alar), and #! #n&rea!#ng e$a!#$ene!! or r%dene!!, w#ll be #n$al%able for " e aggra$a"#on of " e do)e!"#& "en!#on, :o%r affe&"#ona"e %n&le SCREWT/,E
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.I M: 5E/R WORMWOO5, E$ery" #ng #! &learly go#ng $ery well. a) !'e&#ally glad "o ear " a" " e "wo new fr#end! a$e now )ade #) a&1%a#n"ed w#" " e#r w ole !e". /ll " e!e, a! I f#nd fro) " e re&ord off#&e, are " oro%g ly rel#able 'eo'le2 !"eady, &on!#!"en" !&offer! and worldl#ng! w o w#" o%" any !'e&"a&%lar &r#)e! are 'rogre!!#ng 1%#e"ly and &o)for"ably "oward! o%r Fa" er3! o%!e. :o% !'ea+ of " e#r be#ng grea" la%g er!. I "r%!" " #! doe! no" )ean " a" yo% are %nder " e #)'re!!#on " a" la%g "er a! !%& #! alway! #n o%r fa$o%r. T e 'o#n" #! wor" !o)e a""en"#on. I d#$#de " e &a%!e! of %)an la%g "er #n"o Joy, F%n, " e Jo+e ,ro'er, and Fl#''an&y. :o% w#ll !ee " e f#r!" a)ong fr#end! and lo$er! re%n#"ed on " e e$e of a ol#day. /)ong ad%l"! !o)e 're"ex" #n " e way of Jo+e! #! %!%ally 'ro$#ded, b%" " e fa&#l#"y w#" w #& " e !)alle!" w#""#&#!)! 'rod%&e la%g "er a" !%& a "#)e ! ow! " a" " ey are no" " e real &a%!e. W a" " a" real &a%!e #! we do no" +now. So)e" #ng l#+e #" #! ex're!!ed #n )%& of " a" de"e!"able ar" w #& " e %)an! &all M%!#&, and !o)e" #ng l#+e #" o&&%r! #n 0ea$en*a )ean#ngle!! a&&elera"#on #n " e r y" ) of &ele!"#al ex'er#en&e, 1%#"e o'a1%e "o %!. La%g "er of " #! +#nd doe! %! no good and ! o%ld alway! be d#!&o%raged. ;e!#de!, " e ' eno)enon #! of #"!elf d#!g%!"#ng and a d#re&" #n!%l" "o " e real#!), d#gn#"y, and a%!"er#"y of 0ell. F%n #! &lo!ely rela"ed "o Joy*a !or" of e)o"#onal fro" ar#!#ng fro) " e 'lay #n!"#n&". I" #! $ery l#""le %!e "o %!. I" &an !o)e"#)e! be %!ed, of &o%r!e, "o d#$er" %)an! fro) !o)e" #ng el!e w #& " e Ene)y wo%ld l#+e " e) "o be feel#ng or do#ngF b%" #n #"!elf #" a! w olly %nde!#rable "enden&#e!2 #" 'ro)o"e! & ar#"y, &o%rage, &on"en")en", and )any o" er e$#l!. T e Jo+e ,ro'er, w #& "%rn! on !%dden 'er&e'"#on of #n&ongr%#"y, #! a )%& )ore 'ro)#!#ng f#eld. I a) no" " #n+#ng 'r#)ar#ly of #nde&en" or bawdy %)o%r, w #& , " o%g )%& rel#ed %'on by !e&ondBra"e "e)'"er!, #! of"en d#!a''o#n"#ng #n #"! re!%l"!. T e "r%" #! " a" %)an! are 're""y &learly d#$#ded on " #! )a""er #n"o "wo &la!!e!. T ere are !o)e "o w o) "no 'a!!#on #! a! !er#o%! a! l%!"" and for w o) an #nde&en" !"ory &ea!e! "o 'rod%&e la!&#$#o%!ne!! 're&#!ely #n !o far a! #" be&o)e! f%nnyF " ere are o" er! #n w o) la%g "er and l%!" are ex&#"ed a" " e !a)e )o)en" and by " e !a)e " #ng!. T e f#r!" !or" (o+e abo%" !ex be&a%!e #" g#$e! r#!e "o )any #n&ongr%#"#e!F " e !e&ond &%l"#$a"e #n&ongr%#"#e! be&a%!e " ey afford a 're"ex" for "al+#ng abo%" !ex. If yo%r )an #! of " e f#r!" "y'e, bawdy %)o%r w#ll no" el' yo%*I ! all ne$er forge" " e o%r! w #& I wa!"ed @ o%r! "o )e of %nbearable "ed#%)A w#" one of )y early 'a"#en"! #n bar! and !)o+#ngBroo)! before I learned " #! r%le. F#nd o%" w #& gro%' " e 'a"#en" belong! "o*and !ee " a" e doe! no" f#nd o%". T e real %!e of Jo+e! or 0%)o%r #! #n 1%#"e a d#fferen" d#re&"#on, and #" #! !'e&#ally 'ro)#!#ng a)ong " e Engl#! w o "a+e " e#r "!en!e of %)o%r" !o !er#o%!ly " a" a def#&#en&y #n " #! !en!e #! al)o!" " e only def#&#en&y a" w #& " ey feel ! a)e. 0%)o%r #! for " e) " e allB&on!ol#ng and @)ar+ " #!A " e allBex&%!#ng, gra&e of l#fe. 0en&e #" #! #n$al%able a! a )ean! of de!"roy#ng ! a)e. If a )an !#)'ly le"! o" er! 'ay for #), e #! ")ean"2 #f e boa!"! of #" #n a (o&%lar )anner and "w#"! #! fellow! w#" a$#ng been !&ored off, e #! no longer ")ean" b%" a &o)#&al fellow. Mere &oward#&e #! ! a)ef%l2 &oward#&e boa!"ed of w#" %)oro%! exaggera"#on! and gro"e!1%e ge!"%re! &an 'a!!ed off a! This book was downloaded from http://www.TrueChristianity.Info/ welcome to our site to download more Christian books free of charge and/or to ask questions at our forum.
This book was downloaded from http://www.TrueChristianity.Info/ welcome to our site to download more Christian books free of charge and/or to ask questions at our forum. f%nny. Cr%el"y #! ! a)ef%l*%nle!! " e &r%el )an &an re're!en" #" a! a 'ra&"#&al (o+e. / " o%!and bawdy, or e$en bla!' e)o%!, (o+e! do no" el' "oward! a )an3! da)na"#on !o )%& a! #! d#!&o$ery " a" al)o!" any" #ng e wan"! "o do &an be done, no" only w#" o%" " e d#!a''ro$al b%" w#" " e ad)#ra"#on of #! fellow!, #f only #" &an ge" #"!elf "rea"ed a! a Jo+e. /nd " #! "e)'"a"#on &an be al)o!" en"#rely #dden fro) yo%r 'a"#en" by " a" Engl#! !er#o%!ne!! abo%" 0%)o%r. /ny !%gge!"#on " a" " ere )#g " be "oo )%& of #" &an be re're!en"ed "o #) a! ",%r#"an#&al" or a! be"ray#ng a "la&+ of %)o%r". ;%" fl#''an&y #! " e be!" of all. In " e f#r!" 'la&e #" #! $ery e&ono)#&al. Only a &le$er %)an &an )a+e a real Jo+e abo%" $#r"%e, or #ndeed abo%" any" #ng el!e2 any of " e) &an be "ra#ned "o "al+ a! #f $#r"%e were f%nny. /)ong fl#''an" 'eo'le " e Jo+e #! alway! a!!%)ed "o a$e been )ade. No one a&"%ally )a+e! #"2 b%" e$ery !er#o%! !%b(e&" #! d#!&%!!ed #n a )anner w #& #)'l#e! " a" " ey a$e already fo%nd a r#d#&%lo%! !#de "o #". If 'rolonged, " e ab#" of Fl#''an&y b%#ld! %' aro%nd a )an " e f#ne!" ar)o%rB'la"#ng aga#n!" " e Ene)y " a" I +now, and #" #! 1%#"e free fro) " e danger! #n eren" #n " e o" er !o%r&e! of la%g "er. I" #! a " o%!and )#le! away fro) (oy #" deaden!, #n!"ead of ! ar'en#ng, " e #n"elle&"2 and #" ex&#"e! no affe&"#on be"ween " o!e w o 'ra&"#&e #", :o%r affe&"#ona"e %n&le SCREWT/,E .II M: 5E/R WORMWOO5, Ob$#o%!ly yo% are )a+#ng ex&ellen" 'rogre!!. My only fear #! le!" #n a""e)'"#ng "o %rry " e 'a"#en" yo% awa+en #) "o a !en!e of #! real 'o!#"#on. For yo% and I, w o !ee " a" 'o!#"#on a! #" really #!, )%!" ne$er forge" ow "o"ally d#fferen" #" o%g " "o a''ear "o #). We +now " a" we a$e #n"rod%&ed a & ange of d#re&"#on #n #! &o%r!e w #& #! already &arry#ng #) o%" of #! orb#" aro%nd e Ene)y2 b%" e )%!" be )ade "o #)ag#ne " a" all " e & o#&e! w #& a$e effe&"ed " #! & ange of &o%r!e are "r#$#al and re$o&able. 0e )%!" no" be allowed "o !%!'e&" " a" e #! now, owe$er !lowly, ead#ng r#g " away fro) " e !%n on a l#ne w #& w#ll &arry #) #n"o " e &old and dar+ of %")o!" !'a&e. For " #! rea!on I a) al)o!" glad "o ear " a" e #! !"#ll a & %r& goer and a &o))%n#&an". I +now " ere are danger! #n " #!2 b%" any" #ng #! be""er " an " a" e ! o%ld real#!e " e brea+ #" a! )ade w#" " e f#r!" )on" ! of #! C r#!"#an l#fe. /! long a! e re"a#n! ex"ernally " e ab#"! of a C r#!"#an e &an !"#ll be )ade "o " #n+ of #)!elf a! one w o a! ado'"ed a few new fr#end! and a)%!e)en"! b%" w o!e !'#r#"%al !"a"e #! )%& " e !a)e a! #" wa! !#x wee+! ago. /nd w #le e " #n+! " a", we do no" a$e "o &on"end w#" " e ex'l#&#" re'en"an&e of a def#n#"e, f%lly re&ogn#!ed, !#n, b%" only w#" #! $ag%e, " o%g %nea!y, feel#ng " a" e a!n3" been do#ng $ery well la"ely. T #! d#) %nea!#ne!! need! &aref%l andl#ng. If #" ge"! "oo !"rong #" )ay wa+e #) %' and !'o#l " e w ole ga)e. On " e o" er and, #f yo% !%''re!! #" en"#rely*w #& , by " e by, " e Ene)y w#ll 'robably no" allow yo% "o do*we lo!e an ele)en" #n " e !#"%a"#on w #& &an be "%rned "o good a&&o%n". If !%& a feel#ng #! allowed "o l#$e, b%" no" allowed "o be&o)e #rre!#!"#ble and flower #n"o real re'en"an&e, #" a! one #n$al%able "enden&y. I" #n&rea!e! " e 'a"#en"3! rel%&"an&e "o " #n+ abo%" " e Ene)y. /ll %)an! a" nearly all "#)e! a$e !o)e !%& rel%&"an&e2 b%" w en " #n+#ng of 0#) #n$ol$e! fa&#ng and #n"en!#fy#ng a w ole $ag%e &lo%d of alfB&on!&#o%! g%#l", " #! rel%&"an&e #! #n&rea!ed "enfold. T ey a"e e$ery #dea " a" !%gge!"! 0#), (%!" a! )en #n f#nan&#al e)barra!!)en" This book was downloaded from http://www.TrueChristianity.Info/ welcome to our site to download more Christian books free of charge and/or to ask questions at our forum.
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This book was downloaded from http://www.TrueChristianity.Info/ welcome to our site to download more Christian books free of charge and/or to ask questions at our forum. a"e " e $ery !#g " of a 'a!!Bboo+. In " #! !"a"e yo%r 'a"#en" w#ll no" o)#", b%" e w#ll #n&rea!#ngly d#!l#+e, #! rel#g#o%! d%"#e!. 0e w#ll " #n+ abo%" " e) a! l#""le a! e feel! e de&en"ly &an before and, and forge" " e) a! !oon a! 'o!!#ble w en " ey are o$er. / few wee+! ago yo% ad "o "e)'" #) "o %nreal#"y and #na""en"#on #n #! 'rayer!F b%" now yo% w#ll f#nd #) o'en#ng #! ar)! "o yo% and al)o!" begg#ng yo% "o d#!"ra&" #! '%r'o!e and ben%)b #! ear". 0e w#ll wan" #! 'rayer! "o be %nreal, for e w#ll dread no" #ng !o )%& a! effe&"#$e &on"a&" w#" " e Ene)y. 0#! a#) w#ll be "o le" !lee'#ng wor)! l#e. /! " #! &ond#"#on be&o)e! )ore f%lly e!"abl#! ed, yo% w#ll be grad%ally freed fro) " e "#re!o)e b%!#ne!! of 'ro$#d#ng ,lea!%re! a! "e)'"a"#on!. /! " e %nea!#ne!! and #! rel%&"an&e "o fa&e #" &%" #) off )ore and )ore fro) all real a''#ne!!, and a! ab#" render! " e 'lea!%re! of $an#"y and ex&#"e)en" and fl#''an&y a" on&e le!! 'lea!an" and arder "o forgo @for " a" #! w a" ab#" for"%na"ely doe! "o a 'lea!%reA yo% w#ll f#nd " a" any" #ng or no" #ng #! !%ff#&#en" "o a""ra&" #! wander#ng a""en"#on. :o% no longer need a good boo+, w #& e really l#+e!, "o +ee' #) fro) #! 'rayer! or #! wor+ or #! !lee'2 a &ol%)n of ad$er"#!e)en"! #n ye!"erday3! 'a'er w#ll do. :o% &an )a+e #) wa!"e #! "#)e no" only #n &on$er!a"#on e en(oy! w#" 'eo'le w o) e l#+e!, b%" #n &on$er!a"#on! w#" " o!e e &are! no" #ng abo%" on !%b(e&"! " a" bore #). :o% &an )a+e #) do no" #ng a" all for long 'er#od!. :o% &an +ee' #) %' la"e a" n#g ", no" ro#!"er#ng, b%" !"ar#ng a" a dead f#re #n a &old roo). /ll " e eal" y and o%"go#ng a&"#$#"#e! w #& we wan" #) "o a$o#d &an be #n #b#"ed and no" #ng g#$en #n re"%rn, !o " a" a" la!" e )ay !ay, a! one of )y own 'a"#en"! !a#d on #! arr#$al down ere, "I now !ee " a" I !'en" )o!" of )y l#fe #n do#ng ne#" er w a" I o%g " nor w a" I l#+ed". T e C r#!"#an! de!&r#be " e Ene)y a! one "w#" o%" w o) No" #ng #! !"rong". /nd No" #ng #! $ery !"rongF !"rong eno%g "o !"eal away a )an3! be!" year! no" #n !wee" !#n! b%" #n a dreary fl#&+er#ng of " e )#nd o$er #" +now! no" w a" and +now! no" w y, #n " e gra"#f#&a"#on of &%r#o!#"#e! !o feeble " a" " e )an #! only alf aware of " e), #n dr%))#ng of f#nger! and +#&+#ng of eel!, #n w #!"l#ng "%ne! " a" e doe! no" l#+e, or #n " e long, d#) labyr#n" of re$er#e! " a" a$e no" e$en l%!" or a)b#"#on "o g#$e " e) a rel#! , b%" w #& , on&e & an&e a!!o&#a"#on a! !"ar"ed " e), " e &rea"%re #! "oo wea+ and f%ddled "o ! a+e off. :o% w#ll !ay " a" " e!e are $ery !)all !#n!2 and do%b"le!!, l#+e all yo%ng "e)'"er!, yo% are anx#o%! "o be able "o re'or" !'e&"a&%lar w#&+edne!!. ;%" do re)e)ber, " e only " #ng " a" )a""er! #! " e ex"en" "o w #& yo% !e'ara"e " e )an fro) " e Ene)y. I" doe! no" )a""er ow !)all " e !#n! are 'ro$#ded " a" " e#r &%)%la"#$e effe&" #! "o edge " e )an away fro) " e L#g " and o%" #n"o " e No" #ng. M%rder #! no be""er " an &ard! #f &ard! &an do " e "r#&+. Indeed " e !afe!" road "o 0ell #! " e grad%al one*" e gen"le !lo'e, !of" %nderfoo", w#" o%" !%dden "%rn#ng!, w#" o%" )#le!"one!, w#" o%" !#gn'o!"!, :o%r affe&"#ona"e %n&le SCREWT/,E .III M: 5E/R WORMWOO5, I" !ee)! "o )e " a" yo% "a+e a grea" )any 'age! "o "ell a $ery !#)'le !"ory. T e long and " e ! or" of #" #! " a" yo% a$e le" " e )an !l#' " ro%g yo%r f#nger!. T e !#"%a"#on #! $ery gra$e, and I really !ee no rea!on w y I ! o%ld "ry "o ! #eld yo% fro) " e &on!e1%en&e! or yo%r #neff#&#en&y. / re'en"an&e and renewal This book was downloaded from http://www.TrueChristianity.Info/ welcome to our site to download more Christian books free of charge and/or to ask questions at our forum.
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This book was downloaded from http://www.TrueChristianity.Info/ welcome to our site to download more Christian books free of charge and/or to ask questions at our forum. of w a" " e o" er !#de &all "gra&e" on " e !&ale w #& yo% de!&r#be #! a defea" of " e f#r!" order. I" a)o%n"! "o a !e&ond &on$er!#on*and 'robably on a dee'er le$el " an " e f#r!". /! yo% o%g " "o a$e +nown, " e a!' yx#a"#ng &lo%d w #& 're$en"ed yo%r a""a&+#ng " e 'a"#en" on #! wal+ ba&+ fro) " e old )#ll, #! a wellB+nown ' eno)enon. I" #! " e Ene)y3! )o!" barbaro%! wea'on, and generally a''ear! w en 0e #! d#re&"ly 're!en" "o " e 'a"#en" %nder &er"a#n )ode! no" ye" f%lly &la!!#f#ed. So)e %)an! are 'er)anen"ly !%rro%nded by #" and " erefore #na&&e!!#ble "o %!. /nd now for yo%r bl%nder!. On yo%r own ! ow#ng yo% f#r!" of all allowed " e 'a"#en" "o read a boo+ e really en(oyed, be&a%!e e en(oyed #" and no" #n order "o )a+e &le$er re)ar+! abo%" #" "o #! new fr#end!. In " e !e&ond 'la&e, yo% allowed #) "o wal+ down "o " e old )#ll and a$e "ea " ere*a wal+ " ro%g &o%n"ry e really l#+e!, and "a+en alone. In o" er word! yo% allowed #) "wo real 'o!#"#$e ,lea!%re!. Were yo% !o #gnoran" a! no" "o !ee " e danger of " #!= T e & ara&"er#!"#& of ,a#n! and ,lea!%re! #! " a" " ey are %n)#!"a+ably real, and " erefore, a! far a! " ey go, g#$e " e )an w o feel! " e) a "o%& !"one of real#"y. T %! #f yo% ad been "ry#ng "o da)n yo%r )an by " e Ro)an"#& )e" od*by )a+#ng #) a +#nd of C #lde 0arold or Wer" er !%b)erged #n !elfB'#"y for #)ag#nary d#!"re!!e!*yo% wo%ld "ry "o 'ro"e&" #) a" all &o!"! fro) any real 'a#n2 be&a%!e, of &o%r!e, f#$e )#n%"e!3 gen%#ne "oo" a& e wo%ld re$eal " e ro)an"#& !orrow! for " e non!en!e " ey were and %n)a!+ yo%r w ole !"ra"age). ;%" yo% were "ry#ng "o da)n yo%r 'a"#en" by " e World, " a" #! by 'al)#ng off $an#"y, b%!"le, #rony, and ex'en!#$e "ed#%) a! 'lea!%re!. 0ow &an yo% a$e fa#led "o !ee " a" a real 'lea!%re wa! " e la!" " #ng yo% o%g " "o a$e le" #) )ee"= 5#dn3" yo% fore!ee " a" #" wo%ld (%!" +#ll by &on"ra!" all " e "r%)'ery w #& yo% a$e been !o labor#o%!ly "ea& #ng #) "o $al%e= /nd " a" " e !or" of 'lea!%re w #& " e boo+ and " e wal+ ga$e #) wa! " e )o!" dangero%! of all= T a" #" wo%ld 'eel off fro) #! !en!#b#l#"y " e +#nd of &r%!" yo% a$e been for)#ng on #", and )a+e #) feel " a" e wa! &o)#ng o)e, re&o$er#ng #)!elf= /! a 'rel#)#nary "o de"a& #ng #) fro) " e Ene)y, yo% wan"ed "o de"a& #) fro) #)!elf, and ad )ade !o)e 'rogre!! #n do#ng !o. Now, all " a" #! %ndone. Of &o%r!e I +now " a" " e Ene)y al!o wan"! "o de"a& )en fro) " e)!el$e!, b%" #n a d#fferen" way. Re)e)ber alway!, " a" 0e really l#+e! " e l#""le $er)#n, and !e"! an ab!%rd $al%e on " e d#!"#n&"ne!! of e$ery one of " e). W en 0e "al+! of " e#r lo!#ng " e#r !el$e!, 0e only )ean! abandon#ng " e &la)o%r of !elfBw#ll2 on&e " ey a$e done " a", 0e really g#$e! " e) ba&+ all " e#r 'er!onal#"y, and boa!"! @I a) afra#d, !#n&erelyA " a" w en " ey are w olly 0#! " ey w#ll be )ore " e)!el$e! " an e$er. 0en&e, w #le 0e #! del#g "ed "o !ee " e) !a&r#f#&#ng e$en " e#r #nno&en" w#ll! "o 0#!, 0e a"e! "o !ee " e) dr#f"#ng away fro) " e#r own na"%re for any o" er rea!on. /nd we ! o%ld alway! en&o%rage " e) "o do !o. T e dee'e!" l#+#ng! and #)'%l!e! of any )an are " e raw )a"er#al, " e !"ar"#ngB'o#n", w#" w #& " e Ene)y a! f%rn#! ed #). To ge" #) away fro) " o!e #! " erefore alway! a 'o#n" ga#ned2 e$en #n " #ng! #nd#fferen" #" #! alway! de!#rable !%b!"#"%"e " e !"andard! of " e World, or &on$en"#on, or fa! #on, for a %)an3! own real l#+#ng! and d#!l#+#ng!. I )y!elf wo%ld &arry " #! $ery far. I wo%ld )a+e #" a r%le "o erad#&a"e fro) )y 'a"#en" any !"rong 'er!onal "a!"e w #& #! no" a&"%ally a !#n, e$en #f #" #! !o)e" #ng 1%#"e "r#$#al !%& a! a fondne!! for &o%n"y &r#&+e" or &olle&"#ng !"a)'! or dr#n+#ng &o&oa. S%& " #ng!, I gran" yo%, a$e no" #ng of $#r"%e " e)2 b%" " ere #! a !or" of #nno&en&e and %)#l#"y and !elfBforge"f%lne!! abo%" " e) w #& I This book was downloaded from http://www.TrueChristianity.Info/ welcome to our site to download more Christian books free of charge and/or to ask questions at our forum.
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This book was downloaded from http://www.TrueChristianity.Info/ welcome to our site to download more Christian books free of charge and/or to ask questions at our forum. d#!"r%!". T e )an w o "r%ly and d#!#n"ere!"edly en(oy! any one " #ng #n " e world, for #"! own !a+e, and w#" o%" &ar#ng "wo'en&e w a" o" er 'eo'le !ay abo%" #", #! by " a" $ery fa&" foreBar)ed aga#n!" !o)e of o%r !%b"le!" )ode! of a""a&+. :o% ! o%ld alway! "ry "o )a+e " e 'a"#en" abandon " e 'eo'le or food or boo+! e really l#+e! #n fa$o%r of " e "be!"" 'eo'le, " e "r#g "" food, " e "#)'or"an"" boo+!. I a$e +nown a %)an defended fro) !"rong "e)'"a"#on! "o !o&#al a)b#"#on by a !"#ll !"ronger "a!"e for "r#'e and on#on!. I" re)a#n! "o &on!#der ow we &an re"r#e$e " #! d#!a!"er. T e grea" " #ng #! "o 're$en" #! do#ng any" #ng. /! long a! e doe! no" &on$er" #" #n"o a&"#on, #" doe! no" )a""er ow )%& e " #n+! abo%" " #! new re'en"an&e. Le" " e l#""le br%"e wallow #n #". Le" #), #f e a! any ben" " a" way, wr#"e a boo+ abo%" #"2 " a" #! of"en an ex&ellen" way of !"er#l#!#ng " e !eed! w #& " e Ene)y 'lan"! #n a %)an !o%l. Le" #) do any" #ng b%" a&". No a)o%n" of '#e"y #n #! #)ag#na"#on and affe&"#on! w#ll ar) %! #f we &an +ee' #" o%" of #! w#ll. /! one of " e %)an! a! !a#d, a&"#$e ab#"! are !"reng" ened by re'e"#"#on b%" 'a!!#$e one! are wea+ened. T e )ore of"en e feel! w#" o%" a&"#ng, " e le!! e w#ll be able e$er "o a&", and, #n " e long r%n, " e le!! e w#ll be able "o feel,:o%r affe&"#ona"e %n&le SCREWT/,E .IM: 5E/R WORMWOO5, T e )o!" alar)#ng " #ng #n yo%r la!" a&&o%n" of " e 'a"#en" #! " a" e #! )a+#ng none of " o!e &onf#den" re!ol%"#on! w #& )ar+ed #! or#g#nal &on$er!#on. No )ore la$#! 'ro)#!e! of 'er'e"%al $#r"%e, I ga" er2 no" e$en " e ex'e&"a"#on of an endow)en" of "gra&e" for l#fe, b%" only a o'e for " e da#ly and o%rly '#""an&e "o )ee" " e da#ly and o%rly "e)'"a"#on? T #! #! $ery bad. I !ee only one " #ng "o do a" " e )o)en". :o%r 'a"#en" a! be&o)e %)ble2 a$e yo% drawn #! a""en"#on "o " e fa&"= /ll $#r"%e! are le!! for)#dable "o %! on&e " e )an #! aware " a" e a! " e), b%" " #! #! !'e&#ally "r%e of %)#l#"y. Ca"& #) a" " e )o)en" w en e #! really 'oor #n !'#r#" and !)%ggle #n"o #! )#nd " e gra"#fy#ng refle&"#on, ";y (o$e? I3) be#ng %)ble", and al)o!" #))ed#a"ely 'r#de*'r#de a" #! own %)#l#"y*w#ll a''ear. If e awa+e! "o " e danger and "r#e! "o !)o" er " #! new for) of 'r#de, )a+e #) 'ro%d of #! a""e)'"*and !o on, " ro%g a! )any !"age! a! yo% 'lea!e. ;%" don3" "ry " #! "oo long, for fear yo% awa+e #! !en!e of %)o%r and 'ro'or"#on, #n w #& &a!e e w#ll )erely la%g a" yo% and go "o bed. ;%" " ere are o" er 'rof#"able way! of f#x#ng #! a""en"#on on " e $#r"%e of 0%)#l#"y. ;y " #! $#r"%e, a! by all " e o" er!, o%r Ene)y wan"! "o "%rn " e )an3! a""en"#on away fro) !elf "o 0#), and "o " e )an3! ne#g bo%r!. /ll " e ab(e&"#on and !elfB a"red are de!#gned, #n " e long r%n, !olely for " #! end2 %nle!! " ey a""a#n " #! end " ey do %! l#""le ar)2 and " ey )ay e$en do %! good #f " ey +ee' " e )an &on&erned w#" #)!elf, and, abo$e all, #f !elfB&on"e)'" &an be )ade " e !"ar"#ngB'o#n" for &on"e)'" of o" er !el$e!, and " %! for gloo), &yn#&#!), and &r%el"y. :o% )%!" " erefore &on&eal fro) " e 'a"#en" " e "r%e end of 0%)#l#"y. Le" #) " #n+ of #" no" a! !elfBforge"f%lne!! b%" a! a &er"a#n +#nd of o'#n#on @na)ely, a low o'#n#onA of #! own "alen"! and & ara&"er. So)e "alen"!, I ga" er, e really a!. F#x #n #! )#nd " e #dea " a" %)#l#"y &on!#!"! #n "ry#ng "o bel#e$e " o!e "alen"! "o be le!! $al%able " an e bel#e$e! " e) "o be. No do%b" " ey are #n fa&" le!! $al%able " an e bel#e$e!, b%" " a" #! no" " e 'o#n". T e grea" This book was downloaded from http://www.TrueChristianity.Info/ welcome to our site to download more Christian books free of charge and/or to ask questions at our forum.
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This book was downloaded from http://www.TrueChristianity.Info/ welcome to our site to download more Christian books free of charge and/or to ask questions at our forum. " #ng #! "o )a+e #) $al%e an o'#n#on for !o)e 1%al#"y o" er " an "r%" , " %! #n"rod%&#ng an ele)en" of d#! one!"y and )a+eBbel#e$e #n"o " e ear" of w a" o" erw#!e " rea"en! "o be&o)e a $#r"%e. ;y " #! )e" od " o%!and! of %)an! a$e been bro%g " "o " #n+ " a" %)#l#"y )ean! 're""y wo)en "ry#ng "o bel#e$e " ey are %gly and &le$er )en "ry#ng "o bel#e$e " ey are fool!. /nd !#n&e w a" " ey are "ry#ng "o bel#e$e )ay, #n !o)e &a!e!, be )an#fe!" non!en!e, " ey &anno" !%&&eed #n bel#e$#ng #" and we a$e " e & an&e of +ee'#ng " e#r )#nd! endle!!ly re$ol$#ng on " e)!el$e! #n an effor" "o a& #e$e " e #)'o!!#ble. To an"#&#'a"e " e Ene)y3! !"ra"egy, we )%!" &on!#der 0#! a#)!. T e Ene)y wan"! "o br#ng " e )an "o a !"a"e of )#nd #n w #& e &o%ld de!#gn " e be!" &a" edral #n " e world, and +now #" "o be " e be!", and re(o#&e #n " e, fa&", w#" o%" be#ng any )ore @or le!!A or o" erw#!e glad a" a$#ng done #" " an e wo%ld be #f #" ad been done by ano" er. T e Ene)y wan"! #), #n " e end, "o be !o free fro) any b#a! #n #! own fa$o%r " a" e &an re(o#&e #n #! own "alen"! a! fran+ly and gra"ef%lly a! #n #! ne#g bo%r3! "alen"!*or #n a !%nr#!e, an ele' an", or a wa"erfall. 0e wan"! ea& )an, #n " e long r%n, "o be able "o re&ogn#!e all &rea"%re! @e$en #)!elfA a! glor#o%! and ex&ellen" " #ng!. 0e wan"! "o +#ll " e#r an#)al !elfBlo$e a! !oon a! 'o!!#ble2 b%" #" #! 0#! longB"er) 'ol#&y, I fear, "o re!"ore "o " e) a new +#nd of !elfBlo$e*a & ar#"y and gra"#"%de for all !el$e!, #n&l%d#ng " e#r own2 w en " ey a$e really learned "o lo$e " e#r ne#g bo%r! a! " e)!el$e!, " ey w#ll be allowed "o lo$e " e)!el$e! a! " e#r ne#g bo%r!. For we )%!" ne$er forge" w a" #! " e )o!" re'ellen" and #nex'l#&able "ra#" #n o%r Ene)y2 0e really lo$e! " e a#rle!! b#'ed! 0e a! &rea"ed and alway! g#$e! ba&+ "o " e) w#" 0#! r#g " and w a" 0e a! "a+en away w#" 0#! lef". 0#! w ole effor", " erefore, w#ll be "o ge" " e )an3! )#nd off " e !%b(e&" of #! own $al%e al"oge" er. 0e wo%ld ra" er " e )an " o%g " #)!elf a grea" ar& #"e&" or a grea" 'oe" and " en forgo" abo%" #", " an " a" e ! o%ld !'end )%& "#)e and 'a#n! "ry#ng "o " #n+ #)!elf a bad one. :o%r effor"! "o #n!"#l e#" er $a#nglory or fal!e )ode!"y #n"o " e 'a"#en" w#ll " erefore be )e" fro) " e Ene)y3! !#de w#" " e ob$#o%! re)#nder " a" a )an #! no" %!%ally &alled %'on "o a$e an o'#n#on of #! own "alen"! a" all, !#n&e e &an $ery well go on #)'ro$#ng " e) "o " e be!" of #! ab#l#"y w#" o%" de&#d#ng on #! own 're&#!e n#& e #n " e "e)'le of Fa)e. :o% )%!" "ry "o ex&l%de " #! re)#nder fro) " e 'a"#en"3! &on!&#o%!ne!! a" all &o!"!. T e Ene)y w#ll al!o "ry "o render real #n " e 'a"#en"3! )#nd a do&"r#ne w #& " ey all 'rofe!! b%" f#nd #" d#ff#&%l" "o br#ng o)e "o " e#r feel#ng!*" e do&"r#ne " a" " ey d#d no" &rea"e " e)!el$e!, " a" " e#r "alen"! were g#$en " e), and " a" " ey )#g " a! well be 'ro%d of " e &olo%r of " e#r a#r. ;%" alway! and by all )e" od! " e Ene)y3! a#) w#ll be "o ge" " e 'a"#en"3! )#nd off !%& 1%e!"#on!, and yo%r! w#ll be "o f#x #" on " e). E$en of #! !#n! " e Ene)y doe! no" wan" #) "o " #n+ "oo )%& F on&e " ey are re'en"ed, " e !ooner " e )an "%rn! #! a""en"#on o%"ward, " e be""er " e Ene)y #! 'lea!ed, :o%r affe&"#ona"e %n&le SCREWT/,E .M: 5E/R WORMWOO5, I ad no"#&ed, of &o%r!e, " a" " e %)an! were a$#ng a l%ll #n " e#r E%ro'ean war*w a" " ey na<$ely &all "T e War"?*and a) no" !%r'r#!ed " a" " ere #! a This book was downloaded from http://www.TrueChristianity.Info/ welcome to our site to download more Christian books free of charge and/or to ask questions at our forum.
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This book was downloaded from http://www.TrueChristianity.Info/ welcome to our site to download more Christian books free of charge and/or to ask questions at our forum. &orre!'ond#ng l%ll #n " e 'a"#en"3! anx#e"#e!. 5o we wan" "o en&o%rage " #!, or "o +ee' #) worr#ed= Tor"%red fear and !"%'#d &onf#den&e are bo" de!#rable !"a"e! of )#nd. O%r & o#&e be"ween " e) ra#!e! #)'or"an" 1%e!"#on!. T e %)an! l#$e #n "#)e b%" o%r Ene)y de!"#ne! " e) "o e"ern#"y. 0e " erefore, I bel#e$e, wan"! " e) "o a""end & #efly "o "wo " #ng!, "o e"ern#"y #"!elf, and "o " a" 'o#n" of "#)e w #& " ey &all " e ,re!en". For " e ,re!en" #! " e 'o#n" a" w #& "#)e "o%& e! e"ern#"y. Of " e 're!en" )o)en", and of #" only, %)an! a$e an ex'er#en&e analogo%! "o " e ex'er#en&e w #& o%r Ene)y a! of real#"y a! a w ole2 #n #" alone freedo) and a&"%al#"y are offered " e). 0e wo%ld " erefore a$e " e) &on"#n%ally &on&erned e#" er w#" e"ern#"y @w #& )ean! be#ng &on&erned w#" 0#)A or w#" " e ,re!en"*e#" er )ed#"a"#ng on " e#r e"ernal %n#on w#" , or !e'ara"#on fro), 0#)!elf, or el!e obey#ng " e 're!en" $o#&e of &on!&#en&e, bear#ng " e 're!en" &ro!!, re&e#$#ng " e 're!en" gra&e, g#$#ng " an+! for " e 're!en" 'lea!%re. O%r b%!#ne!! #! "o ge" " e) away fro) " e e"ernal, and fro) " e ,re!en". W#" " #! #n $#ew, we !o)e"#)e! "e)'" a %)an @!ay a w#dow or a !& olarA "o l#$e #n " e ,a!". ;%" " #! #! of l#)#"ed $al%e, for " ey a$e !o)e real +nowledge of " e 'a!" and #" a! a de"er)#na"e na"%re and, "o " a" ex"en", re!e)ble! e"ern#"y. .I" #! far be""er "o )a+e " e) l#$e #n " e F%"%re. ;#olog#&al ne&e!!#"y )a+e! all " e#r 'a!!#on! 'o#n" #n " a" d#re&"#on already, !o " a" " o%g " abo%" " e F%"%re #nfla)e! o'e and fear. /l!o, #" #! %n+nown "o " e), !o " a" #n )a+#ng " e) " #n+ abo%" #" we )a+e " e) " #n+ of %nreal#"#e!. In a word, " e F%"%re #!, of all " #ng!, " e " #ng lea!" l#+e e"ern#"y. I" #! " e )o!" &o)'le"ely "e)'oral 'ar" of "#)e*for " e ,a!" #! fro>en and no longer flow!, and " e ,re!en" #! all l#" %' w#" e"ernal ray!. 0en&e " e en&o%rage)en" we a$e g#$en "o all " o!e !& e)e! of " o%g " !%& a! Crea"#$e E$ol%"#on, S&#en"#f#& 0%)an#!), or Co))%n#!), w #& f#x )en3! affe&"#on! on " e F%"%re, on " e $ery &ore of "e)'oral#"y. 0en&e nearly all $#&e! are roo"ed #n " e f%"%re. 4ra"#"%de loo+! "o " e 'a!" and lo$e "o " e 're!en"2 fear, a$ar#&e, l%!", and a)b#"#on loo+ a ead. 5o no" " #n+ l%!" an ex&e'"#on. W en " e 're!en" 'lea!%re arr#$e!, " e !#n @w #& alone #n"ere!"! %!A #! already o$er. T e 'lea!%re #! (%!" " e 'ar" of " e 'ro&e!! w #& we regre" and wo%ld ex&l%de #f we &o%ld do !o w#" o%" lo!#ng " e !#n2 #" #! " e 'ar" &on"r#b%"ed by " e Ene)y, and " erefore ex'er#en&ed #n a ,re!en". T e !#n, w #& #! o%r &on"r#b%"#on, loo+ed forward. To be !%re, " e Ene)y wan"! )en "o " #n+ of " e F%"%re "oo*(%!" !o )%& a! #! ne&e!!ary for now 'lann#ng " e a&"! of (%!"#&e or & ar#"y w #& w#ll 'robably be " e#r d%"y "o)orrow. T e d%"y of 'lann#ng " e )orrow3! wor+ #! "oday3! d%"y2 " o%g #"! )a"er#al #! borrowed fro) " e f%"%re, " e d%"y, l#+e all d%"#e!, #! #n " e ,re!en". T #! #! no" !"raw !'l#""#ng. 0e doe! no" wan" )en "o g#$e " e F%"%re " e#r ear"!, "o 'la&e " e#r "rea!%re #n #". We do. 0#! #deal #! a )an w o, a$#ng wor+ed all day for " e good of 'o!"er#"y @#f " a" #! #! $o&a"#onA, wa! e! #! )#nd of " e w ole !%b(e&", &o))#"! " e #!!%e "o 0ea$en, and re"%rn! a" on&e "o " e 'a"#en&e or gra"#"%de de)anded by " e )o)en" " a" #! 'a!!#ng o$er #). ;%" we wan" a )an agBr#dden by " e F%"%re* a%n"ed by $#!#on! of an #))#nen" ea$en or ell %'on ear" *ready "o brea+ " e Ene)y3! &o))and! #n " e 're!en" #f by !o do#ng we )a+e #) " #n+ e &an a""a#n " e one or a$er" " e o" er*de'enden" for #! fa#" on " e !%&&e!! or fa#l%re of !& e)e! w o!e end e w#ll no" l#$e "o !ee. We wan" a w ole ra&e 'er'e"%ally #n '%r!%#" of " e ra#nbow3! end, ne$er one!", nor +#nd, nor a''y now, b%" alway! %!#ng a! )ere f%el w erew#" "o ea' " e al"ar of " e f%"%re e$ery real g#f" w #& #! offered " e) #n " e ,re!en". This book was downloaded from http://www.TrueChristianity.Info/ welcome to our site to download more Christian books free of charge and/or to ask questions at our forum.
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I" follow! " en, #n general, and o" er " #ng! be#ng e1%al, " a" #" #! be""er for yo%r 'a"#en" "o be f#lled w#" anx#e"y or o'e @#" doe!n3" )%& )a""er w #& A abo%" " #! war " an for #) "o be l#$#ng #n " e 're!en". ;%" " e ' ra!e "l#$#ng #n " e 're!en"" #! a)b#g%o%!. I" )ay de!&r#be a 'ro&e!! w #& #! really (%!" a! )%& &on&erned w#" " e F%"%re a! anx#e"y #"!elf. :o%r )an )ay be %n"ro%bled abo%" " e F%"%re, no" be&a%!e e #! &on&erned w#" " e ,re!en", b%" be&a%!e e a! 'er!%aded #)!elf " a" " e F%"%re #!, go#ng "o be agreeable. /! long a! " a" #! " e real &o%r!e of #! "ran1%#ll#"y, #! "ran1%#ll#"y w#ll do %! good, be&a%!e #" #! only '#l#ng %' )ore d#!a''o#n")en", and " erefore )ore #)'a"#en&e, for #) w en #! fal!e o'e! are da! ed. If, on " e o" er and, e #! aware " a" orror! )ay be #n !"ore for #) and #! 'ray#ng for " e $#r"%e!, w erew#" "o )ee" " e), and )eanw #le &on&ern#ng #)!elf w#" " e ,re!en" be&a%!e " ere, and " ere alone, all d%"y, all gra&e, all +nowledge, and all 'lea!%re dwell, #! !"a"e #! $ery %nde!#rable and ! o%ld be a""a&+ed a" on&e. 0ere aga#n, o%r , #lolog#&al /r) a! done good wor+2 "ry " e word "&o)'la&en&y" on #). ;%", of &o%r!e, #" #! )o!" l#+ely " a" e #! "l#$#ng #n " e ,re!en"" for none of " e!e rea!on! b%" !#)'ly be&a%!e #! eal" #! good and e #! en(oy#ng #! wor+. T e ' eno)enon wo%ld " en be )erely na"%ral. /ll " e !a)e, I ! o%ld brea+ #" %' #f I were yo%. No na"%ral ' eno)enon #! really #n o%r fa$o%r. /nd anyway, w y ! o%ld " e &rea"%re be a''y= :o%r affe&"#ona"e %n&le SCREWT/,E .-I M: 5E/R WORMWOO5, :o% )en"#oned &a!%ally #n yo%r la!" le""er " a" " e 'a"#en" a! &on"#n%ed "o a""end one & %r& , and one only, !#n&e e wa! &on$er"ed, and " a" e #! no" w olly 'lea!ed w#" #". May I a!+ w a" yo% are abo%"= W y a$e I no re'or" on " e &a%!e! of #! f#del#"y "o " e 'ar#! & %r& = 5o yo% real#!e " a" %nle!! #" #! d%e "o #nd#fferen&e #" #! a $ery bad " #ng= S%rely yo% +now " a" #f a )an &an3" be &%red of & %r& go#ng, " e nex" be!" " #ng #! "o !end #) all o$er " e ne#g bo%r ood loo+#ng for " e & %r& " a" "!%#"!" #) %n"#l e be&o)e! a "a!"er or &onno#!!e%r of & %r& e!. T e rea!on! are ob$#o%!. In " e f#r!" 'la&e " e 'aro& #al organ#!a"#on ! o%ld alway! be a""a&+ed, be&a%!e, be#ng a %n#"y of 'la&e and no" of l#+#ng!, #" br#ng! 'eo'le of d#fferen" &la!!e! and '!y& ology "oge" er #n " e +#nd of %n#"y " e Ene)y de!#re!. T e &ongrega"#onal 'r#n&#'le, on " e o" er and, )a+e! ea& & %r& #n"o a +#nd of &l%b, and f#nally, #f all goe! well, #n"o a &o"er#e or fa&"#on. In " e !e&ond 'la&e, " e !ear& for a "!%#"able" & %r& )a+e! " e )an a &r#"#& w ere " e Ene)y wan"! #) "o be a '%'#l. W a" 0e wan"! of " e lay)an #n & %r& #! an a""#"%de w #& )ay, #ndeed, be &r#"#&al #n " e !en!e of re(e&"#ng w a" #! fal!e or %n el'f%l, b%" w #& #! w olly %n&r#"#&al #n " e !en!e " a" #" doe! no" a''ra#!e*doe! no" wa!"e "#)e #n " #n+#ng abo%" w a" #" re(e&"!, b%" lay! #"!elf o'en #n %n&o))en"#ng, %)ble re&e'"#$#"y "o any no%r#! )en" " a" #! go#ng. @:o% !ee ow gro$ell#ng, ow %n!'#r#"%al, ow #rredee)ably $%lgar 0e #!?A T #! a""#"%de, e!'e&#ally d%r#ng !er)on!, &rea"e! " e &ond#"#on @)o!" o!"#le "o o%r w ole 'ol#&yA #n w #& 'la"#"%de! &an be&o)e really a%d#ble "o a %)an !o%l. T ere #! ardly any !er)on, or any boo+, w #& )ay no" be dangero%! "o %! #f #" #! re&e#$ed #n " #! "e)'er. So 'ray be!"#r yo%r!elf and !end " #! fool " e ro%nd This book was downloaded from http://www.TrueChristianity.Info/ welcome to our site to download more Christian books free of charge and/or to ask questions at our forum.
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This book was downloaded from http://www.TrueChristianity.Info/ welcome to our site to download more Christian books free of charge and/or to ask questions at our forum. of " e ne#g bo%r#ng & %r& e! a! !oon a! 'o!!#ble. :o%r re&ord %' "o da"e a! no" g#$en %! )%& !a"#!fa&"#on. T e "wo & %r& e! neare!" "o #), I a$e loo+ed %' #n " e off#&e. ;o" a$e &er"a#n &la#)!. /" " e f#r!" of " e!e " e -#&ar #! a )an w o a! been !o long engaged #n wa"er#ng down " e fa#" "o )a+e #" ea!#er for !%''o!edly #n&red%lo%! and ardB eaded &ongrega"#on " a" #" #! now e w o ! o&+! #! 'ar#! #oner! w#" #! %nbel#ef, no" $#&e $er!a. 0e a! %nder)#ned )any a !o%l3! C r#!"#an#"y. 0#! &ond%&" of " e !er$#&e! #! al!o ad)#rable. In order "o !'are " e la#"y all "d#ff#&%l"#e!" e a! de!er"ed bo" " e le&"#onary and " e a''o#n"ed '!al)! and now, w#" o%" no"#&#ng #", re$ol$e! endle!!ly ro%nd " e l#""le "read)#ll of #! f#f"een fa$o%r#"e '!al)! and "wen"y fa$o%r#"e le!!on!. We are " %! !afe fro) " e danger " a" any "r%" no" already fa)#l#ar "o #) and "o #! flo&+ ! o%ld o$er rea& " e) " ro%g S&r#'"%re. ;%" 'er a'! b%r 'a"#en" #! no" 1%#"e !#lly eno%g for " #! & %r& *or no" ye"= /" " e o" er & %r& we a$e Fr. S'#+e. T e %)an! are of"en '%>>led "o %nder!"and " e range of #! o'#n#on!*w y e #! one day al)o!" a Co))%n#!" and " e nex" no" far fro) !o)e +#nd of " eo&ra"#& Fa!&#!)*one day a !& ola!"#&, and " e nex" 're'ared "o deny %)an rea!on al"oge" er*one day #))er!ed #n 'ol#"#&!, and, " e day af"er, de&lar#ng " a" all !"a"e! of %! world are e1%ally "%nder (%dg)en"". We, of &o%r!e, !ee " e &onne&"#ng l#n+, w #& #! 0a"red. T e )an &anno" br#ng #)!elf "o "ea& any" #ng w #& #! no" &al&%la"ed "o )o&+, gr#e$e, '%>>le, or %)#l#a"e #! 'aren"! and " e#r fr#end!. / !er)on w #& !%& 'eo'le wo%ld a&&e'" wo%ld be "o #) a! #n!#'#d a! a 'oe) w #& " ey &o%ld !&an. T ere #! al!o a 'ro)#!#ng !"rea+ of d#! one!"y #n #)2 we are "ea& #ng #) "o !ay "T e "ea& #ng of " e C %r& #!" w en e really )ean! "I3) al)o!" !%re I read re&en"ly #n Mar#"a#n or !o)eone of " a" !or"". ;%" I )%!" warn yo% " a" e a! one fa"al defe&"F e really bel#e$e!. /nd " #! )ay ye" )ar all. ;%" " ere #! one good 'o#n" w #& bo" " e!e & %r& e! a$e #n &o))on*" ey are bo" 'ar"y & %r& e!. I " #n+ I warned yo% before " a" #f yo%r 'a"#en" &an3" be +e'" o%" of " e C %r& , e o%g " a" lea!" "o be $#olen"ly a""a& ed "o !o)e 'ar"y w#" #n #". I don3" )ean on really do&"r#nal #!!%e!2 abo%" " o!e, " e )ore l%+ewar) e #! " e be""er. /nd #" #!n3" " e do&"r#ne! on w #& we & #efly de'end for 'rod%&#ng )al#&e. T e real f%n #! wor+#ng %' a"red be"ween " o!e w o !ay ")a!!" and " o!e w o !ay " oly &o))%n#on" w en ne#" er 'ar"y &o%ld 'o!!#bly !"a"e " e d#fferen&e be"ween, !ay, 0oo+er3! do&"r#ne and T o)a! /1%#na!3, #n any for) w #& wo%ld old wa"er for f#$e )#n%"e!. /nd all " e '%rely #nd#fferen" " #ng!*&andle! and &lo" e! and w a" no"*are an ad)#rable gro%nd for o%r a&"#$#"#e!. We a$e 1%#"e re)o$ed fro) )en3! )#nd! w a" " a" 'e!"#len" fellow ,a%l %!ed "o "ea& abo%" food and o" er %ne!!en"#al!*na)ely, " a" " e %)an w#" o%" !&r%'le! ! o%ld alway! g#$e #n "o " e %)an w#" !&r%'le!. :o% wo%ld " #n+ " ey &o%ld no" fa#l "o !ee " e a''l#&a"#on. :o% wo%ld ex'e&" "o f#nd " e "low" & %r& )an gen%fle&"#ng and &ro!!#ng #)!elf le!" " e wea+ &on!&#en&e of #! " #g " bro" er ! o%ld be )o$ed "o #rre$eren&e, and " e " #g " one refra#n#ng fro) " e!e exer&#!e! le!" e ! o%ld be"ray #! "low" bro" er #n"o #dola"ry. /nd !o #" wo%ld a$e been b%" for o%r &ea!ele!! labo%r. W#" o%" " a" " e $ar#e"y of %!age w#" #n " e C %r& of England )#g " a$e be&o)e a 'o!#"#$e o"bed of & ar#"y and %)#l#"y, :o%r affe&"#ona"e %n&le SCREWT/,E .-II
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This book was downloaded from http://www.TrueChristianity.Info/ welcome to our site to download more Christian books free of charge and/or to ask questions at our forum. M: 5E/R WORMWOO5, T e &on"e)'"%o%! way #n w #& yo% !'o+e of gl%""ony a! a )ean! of &a"& #ng !o%l!, #n yo%r la!" le""er, only ! ow! yo%r #gnoran&e. One of " e grea", a& #e$e)en"! of " e la!" %ndred year! a! been "o deaden " e %)an &on!&#en&e on " a" !%b(e&", !o " a" by now yo% w#ll ardly f#nd a !er)on 'rea& ed or a &on!&#en&e "ro%bled abo%" #" #n " e w ole leng" and bread" of E%ro'e. T #! a! largely been effe&"ed by &on&en"ra"#ng all o%r effor"! on gl%""ony of 5el#&a&y, no" gl%""ony of Ex&e!!. :o%r 'a"#en"3! )o" er, a! I learn fro) " e do!!#er and yo% )#g " a$e learned fro) 4l%bo!e, #! a good exa)'le. S e wo%ld be a!"on#! ed*one day, I o'e, w#ll be*"o learn " a" er w ole l#fe #! en!la$ed "o " #! +#nd of !en!%al#"y, w #& #! 1%#"e &on&ealed fro) er by " e fa&" " a" " e 1%an"#"#e! #n$ol$ed are !)all. ;%" w a" do 1%an"#"#e! )a""er, 'ro$#ded we &an %!e a %)an belly and 'ala"e "o 'rod%&e 1%er%lo%!ne!!, #)'a"#en&e, %n& ar#"ablene!!, and !elfB&on&ern= 4l%bo!e a! " #! old wo)an well #n and. S e #! a 'o!#"#$e "error "o o!"e!!e! and !er$an"!. S e #! alway! "%rn#ng fro) w a" a! been offered er "o !ay w#" a de)%re l#""le !#gn and a !)#le "O 'lea!e, 'lea!e...all I wan" #! a &%' of "ea, wea+ b%" no" "oo wea+, and " e "een#e!" ween#e!" b#" of really &r#!' "oa!"". :o% !ee= ;e&a%!e w a" ! e wan"! #! !)aller and le!! &o!"ly " an w a" a! been !e" before er, ! e ne$er re&ogn#!e! a! gl%""ony er de"er)#na"#on "o ge" w a" ! e wan"!, owe$er "ro%ble!o)e #" )ay be "o o" er!. /" " e $ery )o)en" of #nd%lg#ng er a''e"#"e ! e bel#e$e! " a" ! e #! 'ra&"#!#ng "e)'eran&e. In a &rowded re!"a%ran" ! e g#$e! a l#""le !&rea) a" " e 'la"e w #& !o)e o$erwor+ed wa#"re!! a! !e" before er and !ay!, "O , " a"3! far, far "oo )%& ? Ta+e #" away and br#ng )e abo%" a 1%ar"er of #"". If & allenged, ! e wo%ld !ay ! e wa! do#ng " #! "o a$o#d wa!"e2 #n real#"y ! e doe! #" be&a%!e " e 'ar"#&%lar ! ade of del#&a&y "o w #& we a$e en!la$ed er #! offended by " e !#g " of )ore food " an ! e a''en! "o wan". T e real $al%e of " e 1%#e", %nob"r%!#$e wor+ w #& 4l%bo!e a! been do#ng for year! on " #! old wo)an &an be ga%ged by " e way #n w #& er belly now do)#na"e! er w ole l#fe. T e wo)an #! #n w a" )ay be &alled " e "/llBIBwan"" !"a"e of )#nd. /ll ! e wan"! #! a &%' of "ea 'ro'erly )ade, or an egg 'ro'erly bo#led, or a !l#&e of bread 'ro'erly "oa!"ed. ;%" ! e ne$er f#nd! any !er$an" or any fr#end w o &an do " e!e !#)'le " #ng! "'ro'erly"*be&a%!e er "'ro'erly" &on&eal! an #n!a"#able de)and for " e exa&", and al)o!" #)'o!!#ble, 'ala"al 'lea!%re! w #& ! e #)ag#ne! ! e re)e)ber! fro) " e 'a!"2 a 'a!" de!&r#bed by er a! "" e day! w en yo% &o%ld ge" good !er$an"!" b%" +nown "o %! a! " e day! w en er !en!e! were )ore ea!#ly 'lea!ed and ! e ad 'lea!%re! of o" er +#nd! w #& )ade er le!! de'enden" on " o!e of " e "able. Meanw #le, " e da#ly d#!a''o#n")en" 'rod%&e! da#ly #ll "e)'erF &oo+! g#$e no"#&e and fr#end! #'! are &ooled. If e$er " e Ene)y #n"rod%&e! #n"o er )#nd a fa#n" !%!'#&#on " a" ! e #! "oo #n"ere!"ed #n food, 4l%bo!e &o%n"er! #" by !%gge!"#ng "o er " a" ! e doe!n3" )#nd w a" ! e ea"! er!elf b%" "doe! l#+e "o a$e " #ng! n#&e for er boy". In fa&", of &o%r!e, er greed a! been one of " e & #ef !o%r&e! of #! do)e!"#& d#!&o)for" for )any year!. Now yo%r 'a"#en" #! #! )o" er3! !on. W #le wor+#ng yo%r arde!", 1%#"e r#g "ly, on o" er fron"!, yo% )%!" no" negle&" a l#""le 1%#e" #nf#l"ra"#on #n re!'e&" of gl%""ony. ;e#ng a )ale, e #! no" !o l#+ely "o be &a%g " by " e "/ll I wan"" &a)o%flage. Male! are be!" "%rned #n"o gl%""on! w#" " e el' of " e#r $an#"y. T ey o%g " "o be )ade "o " #n+ " e)!el$e! $ery +now#ng abo%" food, "o '#1%e " e)!el$e! on a$#ng fo%nd " e only re!"a%ran" #n " e "own w ere !"ea+! are really "'ro'erly" &oo+ed. W a" beg#n! a! $an#"y &an " en be grad%ally "%rned #n"o ab#". ;%", This book was downloaded from http://www.TrueChristianity.Info/ welcome to our site to download more Christian books free of charge and/or to ask questions at our forum.
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This book was downloaded from http://www.TrueChristianity.Info/ welcome to our site to download more Christian books free of charge and/or to ask questions at our forum. owe$er yo% a''roa& #", " e grea" " #ng #! "o br#ng #) #n"o " e !"a"e #n w #& " e den#al of any one #nd%lgen&e*#" )a""er! no" w #& , & a)'agne or "ea, !ole &olber" or &#gare""e!*"'%"! #) o%"", for " en #! & ar#"y, (%!"#&e, and obed#en&e are all a" yo%r )er&y. Mere ex&e!! #n food #! )%& le!! $al%able " an del#&a&y. I"! & #ef %!e #! a! a +#nd of ar"#llery 're'ara"#on for a""a&+! on & a!"#"y. On " a", a! on e$ery o" er !%b(e&", +ee' yo%r )an #n a &ond#"#on of fal!e !'#r#"%al#"y. Ne$er le" #) no"#&e " e )ed#&al a!'e&". Kee' #) wonder#ng w a" 'r#de or la&+ of fa#" a! del#$ered #) #n"o yo%r and! w en a !#)'le en1%#ry #n"o w a" e a! been ea"#ng or dr#n+#ng for " e la!" "wen"yBfo%r o%r! wo%ld ! ow #) w en&e yo%r a))%n#"#on &o)e! and " %! enable #) by a $ery l#""le ab!"#nen&e "o #)'er#l yo%r l#ne! of &o))%n#&a"#on. If e )%!" " #n+ of " e )ed#&al !#de of & a!"#"y, feed #) " e grand l#e w #& we a$e )ade " e Engl#! %)an! bel#e$e, " a" ' y!#&al exer&#!e #n ex&e!! and &on!e1%en" fa"#g%e are !'e&#ally fa$o%rable "o " #! $#r"%e. 0ow " ey &an bel#e$e " #!, #n fa&e of " e no"or#o%! l%!"f%lne!! of !a#lor! and !old#er!, )ay well be a!+ed. ;%" we %!ed " e !& ool)a!"er! "o '%" " e !"ory abo%"*)en w o were really #n"ere!"ed #n & a!"#"y a! an ex&%!e for ga)e! and " erefore re&o))ended ga)e! a! an a#d "o & a!"#"y. ;%" " #! w ole b%!#ne!! #! "oo large "o deal w#" a" " e "a#lBend of a le""er, :o%r affe&"#ona"e %n&le SCREWT/,E .-III M: 5E/R WORMWOO5, E$en %nder Sl%bgob yo% )%!" a$e learned a" &ollege " e ro%"#ne "e& n#1%e of !ex%al "e)'"a"#on, and !#n&e, for %! !'#r#"!, " #! w ole !%b(e&" #! one of &on!#derable "ed#%) @" o%g ne&e!!ary a! 'ar" of o%r "ra#n#ngA I w#ll 'a!! #" o$er. ;%" on " e larger #!!%e! #n$ol$ed I " #n+ yo% a$e a good deal "o learn. T e Ene)y3! de)and on %)an! "a+e! " e for) of a d#le))a2 e#" er &o)'le"e ab!"#nen&e or %n)#"#ga"ed )onoga)y. E$er !#n&e o%r Fa" er3! f#r!" grea" $#&"ory, we a$e rendered " e for)er $ery d#ff#&%l" "o " e). T e la""er, for " e la!" few &en"%r#e!, we a$e been &lo!#ng a! a way of e!&a'e. We a$e done " #! " ro%g " e 'oe"! and no$el#!"! by 'er!%ad#ng e %)an! " a" a &%r#o%!, and %!%ally ! or"Bl#$ed, ex'er#en&e w #& " ey &all "be#ng #n lo$e" #! " e only re!'e&"able gro%nd for )arr#age2 " a" )arr#age &an, and o%g " "o, render " #! ex&#"e)en" 'er)anen"2 and " a" a )arr#age w #& doe! no" do !o #! no longer b#nd#ng. T #! #dea #! o%r 'arody of an #dea " a" &a)e fro) " e Ene)y. T e w ole ' #lo!o' y of 0ell re!"! on re&ogn#"#on of " e ax#o) " a" one " #ng #! no" ano" er " #ng, and, !'e&#ally, " a" one !elf #! no" ano" er !elf. My good #! )y good and yo%r good #! yo%r!. W a" one ga#n! ano" er lo!e!. E$en an #nan#)a"e ob(e&" #! w a" #" #! by ex&l%d#ng all o" er ob(e&"! fro) " e !'a&e #" o&&%'#e!2 #f #" ex'and!, #" doe! !o by " r%!"#ng o" er ob(e&"! a!#de or by ab!orb#ng " e). / !elf doe! " e !a)e. W#" bea!"! " e ab!or'"#on "a+e! " e for) of ea"#ng2 for %!, #" )ean! " e !%&+#ng of w#ll and freedo) o%" of a wea+er !elf #n"o a !"ronger. "To be" )ean! ""o be #n &o)'e"#"#on". Now " e Ene)y3! ' #lo!o' y #! no" #ng )ore nor le!! " an one &on"#n%ed a""e)'" "o e$ade " #! $ery ob$#o%! "r%" . 0e a#)! a" a &on"rad#&"#on. T #ng! are "o be )any, ye" !o)e ow al!o one. T e good of one !elf #! "o be " e good of ano" er. T #! #)'o!!#b#l#"y 0e &all! lo$e, and " #! !a)e )ono"ono%! 'ana&ea &an be de"e&"ed %nder all 0e doe! and e$en all 0e #!*or &la#)! "o be. T %! 0e #! no" This book was downloaded from http://www.TrueChristianity.Info/ welcome to our site to download more Christian books free of charge and/or to ask questions at our forum.
This book was downloaded from http://www.TrueChristianity.Info/ welcome to our site to download more Christian books free of charge and/or to ask questions at our forum. &on"en", e$en 0#)!elf, "o be a ! eer ar#" )e"#&al %n#"y2 0e &la#)! "o be " ree a! well a! one, #n order " a" " #! non!en!e abo%" Lo$e )ay f#nd a foo" old #n 0#! own na"%re. /" " e o" er end of " e !&ale, 0e #n"rod%&e! #n"o )a""er " a" ob!&ene #n$en"#on " e organ#!), #n w #& " e 'ar"! are 'er$er"ed fro) " e#r na"%ral de!"#ny of &o)'e"#"#on and )ade "o &oBo'era"e. 0#! real )o"#$e for f#x#ng on !ex a! " e )e" od of re'rod%&"#on a)ong %)an! #! only "oo a''aren" fro) " e %!e 0e a! )ade of #". Sex )#g " a$e been, fro) o%r 'o#n" of $#ew, 1%#"e #nno&en". I" )#g " a$e been )erely one )ore )ode #n w #& a !"ronger !elf 'reyed %'on a wea+er*a! #" #!, #ndeed, a)ong " e !'#der! w ere " e br#de &on&l%de! er n%'"#al! by ea"#ng er groo). ;%" #n " e %)an! " e Ene)y a! gra"%#"o%!ly a!!o&#a"ed affe&"#on be"ween " e 'ar"#e! w#" !ex%al de!#re. 0e a! al!o )ade " e off!'r#ng de'enden" on " e 'aren"! and g#$en " e 'aren"! an #)'%l!e "o !%''or" #"*" %! 'rod%&#ng " e Fa)#ly, w #& #! l#+e " e organ#!), only wor!e2 for " e )e)ber! are )ore d#!"#n&", ye" al!o %n#"ed #n a )ore &on!&#o%! and re!'on!#ble way. T e w ole " #ng, #n fa&", "%rn! o%" "o be !#)'ly one )ore de$#&e for dragg#ng #n Lo$e. Now &o)e! " e (o+e. T e Ene)y de!&r#bed a )arr#ed &o%'le a! "one fle! ". 0e d#d no" lay "a a''#ly )arr#ed &o%'le" or "a &o%'le w o )arr#ed be&a%!e " ey were #n lo$e", b%" yo% &an )a+e " e %)an! #gnore " a". :o% &an al!o )a+e " e) forge" " a" " e )an " ey &all ,a%l d#d no" &onf#ne #" "o )arr#ed &o%'le!. Mere &o'%la"#on, for #), )a+e! "one fle! ". :o% &an " %! ge" " e %)an! "o a&&e'" a! r e"or#&al e%log#e! of "be#ng #n lo$e" w a" were #n fa&" 'la#n de!&r#'"#on! of " e real !#gn#f#&an&e of !ex%al #n"er&o%r!e. T e "r%" #! " a" w ere$er a )an l#e! w#" a wo)an, " ere, w e" er " ey l#+e #" or no", a "ran!&enden"al rela"#on #! !e" %' be"ween " e) w #& )%!" be e"ernally en(oyed or e"ernally end%red. Fro) " e "r%e !"a"e)en" " a" " #! "ran!&enden"al rela"#on wa! #n"ended "o 'rod%&e, and, #f obed#en"ly en"ered #n"o, "oo of"en w#ll 'rod%&e, affe&"#on and " e fa)#ly, %)an! &an be )ade "o #nfer " e fal!e bel#ef " a" " e blend of affe&"#on, fear, and de!#re w #& " ey &all "be#ng #n lo$e" #! " e only " #ng " a" )a+e! )arr#age e#" er a''y or oly. T e error #! ea!y "o 'rod%&e be&a%!e "be#ng #n lo$e" doe! $ery of"en, #n We!"ern E%ro'e, 're&ede )arr#age! w #& are )ade #n obed#en&e "o " e Ene)y3! de!#gn!, " a" #!, w#" " e #n"en"#on of f#del#"y, fer"#l#"y and good w#ll2 (%!" a! rel#g#o%! e)o"#on $ery of"en, b%" no" alway!, a""end! &on$er!#on. In o" er word!, " e %)an! are "o be en&o%raged "o regard a! " e ba!#! for )arr#age a #g lyB&olo%red and d#!"or"ed $er!#on of !o)e" #ng " e Ene)y really 'ro)#!e! a! #"! re!%l". Two ad$an"age! follow. In " e f#r!" 'la&e, %)an! w o a$e no" " e g#f" of &on"#nen&e &an be de"erred fro) !ee+#ng )arr#age a! a !ol%"#on be&a%!e " ey do no" f#nd " e)!el$e! "#n lo$e", and, " an+! "o %!, " e #dea of )arry#ng w#" any o" er )o"#$e !ee)! "o " e) low and &yn#&al. :e!, " ey " #n+ " a". T ey regard " e #n"en"#on of loyal"y "o a 'ar"ner! #' for )%"%al el', for " e 're!er$a"#on of & a!"#"y, and for " e "ran!)#!!#on of l#fe, a! !o)e" #ng lower " an a !"or) of e)o"#on. @5on3" negle&" "o )a+e yo%r )an " #n+ " e )arr#ageB!er$#&e $ery offen!#$e.A In " e !e&ond 'la&e any !ex%al #nfa"%a"#on w a"e$er, !o long a! #" #n"end! )arr#age, w#ll be regarded a! "lo$e", and "lo$e" w#ll be eld "o ex&%!e a )an fro) all " e g%#l", and "o 'ro"e&" #) fro) all " e &on!e1%en&e!, #f )arry#ng a ea" en, a fool, or a wan"on. ;%" )ore of " #! #n )y nex", :o%r affe&"#ona"e %n&le SCREWT/,E
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This book was downloaded from http://www.TrueChristianity.Info/ welcome to our site to download more Christian books free of charge and/or to ask questions at our forum. .I. M: 5E/R WORMWOO5, I a$e been " #n+#ng $ery ard abo%" " e 1%e!"#on #n yo%r la!" le""er. If, a! I a$e &learly ! own, all !el$e! are by " e#r $ery na"%re #n &o)'e"#"#on, and " erefore " e Ene)y3! #dea of Lo$e #! a &on"rad#&"#on #n "er)!, w a" be&o)e! of )y re#"era"ed warn#ng " a" 0e really lo$e! " e %)an $er)#n and really de!#re! " e#r freedo) and &on"#n%ed ex#!"en&e= I o'e, )y dear boy, yo% a$e no" ! own )y le""er! "o anyone. No" " a" #" )a""er! of &o%r!e. /nyone wo%ld !ee " a" " e a''earan&e of ere!y #n"o w #& I a$e fallen #! '%rely a&&#den"al. ;y " e way, I o'e yo% %nder!"ood, "oo, " a" !o)e a''aren"ly %n&o)'l#)en"ary referen&e! "o Sl%bgob were '%rely (o&%lar. I really a$e " e #g e!" re!'e&" for #). /nd, of &o%r!e, !o)e " #ng! I !a#d abo%" no" ! #eld#ng yo% fro) " e a%" or#"#e! were no" !er#o%!ly )ean". :o% &an "r%!" )e "o loo+ af"er yo%r #n"ere!"!. ;%" do +ee' e$ery" #ng %nder lo&+ and +ey. T e "r%" #! I !l#''ed by )ere &arele!!ne!! #n"o !ay#ng " a" " e Ene)y really lo$e! " e %)an!. T a", of &o%r!e, #! an #)'o!!#b#l#"y. 0e #! one be#ng, " ey are d#!"#n&" fro) 0#). T e#r good &anno" be 0#!. /ll 0#! "al+ abo%" Lo$e )%!" be a d#!g%#!e for !o)e" #ng el!e*0e )%!" a$e !o)e real )o"#$e for &rea"#ng " e) and "a+#ng !o )%& "ro%ble abo%" " e). T e rea!on one &o)e! "o "al+ a! #f 0e really ad " #! #)'o!!#ble Lo$e #! o%r %""er fa#l%re "o o%" " a" real )o"#$e. W a" doe! 0e !"and "o )a+e o%" of " e)= T a" #! " e #n!ol%ble 1%e!"#on. I do no" !ee " a" #" &an do any ar) "o "ell yo% " a" " #! $ery 'roble) wa! a & #ef &a%!e of O%r Fa" er3! 1%arrel w#" " e Ene)y. W en " e &rea"#on of )an wa! f#r!" )oo"ed and w en, e$en a" " a" !"age, " e Ene)y freely &onfe!!ed " a" e fore!aw a &er"a#n e'#!ode abo%" a &ro!!, O%r Fa" er $ery na"%rally !o%g " an #n"er$#ew and a!+ed for an ex'lana"#on. T e Ene)y ga$e no re'ly ex&e'" "o 'rod%&e " e &o&+BandBb%ll !"ory abo%" d#!#n"ere!"ed lo$e w #& 0e a! been &#r&%la"#ng e$er !#n&e. T #! O%r Fa" er na"%rally &o%ld no" a&&e'". 0e #)'lored " e Ene)y "o lay 0#! &ard! on " e "able, and ga$e 0#) e$ery o''or"%n#"y. 0e ad)#""ed " a" e fel" a real anx#e"y "o +now " e !e&re"2 " e Ene)y re'l#ed "I w#! w#" all )y ear" " a" yo% d#d". I" wa!, I #)ag#ne, a" " #! !"age #n " e #n"er$#ew " a" O%r Fa" er3! d#!g%!" a" !%& an %n'ro$o+ed la&+ of &onf#den&e &a%!ed #) "o re)o$e #)!elf an #nf#n#"e d#!"an&e fro) " e ,re!en&e w#" a !%ddenne!! w #& a! g#$en r#!e "o " e r#d#&%lo%! ene)y !"ory " a" e wa! for&#bly " rown o%" of 0ea$en. S#n&e " en, we a$e beg%n "o !ee w y o%r O''re!!or wa! !o !e&re"#$e. 0#! " rone de'end! on " e !e&re". Me)ber! of 0#! fa&"#on a$e fre1%en"ly ad)#""ed " a" #f e$er we &a)e "o %nder!"and w a" 0e )ean! by Lo$e, " e war wo%ld be o$er and we ! o%ld reBen"er 0ea$en. /nd " ere l#e! " e grea" "a!+. We +now " a" 0e &anno" really lo$eF nobody &anF #" doe!n3" )a+e !en!e. If we &o%ld only f#nd o%" w a" 0e #! really %' "o? 0y'o" e!#! af"er y'o" e!#! a! been "r#ed, and !"#ll we &an3" f#nd o%". :e" we )%!" ne$er lo!e o'e2 )ore and )ore &o)'l#&a"ed " eor#e!, f%ller and f%ller &olle&"#on! of da"a, r#& er reward! for re!ear& er! w o )a+e 'rogre!!, )ore and )ore "err#ble '%n#! )en"! for " o!e w o fa#l*all " #!, '%r!%ed and a&&elera"ed "o " e $ery end of "#)e, &anno", !%rely, fa#l "o !%&&eed. :o% &o)'la#n " a" )y la!" le""er doe! no" )a+e #" &lear w e" er I regard be#ng #n lo$e a! a de!#rable !"a"e for a %)an or no". ;%" really, Wor)wood, " a" #! This book was downloaded from http://www.TrueChristianity.Info/ welcome to our site to download more Christian books free of charge and/or to ask questions at our forum.
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This book was downloaded from http://www.TrueChristianity.Info/ welcome to our site to download more Christian books free of charge and/or to ask questions at our forum. " e !or" of 1%e!"#on one ex'e&"! " e) "o a!+? Lea$e " e) "o d#!&%!! w e" er "Lo$e", or 'a"r#o"#!), or &el#ba&y, or &andle! on al"ar!, or "ee"o"al#!), or ed%&a"#on, are "good" or "bad". Can3" yo% !ee " ere3! no an!wer= No" #ng )a""er! a" all ex&e'" " e "enden&y of a g#$en !"a"e of )#nd, #n g#$en &#r&%)!"an&e!, "o )o$e a 'ar"#&%lar 'a"#en" a" 'ar"#&%lar )o)en" nearer "o " e Ene)y or nearer "o %!. T %! #" wo%ld be 1%#"e a good " #ng "o )a+e " e 'a"#en" de&#de " a" "lo$e" #! "good" or "bad". If e #! an arrogan" )an w#" a &on"e)'" for " e body really ba!ed on del#&a&y b%" )#!"a+en by #) for '%r#"y*and one w o "a+e! 'lea!%re #n flo%"#ng w a" )o!" #f #! fellow! a''ro$e*by all )ean! le" #) de&#de aga#n!" lo$e. In!"#l #n"o #) an o$erBween#ng a!&e"#&#!) and " en, w en yo% a$e !e'ara"ed #! !ex%al#"y fro) all " a" )#g " %)an#!e #", we#g #n on #) w#" #" #n !o)e )%& )ore br%"al and &yn#&al for). If, on " e o" er and, e #! an e)o"#onal, g%ll#ble )an, feed #) on )#nor 'oe"! and f#f" Bra"e no$el#!"! of " e old !& ool %n"#l yo% a$e )ade #) bel#e$e " a" "Lo$e" #! bo" #rre!#!"#ble and !o)e ow #n"r#n!#&ally )er#"or#o%!. T #! bel#ef #! no" )%& el', I gran" yo%, #n 'rod%&#ng &a!%al %n& a!"#"y2 b%" #" #! an #n&o)'arable re&#'e for 'rolonged, "noble", ro)an"#&, "rag#& ad%l"er#e!, end#ng, #f all goe! well, #n )%rder! and !%#&#de!. Fa#l#ng " a", #" &an be %!ed "o !"eer " e 'a"#en" #n"o a %!ef%l )arr#age. For )arr#age, " o%g " e Ene)y3! #n$en"#on, a! #"! %!e!. T ere )%!" be !e$eral yo%ng wo)en #n yo%r 'a"#en"3! ne#g bo%r ood w o wo%ld render " e C r#!"#an l#fe #n"en!ely d#ff#&%l" "o #) #f only yo% &o%ld 'er!%ade #) "o )arry one of " e). ,lea!e !end )e a re'or" on " #! w en yo% nex" wr#"e. In " e )ean"#)e, ge" #" 1%#"e &lear #n yo%r own )#nd " a" " #! !"a"e of fall#ng #n lo$e #! no", #n #"!elf, ne&e!!ar#ly fa$o%rable e#" er "o %! or "o " e o" er !#de. I" #! !#)'ly an o&&a!#on w #& we and " e Ene)y are bo" "ry#ng "o ex'lo#". L#+e )o!" of " e o" er " #ng! w #& %)an! are ex&#"ed abo%", !%& a! eal" and !#&+ne!!, age and yo%" , or war and 'ea&e, #" #!, fro) " e 'o#n" of $#ew of " e !'#r#"%al l#fe, )a#nly raw )a"er#al, :o%r affe&"#ona"e %n&le SCREWT/,E .. M: 5E/R WORMWOO5, I no"e w#" grea" d#!'lea!%re " a" " e Ene)y a!, for " e "#)e be#ng, '%" a for&#ble end "o yo%r d#re&" a""a&+! on " e 'a"#en"3! & a!"#"y. :o% o%g " "o a$e +nown " a" 0e alway! doe! #n " e end, and yo% o%g " "o a$e !"o''ed before yo% rea& ed " a" !"age. For a! " #ng! are, yo%r )an a! now d#!&o$ered " e dangero%! "r%" " a" " e!e a""a&+! don3" la!" fore$er2 &on!e1%en"ly yo% &anno" %!e aga#n w a" #!, af"er all, o%r be!" wea'on*" e bel#ef of #gnoran" %)an!, " a" " ere #! no o'e of ge""#ng r#d of %! ex&e'" by y#eld#ng. I !%''o!e yo%3$e "r#ed 'er!%ad#ng #) " a" & a!"#"y #! %n eal" y= I a$en3" ye" go" a re'or" fro) yo% on yo%ng wo)en #n " e ne#g bo%r ood. I ! o%ld l#+e #" on&e, for #f we &an3" %!e #! !ex%al#"y "o )a+e #) %n& a!"e we )%!" "ry "o %!e #" for 'ro)o"#on of a de!#rable )arr#age. In " e )ean"#)e I wo%ld l#+e "o g#$e yo% !o)e #n" abo%" " e "y'e of wo)an*I )ean " e ' y!#&al "y'e*w #& e ! o%ld be en&o%raged "o fall #n lo$e w#" #f "fall#ng #n lo$e" #! " e be!" we &an )anage.
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This book was downloaded from http://www.TrueChristianity.Info/ welcome to our site to download more Christian books free of charge and/or to ask questions at our forum. In a ro%g and ready way, of &o%r!e, " #! 1%e!"#on #! de&#ded for %! by !'#r#"! far dee'er down #n " e Lowerar& y " an yo% and I. I" #! " e b%!#ne!! of " e!e grea" )a!"er! "o 'rod%&e #n e$ery age a general )#!d#re&"#on of w a" )ay be &alled !ex%al ""a!"e". T #! " ey do by wor+#ng " ro%g " e !)all &#r&le of 'o'%lar ar"#!"!, dre!!)a+er!, a&"re!!e! and ad$er"#!er! w o de"er)#ne " e fa! #onable "y'e. T e a#) #! "o g%#de ea& !ex away fro) " o!e )e)ber! of " e o" er w#" w o) !'#r#"%ally el'f%l, a''y, and fer"#le )arr#age! are )o!" l#+ely. T %! we a$e now for )any &en"%r#e! "r#%)' ed o$er na"%re "o " e ex"en" of )a+#ng &er"a#n !e&ondary & ara&"er#!"#&! of " e )ale @!%& a! " e beardA d#!agreeable "o nearly all " e fe)ale!*and " ere #! )ore #n " a" " an yo% )#g " !%''o!e. /! regard! " e )ale "a!"e we a$e $ar#ed a good deal. /" one "#)e we a$e d#re&"ed #" "o " e !"a"%e!1%e and ar#!"o&ra"#& "y'e of bea%"y, )#x#ng )en3! $an#"y w#" " e#r de!#re! and en&o%rag#ng " e ra&e "o breed & #efly fro) " e )o!" arrogan" and 'rod#gal wo)en. /" ano" er, we a$e !ele&"ed an exaggera"edly fe)#n#ne "y'e, fa#n" and lang%#! #ng, !o " a" folly and &oward#&e, and all " e general fal!ene!! and l#""lene!! of )#nd w #& go w#" " e), ! all be a" a 're)#%). /" 're!en" we are on " e o''o!#"e "a&+. T e age of (a>> a! !%&&eeded " e age of " e wal">, and we now "ea& )en "o l#+e wo)en w o!e bod#e! are !&ar&ely d#!"#ng%#! able fro) " o!e of boy!. S#n&e " #! #! a +#nd of bea%"y e$en )ore "ran!#"ory " an )o!", we " %! aggra$a"e " e fe)ale3! & ron#& orror of grow#ng old @w#" )any ex&ellen" re!%l"!A and render er le!! w#ll#ng and le!! able "o bear & #ldren. /nd " a" #! no" all. We a$e eng#neered a grea" #n&rea!e #n " e l#&en&e w #& !o&#e"y allow! "o " e re're!en"a"#on of " e a''aren" n%de @no" " e real n%deA #n ar", and #"! ex #b#"#on on " e !"age or " e ba" #ng bea& . I" #! all a fa+e, of &o%r!e2 " e f#g%re! #n " e 'o'%lar ar" are fal!ely drawn2 " e real wo)en #n ba" #ng !%#"! or "#g "! are a&"%ally '#n& ed #n and 'ro''ed %' "o )a+e " e) a''ear f#r)er and )ore !lender and )ore boy#! " an na"%re allow! a f%llBgrown wo)an "o be. :e" a" " e !a)e "#)e, " e )odern world #! "a%g " "o bel#e$e " a" #" #! be#ng "fran+" and " eal" y" and ge""#ng ba&+ "o na"%re. /! a re!%l" we are )ore and )ore d#re&"#ng " e de!#re! of )en "o !o)e" #ng w #& doe! no" ex#!"*)a+#ng " e rIle of " e eye #n !ex%al#"y )ore and )ore #)'or"an" and a" " e !a)e "#)e )a+#ng #"! de)and! )ore and )ore #)'o!!#ble. W a" follow! yo% &an ea!#ly fore&a!"? T a" #! " e general !"ra"egy of " e )o)en". ;%" #n!#de " a" fra)ewor+ yo% w#ll !"#ll f#nd #" 'o!!#ble "o en&o%rage yo%r 'a"#en"3! de!#re! #n one of "wo d#re&"#on!. :o% w#ll f#nd, #f yo% loo+ &aref%lly #n"o any %)an3! ear", " a" e #! a%n"ed by a" lea!" "wo #)ag#nary wo)en*a "erre!"r#al and an #nfernal -en%!, and " a" #! de!#re d#ffer! 1%al#"a"#$ely a&&ord#ng "o #"! ob(e&". T ere #! one "y'e for w #& #! de!#re #! !%& a! "o be na"%rally a)enable "o " e Ene)y*read#ly )#xed w#" & ar#"y, read#ly obed#en" "o )arr#age, &olo%red all " ro%g w#" " a" golden l#g " of re$eren&e and na"%ralne!! w #& we de"e!"2 " ere #! ano" er "y'e w #& e de!#re! br%"ally, and de!#re! "o de!#re br%"ally, a "y'e be!" %!ed "o draw #) away fro) )arr#age al"oge" er b%" w #& , e$en w#" #n )arr#age, e wo%ld "end "o "rea" a! a !la$e, an #dol, or an a&&o)'l#&e. 0#! lo$e for " e f#r!" )#g " #n$ol$e w a" " e Ene)y &all! e$#l, b%" only a&&#den"ally2 " e )an wo%ld w#! " a" ! e wa! no" !o)eone el!e3! w#fe and be !orry " a" e &o%ld no" lo$e er lawf%lly. ;%" #n " e !e&ond "y'e, " e fel" e$#l #! w a" e wan"!2 #" #! " a" ""ang" #n " e fla$o%r w #& af"er. In " e fa&e, #" #! " e $#!#ble an#)al#"y, or !%l+#ne!!, or &raf", or &r%el"y w #& e l#+e!, and #n " e body, !o)e" #ng 1%#"e d#fferen" fro) w a" e ord#nar#ly &all! e #!
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This book was downloaded from http://www.TrueChristianity.Info/ welcome to our site to download more Christian books free of charge and/or to ask questions at our forum. ;ea%"y, !o)e" #ng e )ay e$en, #n a !ane o%r, de!&r#be a! %gl#ne!!, b%" w #& , by o%r ar", &an be )ade "o 'lay on " e raw ner$e of #! 'r#$a"e ob!e!!#on. T e real %!e of " e #nfernal -en%! #!, no do%b", a! 'ro!"#"%"e or )#!"re!!. ;%" #f yo%r )an #! a C r#!"#an, and #f e a! been well "ra#ned #n non!en!e abo%" #rre!#!"#ble and allBex&%!#ng "Lo$e", e &an of"en be #nd%&ed "o )arry er. /nd " a" #! $ery well wor" br#ng#ng abo%". :o% w#ll a$e fa#led a! regard! forn#&a"#on and !ol#"ary $#&e2 b%" " ere are o" er, and )ore #nd#re&", )e" od! of %!#ng a )an3! !ex%al#"y "o #! %ndo#ng. /nd, by " e way, " ey are no" only eff#&#en", b%" del#g "f%l2 " e %n a''#ne!! 'rod%&ed #! of a $ery la!"#ng and ex1%#!#"e +#nd, :o%r affe&"#ona"e %n&le SCREWT/,E
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This book was downloaded from http://www.TrueChristianity.Info/ welcome to our site to download more Christian books free of charge and/or to ask questions at our forum. ..I M: 5E/R WORMWOO5, :e!. / 'er#od of !ex%al "e)'"a"#on #! an ex&ellen" "#)e for wor+#ng #n a !%bord#na"e a""a&+ on " e 'a"#en"3! 'ee$#! ne!!. I" )ay e$en be " e )a#n a""a&+, a! long a! e " #n+! #" " e !%bord#na"e one. ;%" ere, a! #n e$ery" #ng el!e, " e way )%!" be 're'ared for yo%r )oral a!!a%l" by dar+en#ng #! #n"elle&". Men are no" angered by )ere )#!for"%ne b%" by )#!for"%ne &on&e#$ed a! #n(%ry. /nd " e !en!e of #n(%ry de'end! on " e feel#ng " a" a leg#"#)a"e &la#) a! been den#ed. T e )ore &la#)! on l#fe, " erefore, " a" yo%r 'a"#en" &an be #nd%&ed "o )a+e, " e )ore of"en e w#ll feel #n(%red and, a! a re!%l", #llB"e)'ered. Now yo% w#ll a$e no"#&ed " a" no" #ng " row! #) #n"o a 'a!!#on !o ea!#ly a! "o f#nd a "ra&" of "#)e w #& e re&+oned on a$#ng a" #! own d#!'o!al %nex'e&"edly "a+en fro) #). I" #! " e %nex'e&"ed $#!#"or @w en e loo+ed forward "o a 1%#e" e$en#ngA, or " e fr#end3! "al+a"#$e w#fe @"%rn#ng %' w en e loo+ed forward "o a "J"eBKB"J"e w#" " e fr#endA, " a" " row #) o%" of gear. Now e #! no" ye" !o %n& ar#"able or !lo" f%l " a" " e!e !)all de)and! on #! &o%r"e!y are #n " e)!el$e! "oo )%& for #". T ey anger #) be&a%!e e regard! #! "#)e a! #! own and feel! " a" #" #! be#ng !"olen. :o% )%!" " erefore >ealo%!ly g%ard #n #! )#nd " e &%r#o%! a!!%)'"#on "My "#)e #! )y own". Le" #) a$e " e feel#ng " a" e !"ar"! ea& day a! " e lawf%l 'o!!e!!or of "wen"yBfo%r o%r!. Le" #) feel a! a gr#e$o%! "ax " a" 'or"#on of " #! 'ro'er"y w #& e a! "o )a+e o$er "o #! e)'loyer!, and a! a genero%! dona"#on " a" f%r" er 'or"#on w #& e allow! "o rel#g#o%! d%"#e!. ;%" w a" e )%!" ne$er be 'er)#""ed "o do%b" #! " a" " e "o"al fro) w #& " e!e ded%&"#on! a$e been )ade wa!, #n !o)e )y!"er#o%! !en!e, #! own 'er!onal b#r" r#g ". :o% a$e ere a del#&a"e "a!+. T e a!!%)'"#on w #& yo% wan" #) "o go on )a+#ng #! !o ab!%rd " a", #f on&e #" #! 1%e!"#oned, e$en we &anno" f#nd a ! red of arg%)en" #n #"! defen&e. T e )an &an ne#" er )a+e, nor re"a#n, one )o)en" of "#)e2 #" all &o)e! "o #) by '%re g#f"2 e )#g " a! well regard " e !%n and )oon #! & a""el!. 0e #! al!o, #n " eory, &o))#""ed a "o"al !er$#&e of " e Ene)y2 and #f " e Ene)y a''eared "o #) #n bod#ly for) and de)anded " a" "o"al !er$#&e for e$en one day, e wo%ld no" ref%!e. 0e wo%ld be grea"ly rel#e$ed #f " a" one day #n$ol$ed no" #ng arder " an l#!"en#ng "o " e &on$er!a"#on of a fool#! wo)an2 and e wo%ld be rel#e$ed al)o!" "o " e '#"& of d#!a''o#n")en" #f for one alfB o%r #n " a" day " e Ene)y !a#d "Now yo% )ay go and a)%!e yo%r!elf". Now #f e " #n+! abo%" #! a!!%)'"#on for a )o)en", e$en e #! bo%nd "o real#!e " a" e #! a&"%ally #n " #! !#"%a"#on e$ery day. W en I !'ea+ of 're!er$#ng " #! a!!%)'"#on #n #! )#nd, " erefore, " e la!" " #ng I )ean yo% "o do #! "o f%rn#! #) w#" arg%)en"! #n #"! defen&e. T ere aren3" any. :o%r "a!+ #! '%rely nega"#$e. 5on3" le" #! " o%g "! &o)e anyw ere near #". Wra' a dar+ne!! abo%" #", and #n " e &en"re of " a" dar+ne!! le" #! !en!e of owner! #'B#nB T#)e l#e !#len", %n#n!'e&"ed, and o'era"#$e. T e !en!e of owner! #' #n general #! alway! "o be en&o%raged. T e %)an! are alway! '%""#ng %' &la#)! "o owner! #' w #& !o%nd e1%ally f%nny #n 0ea$en and #n 0ell and we )%!" +ee' " e) do#ng !o. M%& of " e )odern re!#!"an&e "o & a!"#"y &o)e! fro) )en3! bel#ef " a" " ey "own" " e#r bod#e!*" o!e $a!" and 'er#lo%! e!"a"e!, '%l!a"#ng w#" " e energy " a" )ade " e world!, #n w #& " ey f#nd " e)!el$e! w#" o%" " e#r &on!en" and fro) w #& " ey are e(e&"ed a" " e 'lea!%re of /no" er? I" #! a! #f a royal & #ld w o) #! fa" er a! 'la&ed, for lo$e3! This book was downloaded from http://www.TrueChristianity.Info/ welcome to our site to download more Christian books free of charge and/or to ask questions at our forum.
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This book was downloaded from http://www.TrueChristianity.Info/ welcome to our site to download more Christian books free of charge and/or to ask questions at our forum. !a+e, #n "#"%lar &o))and of !o)e grea" 'ro$#n&e, %nder " e real r%le of w#!e &o%n!ellor!, ! o%ld &o)e "o fan&y e really own! " e &#"#e!, " e fore!"!, and " e &orn, #n " e !a)e way a! e own! " e br#&+! on " e n%r!ery floor. We 'rod%&e " #! !en!e of owner! #' no" only by 'r#de b%" by &onf%!#on. We "ea& " e) no" "o no"#&e " e d#fferen" !en!e! of " e 'o!!e!!#$e 'rono%n*" e f#nely graded d#fferen&e! " a" r%n fro) ")y boo"!" " ro%g ")y dog", ")y !er$an"", ")y w#fe", ")y fa" er", ")y )a!"er" and ")y &o%n"ry", "o ")y 4od". T ey &an be "a%g " "o red%&e all " e!e !en!e! "o " a" of ")y boo"!", " e ")y" of owner! #'. E$en #n " e n%r!ery a & #ld &an be "a%g " "o )ean by ")y TeddyBbear" no" " e old #)ag#ned re&#'#en" of affe&"#on "o w o) #" !"and! #n a !'e&#al rela"#on @for " a" #! w a" " e Ene)y w#ll "ea& " e) "o )ean #f we are no" &aref%lA b%" "" e bear I &an '%ll "o '#e&e! #f I l#+e". /nd a" " e o" er end of " e !&ale, we a$e "a%g " )en "o !ay "My 4od" #n a !en!e no" really $ery d#fferen" fro) "My boo"!", )ean#ng "T e 4od on w o) I a$e a &la#) for )y d#!"#ng%#! ed !er$#&e! and w o) I ex'lo#" fro) " e '%l'#"*" e 4od I a$e done a &orner #n". /nd all " e "#)e " e (o+e #! " a" " e word "M#ne" #n #"! f%lly 'o!!e!!#$e !en!e &anno" be %""ered by a %)an be#ng abo%" any" #ng. In e long r%n e#" er O%r Fa" er or " e Ene)y w#ll !ay "M#ne" of ea& " #ng " a" ex#!"!, and !'e&#ally of ea& )an. T ey w#ll f#nd o%" #n " e end, ne$er fear, "o w o) " e#r "#)e, " e#r !o%l!, and " e#r bod#e! really belong*&er"a#nly no" "o " e), w a"e$er a''en!. /" 're!en" " e Ene)y !ay! "M#ne" of e$ery" #ng on " e 'edan"#&, legal#!"#& gro%nd " a" 0e )ade #"F O%r Fa" er o'e! #n " e end "o !ay "M#ne" of all " #ng! on " e )ore real#!"#& and dyna)#& gro%nd of &on1%e!", :o%r affe&"#ona"e %n&le SCREWT/,E ..II M: 5E/R WORMWOO5, So? :o%r )an #! #n lo$e*and #n " e wor!" +#nd e &o%ld 'o!!#bly a$e fallen #n"o*and w#" a g#rl w o doe! no" e$en a''ear #n " e re'or" yo% !en" )e. :o% )ay be #n"ere!"ed "o learn " a" " e l#""le )#!%nder!"and#ng w#" " e Se&re" ,ol#&e w #& yo% "r#ed "o ra#!e abo%" !o)e %ng%arded ex're!!#on! #n one of )y le""er! a! been "#ded o$er. If yo% were re&+on#ng on " a" "o !e&%re )y good off#&e!, yo% w#ll f#nd yo%r!elf )#!"a+en. :o% ! all 'ay for " a" a! well a! for yo%r o" er bl%nder!. Meanw #le I en&lo!e a l#""le boo+le", (%!" #!!%ed, on " e new 0o%!e of Corre&"#on for In&o)'e"en" Te)'"er!. I" #! 'rof%!ely #ll%!"ra"ed and yo% w#ll no" f#nd a d%ll 'age #n #". I a$e loo+ed %' " #! g#rl3! do!!#er and a) orr#f#ed a" w a" I f#nd. No" only a C r#!"#an b%" !%& a C r#!"#an*a $#le, !nea+#ng, !#)'er#ng, de)%re, )ono!yllab#&, )o%!eBl#+e, wa"ery, #n!#gn#f#&an", $#rg#nal, breadBandBb%""er )#!!. T e l#""le br%"e. S e )a+e! )e $o)#". S e !"#n+! and !&ald! " ro%g " e $ery 'age! of " e do!!#er. I" dr#$e! )e )ad, " e way " e world a! wor!ened. We3d a$e ad er "o " e arena #n " e old day!. T a"3! w a" er !or" #! )ade for. No" " a" ! e3d do )%& good " ere, e#" er. / "woBfa&ed l#""le & ea" @I +now " e !or"A w o loo+! a! #f ! e3d fa#n" a" " e !#g " of blood and " en d#e! w#" a !)#le. / & ea" e$ery way. Loo+! a! #f b%""er wo%ldn3" )el" #n er )o%" and ye" a! a !a"#r#&al w#". T e !or" of &rea"%re w o3d f#nd ME f%nny? F#l" y #n!#'#d l#""le 'r%de*and ye" ready "o fall #n"o " #! booby3! ar)! l#+e any o" er breed#ng an#)al. W y doe!n3" " e Ene)y bla!" er for #", #f 0e3! !o )oon!"r%&+ This book was downloaded from http://www.TrueChristianity.Info/ welcome to our site to download more Christian books free of charge and/or to ask questions at our forum.
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This book was downloaded from http://www.TrueChristianity.Info/ welcome to our site to download more Christian books free of charge and/or to ask questions at our forum. by $#rg#n#"y*#n!"ead of loo+#ng on " ere, gr#nn#ng= 0e3! a edon#!" a" ear". /ll " o!e fa!"! and $#g#l! and !"a+e! and &ro!!e! are only a faLade. Or only l#+e foa) on " e !ea ! ore. O%" a" !ea, o%" #n 0#! !ea, " ere #! 'lea!%re, and )ore 'lea!%re. 0e )a+e! no !e&re" of #"2 a" 0#! r#g " and are "'lea!%re! for e$er)ore". Hg ? I don3" " #n+ 0e a! " e lea!" #n+l#ng of " a" #g and a%!"ere )y!"ery "o w #& we r#!e #n " e M#!er#f#& -#!#on. 0e3! $%lgar, Wor)wood. 0e a! a bo%rgeo#! )#nd. 0e a! f#lled 0#! world f%ll of 'lea!%re!. T ere are " #ng! for %)an! "o do all day long w#" o%" 0#! )#nd#ng #n " e lea!"*!lee'#ng, wa! #ng, ea"#ng, dr#n+#ng, )a+#ng lo$e, 'lay#ng, 'ray#ng, wor+#ng, E$ery" #ng a! "o be "w#!"ed before #"3! any %!e "o %!. We f#g " %nder &r%el d#!ad$an"age!. No" #ng #! na"%rally on o%r !#de. @No" " a" " a" ex&%!e! yo%. I3ll !e""le w#" yo% 're!en"ly. :o% a$e alway! a"ed )e and been #n!olen" w en yo% dared.A T en, of &o%r!e, e ge"! "o +now " #! wo)an3! fa)#ly and w ole &#r&le. Co%ld yo% no" !ee " a" " e $ery o%!e ! e l#$e! #n #! one " a" e o%g " ne$er "o a$e en"ered= T e w ole 'la&e ree+! of " a" deadly odo%r. T e $ery gardener, " o%g e a! only been " ere f#$e year!, #! beg#nn#ng "o a&1%#re #". E$en g%e!"!, af"er a wee+Bend $#!#", &arry !o)e of " e !)ell away w#" " e). T e dog and " e &a" are "a#n"ed w#" #". /nd a o%!e f%ll of " e #)'ene"rable )y!"ery. We are &er"a#n @#" #! a )a""er of f#r!" 'r#n&#'le!A " a" ea& )e)ber of " e fa)#ly )%!" #n !o)e way be )a+#ng &a'#"al o%" of " e o" er!*b%" we &an3" f#nd o%" ow. T ey g%ard a! (ealo%!ly a! " e Ene)y 0#)!elf " e !e&re" of w a" really l#e! be #nd " #! 're"en&e of d#!#n"ere!"ed lo$e. T e w ole o%!e and garden #! one $a!" ob!&en#"y. I" bear! a !#&+en#ng re!e)blan&e "o " e de!&r#'"#on one %)an wr#"er )ade of 0ea$en2 "" e reg#on! w ere " ere #! only l#fe and " erefore all " a" #! no" )%!#& #! !#len&e". M%!#& and !#len&e* ow I de"e!" " e) bo" ? 0ow " an+f%l we ! o%ld be " a" e$er !#n&e o%r Fa" er en"ered 0ell*" o%g longer ago " an %)an!, re&+on#ng #n l#g " year!, &o%ld ex're!!*no !1%are #n& of #nfernal !'a&e and no )o)en" of #nfernal "#)e a! been !%rrendered "o e#" er of " o!e abo)#nable for&e!, b%" all a! been o&&%'#ed by No#!e*No#!e, " e grand dyna)#!), " e a%d#ble ex're!!#on of all " a" #! ex%l"an", r%" le!!, and $#r#le*No#!e w #& alone defend! %! fro) !#lly 1%al)!, de!'a#r#ng !&r%'le!, and #)'o!!#ble de!#re!. We w#ll )a+e " e w ole %n#$er!e a no#!e #n " e end. We a$e already )ade grea" !"r#de! #n " #! d#re&"#on a! regard! " e Ear" . T e )elod#e! and !#len&e! of 0ea$en w#ll be ! o%"ed down #n " e end. ;%" I ad)#" we are no" ye" lo%d eno%g , or any" #ng l#+e #". Re!ear& #! #n 'rogre!!. Meanw #le yo%, d#!g%!"#ng l#""le** M0ere " e MS. brea+! off and #! re!%)ed #n a d#fferen" and.N In " e ea" of &o)'o!#"#on I f#nd " a" I a$e #nad$er"en"ly allowed )y!elf "o a!!%)e " e for) of a large &en"#'ede. I a) a&&ord#ngly d#&"a"#ng " e re!" "o )y !e&re"ary. Now " a" " e "ran!for)a"#on #! &o)'le"e I re&ogn#!e #" a! a 'er#od#&al ' eno)enon. So)e r%)o%r of #" a! rea& ed " e %)an! and a d#!"or"ed a&&o%n" of #" a''ear! #n " e 'oe" M#l"on, w#" " e r#d#&%lo%! add#"#on " a" !%& & ange! of ! a'e are a "'%n#! )en"" #)'o!ed on %! by " e Ene)y. / )ore )odern wr#"er*!o)eone w#" a na)e l#+e ,! aw* a!, owe$er, gra!'ed " e "r%" . Tran!for)a"#on 'ro&eed! fro) w#" #n and #! a glor#o%! )an#fe!"a"#on of " a" L#fe For&e w #& O%r Fa" er wo%ld wor! #' #f e wor! #''ed any" #ng b%" #)!elf. In )y 're!en" for) I feel e$en )ore anx#o%! "o !ee yo%, "o %n#"e yo% "o )y!elf #n an #nd#!!ol%ble e)bra&e, @S#gnedA TO/5,I,E For #! /by!)al S%bl#)#"y Hnder Se&re"ary S&rew"a'e, T.E., ;.S., e"&. This book was downloaded from http://www.TrueChristianity.Info/ welcome to our site to download more Christian books free of charge and/or to ask questions at our forum.
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..III M: 5E/R WORMWOO5, T ro%g " #! g#rl and er d#!g%!"#ng fa)#ly " e 'a"#en" #! now ge""#ng "o +now )ore C r#!"#an! e$ery day, and $ery #n"ell#gen" C r#!"#an! "oo. For a long "#)e #" w#ll be 1%#"e #)'o!!#ble "o re)o$e !'#r#"%al#"y fro) #! l#fe. -ery well " en2 we )%!" &orr%'" #". No do%b" yo% a$e of"en 'ra&"#!ed "ran!for)#ng yo%r!elf #n"o an angel of l#g " a! a 'aradeBgro%nd exer&#!e. Now #! " e "#)e "o do #" #n " e fa&e of " e Ene)y. T e World and " e Fle! a$e fa#led %!2 a " #rd ,ower re)a#n!. /nd !%&&e!! of " #! " #rd +#nd #! " e )o!" glor#o%! of all. / !'o#led !a#n", a , ar#!ee, an #n1%#!#"or, or a )ag#&#an, )a+e! be""er !'or" #n 0ell " an a )ere &o))on "yran" or deba%& ee. Loo+#ng ro%nd yo%r 'a"#en"3! new fr#end! I f#nd " a" " e be!" 'o#n" of a""a&+ wo%ld be " e borderBl#ne be"ween " eology and 'ol#"#&!. Se$eral of #! new fr#end! are $ery )%& al#$e "o " e !o&#al #)'l#&a"#on! of " e#r rel#g#on. T a", #n #"!elf, #! a bad " #ng2 b%" good &an be )ade o%" of #". :o% w#ll f#nd " a" a good )any C r#!"#anB'ol#"#&al wr#"er! " #n+ " a" C r#!"#an#"y began go#ng wrong, and de'ar"#ng fro) " e do&"r#ne of #"! Fo%nder, a" a $ery early !"age. Now " #! #dea )%!" be %!ed by %! "o en&o%rage on&e aga#n " e &on&e'"#on of a " #!"or#&al Je!%!" "o be fo%nd by &lear#ng away la"er "a&&re"#on! and 'er$er!#on!" and " en "o be &on"ra!"ed w#" " e w ole C r#!"#an "rad#"#on. In " e la!" genera"#on we 'ro)o"ed " e &on!"r%&"#on of !%& a " #!"or#&al Je!%!" on l#beral and %)an#"ar#an l#ne!2 we are now '%""#ng forward a new " #!"or#&al Je!%!" on Marx#an, &a"a!"ro' #&, and re$ol%"#onary l#ne!. T e ad$an"age! of " e!e &on!"r%&"#on!, w #& we #n"end "o & ange e$ery " #r"y year! or !o, are )an#fold. In " e f#r!" 'la&e " ey all "end "o d#re&" )en3! de$o"#on "o !o)e" #ng w #& doe! no" ex#!", for ea& " #!"or#&al Je!%!" #! %n #!"or#&al. T e do&%)en"! !ay w a" " ey !ay and &anno" be added "o2 ea& new " #!"or#&al Je!%!" " erefore a! "o be go" o%" of " e) by !%''re!!#on a" one 'o#n" and exaggera"#on a" ano" er, and by " a" !or" of g%e!!#ng @br#ll#an" #! " e ad(e&"#$e we "ea& %)an! "o a''ly "o #"A on w #& no one wo%ld r#!+ "en ! #ll#ng! #n ord#nary l#fe, b%" w #& #! eno%g "o 'rod%&e a &ro' of new Na'oleon!, new S a+e!'eare!, and new Sw#f"!, #n e$ery '%bl#! er3! a%"%)n l#!". In " e !e&ond 'la&e, all !%& &on!"r%&"#on! 'la&e " e #)'or"an&e of " e#r 0#!"or#&al Je!%! #n !o)e 'e&%l#ar " eory 0e #! !%''o!ed "o a$e 'ro)%lga"ed. 0e a! "o be a "grea" )an" #n " e )odern !en!e of " e word*one !"and#ng a" " e "er)#n%! of !o)e &en"r#f%gal and %nbalan&ed l#ne of " o%g "*a &ran+ $end#ng a 'ana&ea. We " %! d#!"ra&" )en3! )#nd! fro) W o 0e #!, and w a" 0e d#d. We f#r!" )a+e 0#) !olely a "ea& er, and " en &on&eal " e $ery !%b!"an"#al agree)en" be"ween 0#! "ea& #ng! and " o!e of all o" er grea" )oral "ea& er!. For %)an! )%!" no" be allowed "o no"#&e " a" all grea" )oral#!"! are !en" by " e Ene)y no" "o #nfor) )en b%" "o re)#nd " e), "o re!"a"e " e 'r#)e$al )oral 'la"#"%de! aga#n!" o%r &on"#n%al &on&eal)en" of " e). We )a+e " e So' #!"!F 0e ra#!e! %' a So&ra"e! "o an!wer " e). O%r " #rd a#) #!, by " e!e &on!"r%&"#on!, "o de!"roy " e de$o"#onal l#fe. For " e real 're!en&e of " e Ene)y, o" erw#!e ex'er#en&ed by )en #n 'rayer and !a&ra)en", we !%b!"#"%"e a )erely 'robable, re)o"e, ! adowy, and %n&o%" f#g%re, one w o !'o+e a !"range lang%age and d#ed a long "#)e ago. S%& an ob(e&" &anno" #n fa&" be wor! #''ed. In!"ead of " e Crea"or adored by #"! &rea"%re, yo% !oon a$e )erely a leader a&&la#)ed by a 'ar"#!an, and f#nally a d#!"#ng%#! ed & ara&"er a''ro$ed by a (%d#&#o%! #!"or#an. /nd fo%r" ly, be!#de! be#ng %n #!"or#&al #n " e Je!%! #" de'#&"!, rel#g#on of " #! This book was downloaded from http://www.TrueChristianity.Info/ welcome to our site to download more Christian books free of charge and/or to ask questions at our forum.
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This book was downloaded from http://www.TrueChristianity.Info/ welcome to our site to download more Christian books free of charge and/or to ask questions at our forum. +#nd #! fal!e "o #!"ory #n ano" er !en!e. No na"#on, and few #nd#$#d%al!, are really bro%g " #n"o " e Ene)y3! &a)' by " e #!"or#&al !"%dy of " e b#ogra' y of Je!%!, !#)'ly a! b#ogra' y. Indeed )a"er#al! for a f%ll b#ogra' y a$e been w#" eld fro) )en. T e earl#e!" &on$er"! were &on$er"ed by a !#ngle #!"or#&al fa&" @" e Re!%rre&"#onA and a !#ngle " eolog#&al do&"r#ne @" e Rede)'"#onA o'era"#ng on a !en!e of !#n w #& " ey already ad*and !#n, no" aga#n!" !o)e new fan&yBdre!! law 'rod%&ed a! a no$el"y by a "grea" )an", b%" aga#n!" " e old, 'la"#"%d#no%!, %n#$er!al )oral law w #& " ey ad been "a%g " by " e#r n%r!e! and )o" er!. T e "4o!'el!" &o)e la"er and were wr#""en no" "o )a+e C r#!"#an! b%" "o ed#fy C r#!"#an! already )ade. T e "0#!"or#&al Je!%!" " en, owe$er dangero%! e )ay !ee) "o be "o %! a" !o)e 'ar"#&%lar 'o#n", #! alway! "o be en&o%raged. /bo%" " e general &onne&"#on be"ween C r#!"#an#"y and 'ol#"#&!, o%r 'o!#"#on #! )ore del#&a"e. Cer"a#nly we do no" wan" )en "o allow " e#r C r#!"#an#"y "o flow o$er #n"o " e#r 'ol#"#&al l#fe, for " e e!"abl#! )en" of any" #ng l#+e a really (%!" !o&#e"y wo%ld be a )a(or d#!a!"er. On " e o" er and we do wan", and wan" $ery )%& , "o )a+e )en "rea" C r#!"#an#"y a! a )ean!2 'referably, of &o%r!e, a! a )ean! "o " e#r own ad$an&e)en", b%", fa#l#ng " a", a! a )ean! "o any" #ng*e$en "o !o&#al (%!"#&e. T e " #ng "o do #! "o ge" a )an a" f#r!" "o $al%e !o&#al (%!"#&e a! a " #ng w #& " e Ene)y de)and!, and " en wor+ #) on "o " e !"age a" w #& e $al%e! C r#!"#an#"y be&a%!e #" )ay 'rod%&e !o&#al (%!"#&e. For " e Ene)y w#ll no" be %!ed a! a &on$en#en&e. Men or na"#on! w o " #n+ " ey &an re$#$e " e Fa#" #n order "o )a+e a good !o&#e"y )#g " (%!" a! well " #n+ " ey &an %!e " e !"a#r! of 0ea$en a! a ! or" &%" "o " e neare!" & e)#!"3! ! o'. For"%na"ely #" #! 1%#"e ea!y "o &oax %)an! ro%nd " #! l#""le &orner. Only "oday I a$e fo%nd a 'a!!age #n a C r#!"#an wr#"er w ere e re&o))end! #! own $er!#on of C r#!"#an#"y on " e gro%nd " a" "only !%& a fa#" &an o%"la!" " e dea" of old &%l"%re! and " e b#r" of new &#$#l#!a"#on!". :o% !ee " e l#""le r#f"= ";el#e$e " #!, no" be&a%!e #" #! "r%e, b%" for !o)e o" er rea!on." T a"3! " e ga)e, :o%r affe&"#ona"e %n&le SCREWT/,E ..IM: 5E/R WORMWOO5, I a$e been #n &orre!'onden&e w#" Sl%)"r#)'e" w o #! #n & arge of yo%r 'a"#en"3! yo%ng wo)an, and beg#n "o !ee " e & #n+ #n er ar)o%r. I" #! an %nob"r%!#$e l#""le $#&e w #& ! e ! are! w#" nearly all wo)en w o a$e grown %' #n an #n"ell#gen" &#r&le %n#"ed by a &learly def#ned bel#ef2 and #" &on!#!"! #n a 1%#"e %n"ro%bled a!!%)'"#on " a" " e o%"!#der! w o do no" ! are " #! bel#ef are really "oo !"%'#d and r#d#&%lo%!. T e )ale!, w o ab#"%ally )ee" " e!e o%"!#der!, do no" feel " a" way2 " e#r &onf#den&e, #f " ey are &onf#den", #! of a d#fferen" +#nd. 0er!, w #& ! e !%''o!e! "o be d%e "o Fa#" , #! #n real#"y largely d%e "o " e )ere &olo%r ! e a! "a+en fro) er !%rro%nd#ng!. I" #! no", #n fa&", $ery d#fferen" fro) " e &on$#&"#on ! e wo%ld a$e fel" a" " e age of "en " a" " e +#nd of f#! B+n#$e! %!ed #n er fa" er3! o%!e were " e 'ro'er or nor)al or "real" +#nd, w #le " o!e of " e ne#g bo%r#ng fa)#l#e! were "no" real f#! B+n#$e!" a" all. Now " e ele)en" of #gnoran&e and na<$e"y #n all " #! #! !o large, and " e ele)en" of !'#r#"%al 'r#de !o !)all, " a" #" g#$e! %! l#""le o'e of " e g#rl er!elf. ;%" a$e yo% " o%g " of ow #" &an be )ade "o #nfl%en&e yo%r own 'a"#en"= This book was downloaded from http://www.TrueChristianity.Info/ welcome to our site to download more Christian books free of charge and/or to ask questions at our forum.
I" #! alway! " e no$#&e w o exaggera"e!. T e )an w o a! r#!en #n !o&#e"y #! o$erBref#ned, " e yo%ng !& olar #! 'edan"#&. In " #! new &#r&le yo%r 'a"#en" #! a no$#&e. 0e #! " ere da#ly )ee"#ng C r#!"#an l#fe of a 1%al#"y e ne$er before #)ag#ned and !ee#ng #" all " ro%g an en& an"ed gla!! be&a%!e e #! #n lo$e. 0e #! anx#o%! @#ndeed " e Ene)y &o))and! #)A "o #)#"a"e " #! 1%al#"y. Can yo% ge" #) "o #)#"a"e " #! defe&" #n #! )#!"re!! and "o exaggera"e #" %n"#l w a" wa! $en#al #n er be&o)e! #n #) " e !"ronge!" and )o!" bea%"#f%l of " e $#&e!*S'#r#"%al ,r#de= T e &ond#"#on! !ee) #deally fa$o%rable. T e new &#r&le #n w #& e f#nd! #)!elf #! one of w #& e #! "e)'"ed "o be 'ro%d for )any rea!on! o" er " an #"! C r#!"#an#"y. I" #! a be""er ed%&a"ed, )ore #n"ell#gen", )ore agreeable !o&#e"y " an any e a! ye" en&o%n"ered. 0e #! al!o %nder !o)e degree of #ll%!#on a! "o #! own 'la&e #n #". Hnder " e #nfl%en&e of "lo$e" e )ay !"#ll " #n+ #)!elf %nwor" y of " e g#rl, b%" e #! ra'#dly &ea!#ng "o " #n+ #)!elf %nwor" y of " e o" er!. 0e a! no no"#on ow )%& #n #) #! forg#$en be&a%!e " ey are & ar#"able and )ade " e be!" of be&a%!e e #! now one of " e fa)#ly. 0e doe! no" drea) ow )%& of #! &on$er!a"#on, ow )any of #! o'#n#on!, are re&ogn#!ed by " e) all a! )ere e& oe! of " e#r own. S"#ll le!! doe! e !%!'e&" ow )%& of " e del#g " e "a+e! #n " e!e 'eo'le #! d%e "o " e ero"#& en& an")en" w #& " e g#rl, for #), !'read! o$er all er !%rro%nd#ng!. 0e " #n+! " a" e l#+e! " e#r "al+ and way of l#fe be&a%!e of !o)e &ongr%#"y be"ween " e#r !'#r#"%al !"a"e and #!, w en #n fa&" " ey are !o far beyond #) " a" #f e were no" #n lo$e e wo%ld be )erely '%>>led and re'elled by )%& w #& e now a&&e'"!. 0e #! l#+e a dog w #& ! o%ld #)ag#ne #" %nder!"ood f#reBar)! be&a%!e #"! %n"#ng #n!"#n&" and lo$e for #"! )a!"er enable #" "o en(oy a day3! ! oo"#ng? 0ere #! yo%r & an&e. W #le " e Ene)y, by )ean! of !ex%al lo$e and of !o)e $ery agreeable 'eo'le far ad$an&ed #n 0#! !er$#&e, #! draw#ng " e yo%ng barbar#an %' "o le$el! e &o%ld ne$er o" erw#!e a$e rea& ed, yo% )%!" )a+e #) feel " a" e #! f#nd#ng #! own le$el*" a" " e!e 'eo'le are " #! !or"" and " a", &o)#ng a)ong " e), e a! &o)e o)e. W en e "%rn! fro) " e) "o o" er !o&#e"y e w#ll f#nd #" d%ll2 'ar"ly be&a%!e al)o!" any !o&#e"y w#" #n #! rea& #!, #n fa&", )%& le!! en"er"a#n#ng, b%" !"#ll )ore be&a%!e e w#ll )#!! " e en& an")en" of " e yo%ng wo)an. :o% )%!" "ea& #) "o )#!"a+e #! &on"ra!" be"ween " e &#r&le " a" del#g "! and " e &#r&le " a" bore! #) for " e &on"ra!" be"ween C r#!"#an! and %nbel#e$er!. 0e )%!" be )ade "o feel @ e3d be""er no" '%" #" #n"o word!A " ow d#fferen" we C r#!"#an! are"2 and by "we C r#!"#an!" e )%!" really, b%" %n+now#ngly, )ean ")y !e""2 and by ")y !e"" e )%!" )ean no" "T e 'eo'le w o, #n " e#r & ar#"y and %)#l#"y, a$e a&&e'"ed )e", b%" "T e 'eo'le w#" w o) I a!!o&#a"e by r#g "". S%&&e!! ere de'end! on &onf%!#ng #). If yo% "ry "o )a+e #) ex'l#&#"ly and 'rofe!!edly 'ro%d of be#ng a C r#!"#an, yo% w#ll 'robably fa#l2 " e Ene)y3! warn#ng! are "oo well +nown. If, on " e o" er and, yo% le" " e #dea of "we C r#!"#an!" dro' o%" al"oge" er and )erely )a+e #) &o)'la&en" abo%" " #! !e"", yo% w#ll 'rod%&e no" "r%e !'#r#"%al 'r#de b%" )ere !o&#al $an#"y w #& , by &o)'ar#!on, #! a "r%)'ery, '%ny l#""le !#n. W a" yo% wan" #! "o +ee' a !ly !elfB&ongra"%la"#on )#x#ng w#" all #! " o%g "! and ne$er allow #) "o ra#!e " e 1%e!"#on "W a", 're&#!ely, a) I &ongra"%la"#ng )y!elf abo%"=" T e #dea of belong#ng "o an #nner r#ng, of be#ng #n a !e&re", #! $ery !wee" "o #). ,lay on " a" ner$e. Tea& #), %!#ng " e #nfl%en&e of " #! g#rl w en ! e #! !#ll#e!", "o ado'" an a#r of a)%!e)en" a" " e " #ng! " e %nbel#e$er! !ay. So)e " eor#e! w #& e )ay )ee" #n )odern C r#!"#an &#r&le! )ay ere 'ro$e el'f%l2 " eor#e!, I )ean, " a" 'la&e " e o'e of !o&#e"y #n !o)e #nner r#ng of "&ler+!", !o)e This book was downloaded from http://www.TrueChristianity.Info/ welcome to our site to download more Christian books free of charge and/or to ask questions at our forum.
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This book was downloaded from http://www.TrueChristianity.Info/ welcome to our site to download more Christian books free of charge and/or to ask questions at our forum. "ra#ned )#nor#"y of " eo&ra"!. I" #! no affa#r of yo%r! w e" er " o!e " eor#e! are "r%e or fal!e2 " e grea" " #ng #! "o )a+e C r#!"#an#"y a )y!"ery rel#g#on #n w #& e feel! #)!elf one of " e #n#"#a"e!. ,ray do no" f#ll yo%r le""er! w#" r%bb#! abo%" " #! E%ro'ean War. I"! f#nal #!!%e #!, no do%b", #)'or"an", b%" " a" #! a )a""er for " e 0#g Co))and. I a) no" #n " e lea!" #n"ere!"ed #n +now#ng ow )any 'eo'le #n England a$e been +#lled by bo)b!. In w a" !"a"e of )#nd " ey d#ed, I &an learn fro) " e off#&e a" " #! end. T a" " ey were go#ng "o d#e !o)e"#)e, I +new already. ,lea!e +ee' yo%r )#nd on yo%r wor+, :o%r affe&"#ona"e %n&le SCREWT/,E ..M: 5E/R WORMWOO5, T e real "ro%ble abo%" " e !e" yo%r 'a"#en" #! l#$#ng #n #! " a" #" #! )erely C r#!"#an. T ey all a$e #nd#$#d%al #n"ere!"!, of &o%r!e, b%" " e bond re)a#n! )ere C r#!"#an#"y. W a" we wan", #f )en be&o)e C r#!"#an! a" all, #! "o +ee' " e) #n " e !"a"e of )#nd I &all "C r#!"#an#"y /nd". :o% +now*C r#!"#an#"y and " e Cr#!#!, C r#!"#an#"y and " e New ,!y& ology, C r#!"#an#"y and " e New Order, C r#!"#an#"y and Fa#" 0eal#ng, C r#!"#an#"y and ,!y& #&al Re!ear& , C r#!"#an#"y and -ege"ar#an#!), C r#!"#an#"y and S'ell#ng Refor). If " ey )%!" be C r#!"#an! le" " e) a" lea!" be C r#!"#an! w#" a d#fferen&e. S%b!"#"%"e for " e fa#" #"!elf !o)e Fa! #on w#" a C r#!"#an &olo%r#ng. Wor+ on " e#r orror of " e Sa)e Old T #ng. T e orror of " e Sa)e Old T #ng #! one of " e )o!" $al%able 'a!!#on! we a$e 'rod%&ed #n " e %)an ear"*an endle!! !o%r&e of ere!#e! #n rel#g#on, folly #n &o%n!el, #nf#del#"y #n )arr#age, and #n&on!"an&y #n fr#end! #'. T e %)an! l#$e #n "#)e, and ex'er#en&e real#"y !%&&e!!#$ely. To ex'er#en&e )%& of #", " erefore, " ey )%!" ex'er#en&e )any d#fferen" " #ng!2 #n o" er word!, " ey )%!" ex'er#en&e & ange. /nd !#n&e " ey need & ange, " e Ene)y @be#ng a edon#!" a" ear"A a! )ade & ange 'lea!%rable "o " e), (%!" a! 0e a! )ade ea"#ng ,lea!%rable. ;%" !#n&e 0e doe! no" w#! " e) "o )a+e & ange, any )ore " an ea"#ng, an end #n #"!elf, 0e a! balan&ed " e lo$e of & ange #n " e) by a lo$e of 'er)anen&e. 0e a! &on"r#$ed "o gra"#fy bo" "a!"e! "oge" er on " e $ery world 0e a! )ade, by " a" %n#on of & ange and 'er)anen&e w #& we &all R y" ). 0e g#$e! " e) " e !ea!on!, ea& !ea!on d#fferen" ye" e$ery year " e !a)e, !o " a" !'r#ng #! alway! fel" a! a no$el"y ye" alway! a! " e re&%rren&e of an #))e)or#al " e)e. 0e g#$e! " e) #n 0#! C %r& a !'#r#"%al ear2 " ey & ange fro) a fa!" "o a fea!", b%" #" #! " e !a)e fea!" a! before. Now (%!" a! we '#&+ o%" and exaggera"e " e 'lea!%re of ea"#ng "o 'rod%&e gl%""ony, !o we '#&+ o%" " #! na"%ral 'lea!an"ne!! of & ange and "w#!" #" #n"o a de)and for ab!ol%"e no$el"y. T #! de)and #! en"#rely o%r wor+)an! #'. If we negle&" o%r d%"y, )en w#ll be no" only &on"en"ed b%" "ran!'or"ed by " e )#xed no$el"y and fa)#l#ar#"y of !nowdro'! " #! Jan%ary, !%nr#!e " #! )orn#ng, 'l%) '%dd#ng " #! C r#!")a!. C #ldren, %n"#l we a$e "a%g " " e) be""er, w#ll be 'erfe&"ly a''y w#" a !ea!onal ro%nd of ga)e! #n w #& &on+er! !%&&eed o'!&o"& a! reg%larly a! a%"%)n follow! !%))er. Only by o%r #n&e!!an" effor"! #! " e de)and for #nf#n#"e, or %nr y" )#&al, & ange +e'" %'. T #! de)and #! $al%able #n $ar#o%! way!. In " e f#r!" 'la&e #" d#)#n#! e! This book was downloaded from http://www.TrueChristianity.Info/ welcome to our site to download more Christian books free of charge and/or to ask questions at our forum.
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This book was downloaded from http://www.TrueChristianity.Info/ welcome to our site to download more Christian books free of charge and/or to ask questions at our forum. 'lea!%re w #le #n&rea!#ng de!#re. T e 'lea!%re of no$el"y #! by #"! $ery na"%re )ore !%b(e&" " an any o" er "o " e law of d#)#n#! #ng re"%rn!. /nd &on"#n%ed no$el"y &o!"! )oney, !o " a" " e de!#re for #" !'ell! a$ar#&e or %n a''#ne!! or bo" . /nd aga#n, " e )ore ra'a&#o%! " #! de!#re, " e !ooner #" )%!" ea" %' all " e #nno&en" !o%r&e! of 'lea!%re and 'a!! on "o " o!e " e Ene)y forb#d!. T %! by #nfla)#ng " e orror of " e Sa)e Old T #ng we a$e re&en"ly )ade " e /r"!, for exa)'le, le!! dangero%! "o %! " an 'er a'!, " ey a$e e$er been, "lowBbrow" and " #g Bbrow" ar"#!"! al#+e be#ng now da#ly drawn #n"o fre! , and !"#ll fre! , ex&e!!e! of la!&#$#o%!ne!!, %nrea!on, &r%el"y, and 'r#de. F#nally, " e de!#re for no$el"y #! #nd#!'en!able #f we are "o 'rod%&e Fa! #on! or -og%e!. T e %!e of Fa! #on! #n " o%g " #! "o d#!"ra&" " e a""en"#on of )en fro) " e#r real danger!. We d#re&" " e fa! #onable o%"&ry of ea& genera"#on aga#n!" " o!e $#&e! of w #& #" #! lea!" #n danger and f#x #"! a''ro$al on " e $#r"%e neare!" "o " a" $#&e w #& we are "ry#ng "o )a+e ende)#&. T e ga)e #! "o a$e " e) r%nn#ng abo%" w#" f#re ex"#ng%#! er! w ene$er " ere #! a flood, and all &rowd#ng "o " a" !#de of " e boa" w #& #! already nearly g%nwale %nder. T %! we )a+e #" fa! #onable "o ex'o!e " e danger! of en" %!#a!) a" " e $ery )o)en" w en " ey are all really be&o)#ng worldly and l%+ewar)2 a &en"%ry la"er, w en we are really )a+#ng " e) all ;yron#& and dr%n+ w#" e)o"#on, " e fa! #onable o%"&ry #! d#re&"ed aga#n!" " e danger! of " e )ere "%nder!"and#ng". Cr%el age! are '%" on " e#r g%ard aga#n!" Sen"#)en"al#"y, fe&+le!! and #dle one! aga#n!" Re!'e&"ab#l#"y, le& ero%! one! aga#n!" ,%r#"an!)2 and w ene$er all )en are really a!"en#ng "o be !la$e! or "yran"! we )a+e L#beral#!) " e 'r#)e bogey. ;%" " e grea"e!" "r#%)' of all #! "o ele$a"e #! orror of " e Sa)e Old T #ng #n"o a ' #lo!o' y !o " a" non!en!e #n " e #n"elle&" )ay re#nfor&e &orr%'"#on #n " e w#ll. I" #! ere " a" " e general E$ol%"#onary or 0#!"or#&al & ara&"er of )odern E%ro'ean " o%g " @'ar"ly o%r wor+A &o)e! #n !o %!ef%l. T e Ene)y lo$e! 'la"#"%de!. Of a 'ro'o!ed &o%r!e of a&"#on 0e wan"! )en, !o far a! I &an !ee, "o a!+ $ery !#)'le 1%e!"#on!2 #! #" r#g "eo%!= #! #" 'r%den"= #! #" 'o!!#ble= Now #f we &an +ee' )en a!+#ng "I! #" #n a&&ordan&e w#" " e general )o$e)en" of o%r "#)e= I! #" 'rogre!!#$e or rea&"#onary= I! " #! " e way " a" 0#!"ory #! go#ng=" " ey w#ll negle&" " e rele$an" 1%e!"#on!. /nd " e 1%e!"#on! " ey do a!+ are, of &o%r!e, %nan!werable2 for " ey do no" +now " e f%"%re, and w a" " e f%"%re w#ll be de'end! $ery largely on (%!" " o!e & o#&e! w #& " ey now #n$o+e " e f%"%re "o el' " e) "o )a+e. /! a re!%l", w #le " e#r )#nd! are b%>>#ng #n " #! $a&%%), we a$e " e be""er & an&e "o !l#' #n and bend " e) "o " e a&"#on we a$e de&#ded on. /nd grea" wor+ a! already been done. On&e " ey +new " a" !o)e & ange! were for " e be""er, and o" er! for " e wor!e, and o" er! aga#n #nd#fferen". We a$e largely re)o$ed " #! +nowledge. For " e de!&r#'"#$e ad(e&"#$e "%n& anged" we a$e !%b!"#"%"ed " e e)o"#onal ad(e&"#$e "!"agnan"". We a$e "ra#ned " e) "o " #n+ of " e F%"%re a! a 'ro)#!ed land w #& fa$o%red eroe! a""a#n*no" a! !o)e" #ng w #& e$eryone rea& e! a" " e ra"e of !#x"y )#n%"e! an o%r, w a"e$er e doe!, w oe$er e #!, :o%r affe&"#ona"e %n&le SCREWT/,E ..-I M: 5E/R WORMWOO5, :e!2 &o%r"! #' #! " e "#)e for !ow#ng " o!e !eed! w #& w#ll grow %' "en year! la"er #n"o do)e!"#& a"red. T e en& an")en" of %n!a"#!f#ed de!#re 'rod%&e! This book was downloaded from http://www.TrueChristianity.Info/ welcome to our site to download more Christian books free of charge and/or to ask questions at our forum.
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This book was downloaded from http://www.TrueChristianity.Info/ welcome to our site to download more Christian books free of charge and/or to ask questions at our forum. re!%l"! w #& " e %)an! &an be )ade "o )#!"a+e for " e re!%l"! of & ar#"y. /$a#l yo%r!elf of " e a)b#g%#"y #n " e word "Lo$e"F le" " e) " #n+ " ey a$e !ol$ed by Lo$e 'roble)! " ey a$e #n fa&" only wa#$ed or 'o!"'oned %nder " e #nfl%en&e of " e en& an")en". W #le #" la!"! yo% a$e yo%r & an&e "o fo)en" " e 'roble)! #n !e&re" and render " e) & ron#&. T e grand 'roble) #! " a" of "%n!elf#! ne!!". No"e, on&e aga#n, " e ad)#rable wor+ of o%r , #lolog#&al /r) #n !%b!"#"%"#ng " e nega"#$e %n!elf#! ne!! for " e Ene)y3! 'o!#"#$e C ar#"y. T an+! "o " #! yo% &an, fro) " e $ery o%"!e", "ea& a )an "o !%rrender benef#"! no" " a" o" er! )ay be a''y #n a$#ng " e) b%" " a" e )ay be %n!elf#! #n forgo#ng " e). T a" #! a grea" 'o#n" ga#ned. /no" er grea" el', w ere " e 'ar"#e! &on&erned are )ale and fe)ale, #! " e d#$ergen&e of $#ew abo%" Hn!elf#! ne!! w #& we a$e b%#l" %' be"ween " e !exe!. / wo)an )ean! by Hn!elf#! ne!! & #efly "a+#ng "ro%ble for o" er!2 a )an )ean! no" g#$#ng "ro%ble "o o" er!. /! a re!%l", a wo)an w o #! 1%#"e far gone #n " e Ene)y3! !er$#&e w#ll )a+e a n%#!an&e of er!elf on a larger !&ale " an any )an ex&e'" " o!e w o) O%r Fa" er a! do)#na"ed &o)'le"ely2 and, &on$er!ely, a )an w#ll l#$e long #n " e Ene)y3! &a)' before e %nder"a+e! a! )%& !'on"aneo%! wor+ "o 'lea!e o" er! a! a 1%#"e ord#nary wo)an )ay do e$ery day. T %! w #le " e wo)an " #n+! of do#ng good off#&e! and " e )an of re!'e&"#ng o" er 'eo'le3! r#g "!, ea& !ex, w#" o%" any ob$#o%! %nrea!on, &an and doe! regard " e o" er a! rad#&ally !elf#! . On "o' of " e!e &onf%!#on! yo% &an now #n"rod%&e a few )ore. T e ero"#& en& an")en" 'rod%&e! a )%"%al &o)'la#!an&e #n w #& ea& #! really 'lea!ed "o g#$e #n "o " e w#! e! of " e o" er. T ey al!o +now " a" " e Ene)y de)and! of " e) a degree of & ar#"y w #& , #f a""a#ned, wo%ld re!%l" #n !#)#lar a&"#on!. :o% )%!" )a+e " e) e!"abl#! a! a Law for " e#r w ole )arr#ed l#fe " a" degree of )%"%al !elfB!a&r#f#&e w #& #! a" 're!en" !'ro%"#ng na"%rally o%" of " e en& an")en", b%" w #& , w en " e en& an")en" d#e! away, " ey w#ll no" a$e & ar#"y eno%g "o enable " e) "o 'erfor). T ey w#ll no" !ee " e "ra', !#n&e " ey are %nder " e do%ble bl#ndne!! of )#!"a+#ng !ex%al ex&#"e)en" for & ar#"y and of " #n+#ng " a" " e ex&#"e)en" w#ll la!". W en on&e a !or" of off#&#al, legal, or no)#nal Hn!elf#! ne!! a! been e!"abl#! ed a! a r%le*a r%le for " e +ee'#ng of w #& " e#r e)o"#onal re!o%r&e! a$e d#ed away and " e#r !'#r#"%al re!o%r&e! a$e no" ye" grown*" e )o!" del#g "f%l re!%l"! follow. In d#!&%!!#ng any (o#n" a&"#on, #" be&o)e! obl#ga"ory " a" / ! o%ld arg%e #n fa$o%r of ;3! !%''o!ed w#! e! and aga#n!" #! own, w #le ; doe! " e o''o!#"e. I" #! of"en #)'o!!#ble "o f#nd o%" e#" er 'ar"y3! real w#! e!2 w#" l%&+, " ey end by do#ng !o)e" #ng " a" ne#" er wan"!, w #le ea& feel! a glow of !elfBr#g "eo%!ne!! and arbo%r! a !e&re" &la#) "o 'referen"#al "rea")en" for " e %n!elf#! ne!! ! own and a !e&re" gr%dge aga#n!" " e o" er for " e ea!e w#" w #& " e !a&r#f#&e a! been a&&e'"ed. La"er on yo% &an $en"%re on w a" )ay be &alled " e 4enero%! Confl#&" Ill%!#on. T #! ga)e #! be!" 'layed w#" )ore " an "wo 'layer!, #n a fa)#ly w#" grownB%' & #ldren for exa)'le. So)e" #ng 1%#"e "r#$#al, l#+e a$#ng "ea #n " e garden, #! 'ro'o!ed. One )e)ber "a+e! &are "o )a+e #" 1%#"e &lear @" o%g no" #n !o )any word!A " a" e wo%ld ra" er no" b%" #!, of &o%r!e, 're'ared "o do !o o%" of "Hn!elf#! ne!!". T e o" er! #n!"an"ly w#" draw " e#r 'ro'o!al, o!"en!#bly " ro%g " e#r "Hn!elf#! ne!!", b%" really be&a%!e " ey don3" wan" "o be %!ed a! a !or" of lay f#g%re on w #& " e f#r!" !'ea+er 'ra&"#&e! 'e""y al"r%#!)!. ;%" e #! no" go#ng "o be done o%" of #! deba%& of Hn!elf#! ne!! e#" er. 0e #n!#!"! on do#ng "w a" " e o" er! wan"". T ey #n!#!" on do#ng w a" e wan"!.
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This book was downloaded from http://www.TrueChristianity.Info/ welcome to our site to download more Christian books free of charge and/or to ask questions at our forum. ,a!!#on! are ro%!ed. Soon !o)eone #! !ay#ng "-ery well " en, I won3" a$e any "ea a" all?", and a real 1%arrel en!%e! w#" b#""er re!en")en" on bo" !#de!. :o% !ee ow #" #! done= If ea& !#de ad been fran+ly &on"end#ng for #"! own real w#! , " ey wo%ld all a$e +e'" w#" #n " e bo%nd! of rea!on and &o%r"e!y2 b%" (%!" be&a%!e " e &on"en"#on #! re$er!ed and ea& !#de #! f#g "#ng " e o" er !#de3! ba""le, all " e b#""erne!! w #& really flow! fro) " war"ed !elfBr#g "eo%!ne!! and ob!"#na&y and " e a&&%)%la"ed gr%dge! of " e la!" "en year! #! &on&ealed fro) " e) by " e no)#nal or off#&#al "Hn!elf#! ne!!" of w a" " ey are do#ng or, a" lea!", eld "o be ex&%!ed by #". Ea& !#de #!, #ndeed, 1%#"e al#$e "o " e & ea' 1%al#"y of " e ad$er!ary3! Hn!elf#! ne!! and of " e fal!e 'o!#"#on #n"o w #& e #! "ry#ng "o for&e " e)2 b%" ea& )anage! "o feel bla)ele!! and #llB%!ed #"!elf, w#" no )ore d#! one!"y " an &o)e! na"%ral "o a %)an. / !en!#ble %)an on&e !a#d, "If 'eo'le +new ow )%& #llBfeel#ng Hn!elf#! ne!! o&&a!#on!, #" wo%ld no" be !o of"en re&o))ended fro) " e '%l'#""2 and aga#n, "S e3! " e !or" of wo)an w o l#$e! for o" er!*yo% &an alway! "ell " e o" er! by " e#r %n"ed ex're!!#on". /ll " #! &an be beg%n e$en #n " e 'er#od of &o%r"! #'. / l#""le real !elf#! ne!! on yo%r 'a"#en"3! 'ar" #! of"en of le!! $al%e #n " e long r%n, for !e&%r#ng #! !o%l, " an " e f#r!" beg#nn#ng! of " a" elabora"e and !elfB&on!&#o%!ne!! %n!elf#! ne!! w #& )ay one day blo!!o) #n"o " e !or" of " #ng I a$e de!&r#bed. So)e degree of )%"%al fal!ene!!, !o)e !%r'r#!e " a" " e g#rl doe! no" alway! no"#&e (%!" ow Hn!elf#! e #! be#ng, &an be !)%ggled #n already. C er#! " e!e " #ng!, and, abo$e all, don3" le" " e yo%ng fool! no"#&e " e). If " ey no"#&e " e) " ey w#ll be on " e road "o d#!&o$er#ng " a" "lo$e" #! no" eno%g , " a" & ar#"y #! needed and no" ye" a& #e$ed and " a" no ex"ernal law &an !%''ly #"! 'la&e. I w#! Sl%)"r#)'e" &o%ld do !o)e" #ng abo%" %nder)#n#ng " a" yo%ng wo)an3! !en!e of " e r#d#&%lo%!, :o%r affe&"#ona"e %n&le SCREWT/,E ..-II M: 5E/R WORMWOO5, :o% !ee) "o be do#ng $ery l#""le good a" 're!en". T e %!e of #! "lo$e" "o d#!"ra&" #! )#nd fro) " e Ene)y #!, of &o%r!e, ob$#o%!, b%" yo% re$eal w a" 'oor %!e yo% are )a+#ng of #" w en yo% !ay " a" " e w ole 1%e!"#on of d#!"ra&"#on and " e wander#ng )#nd a! now be&o)e one of " e & #ef !%b(e&"! of #! 'rayer!. T a" )ean! yo% a$e largely fa#led. W en " #!, or any o" er d#!"ra&"#on, &ro!!e! #! )#nd yo% o%g " "o en&o%rage #) "o " r%!" #" away by ! eer w#ll 'ower and "o "ry "o &on"#n%e " e nor)al 'rayer a! #f no" #ng ad a''ened2 on&e e a&&e'"! " e d#!"ra&"#on a! #! 're!en" 'roble) and lay! " a" before " e Ene)y and )a+e! #" " e )a#n " e)e of #! 'rayer! and #! endea$o%r!, " en, !o far fro) do#ng good, yo% a$e done ar). /ny" #ng, e$en a !#n, w #& a! " e "o"al effe&" of )o$#ng #) &lo!e %' "o " e Ene)y, )a+e! aga#n!" %! #n " e long r%n. / 'ro)#!#ng l#ne #! " e follow#ng. Now " a" e #! #n lo$e, a new #dea of ear" ly a''#ne!! a! ar#!en #n #! )#ndF and en&e a new %rgen&y #n #! '%rely 'e"#"#onary 'rayer!*abo%" " #! war and o" er !%& )a""er!. Now #! " e "#)e for ra#!#ng #n"elle&"%al d#ff#&%l"#e! abo%" 'rayer of " a" !or". Fal!e !'#r#"%al#"y #! alway! "o be en&o%raged. On " e !ee)#ngly '#o%! gro%nd " a" "'ra#!e and &o))%n#on w#" 4od #! " e "r%e 'rayer", %)an! &an of"en be l%red #n"o d#re&" This book was downloaded from http://www.TrueChristianity.Info/ welcome to our site to download more Christian books free of charge and/or to ask questions at our forum.
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This book was downloaded from http://www.TrueChristianity.Info/ welcome to our site to download more Christian books free of charge and/or to ask questions at our forum. d#!obed#en&e "o " e Ene)y w o @#n 0#! %!%al fla", &o))on'la&e, %n#n"ere!"#ng wayA a! def#n#"ely "old " e) "o 'ray for " e#r da#ly bread and " e re&o$ery of " e#r !#&+. :o% w#ll, of &o%r!e, &on&eal fro) #) " e fa&" " a" " e 'rayer for da#ly bread, #n"er're"ed #n a "!'#r#"%al !en!e", #! really (%!" a! &r%dely 'e"#"#onary a! #" #! #n any o" er !en!e. ;%" !#n&e yo%r 'a"#en" a! &on"ra&"ed " e "err#ble ab#" of obed#en&e, e w#ll 'robably &on"#n%e !%& "&r%de" 'rayer! w a"e$er yo% do. ;%" yo% &an worry #) w#" " e a%n"#ng !%!'#&#on " a" " e 'ra&"#&e #! ab!%rd and &an a$e no ob(e&"#$e re!%l". 5on3" forge" "o %!e " e " ead! I w#n, "a#l! yo% lo!e" arg%)en". If " e " #ng e 'ray! for doe!n3" a''en, " en " a" #! one )ore 'roof " a" 'e"#"#onary 'rayer! don3" wor+2 #f #" doe! a''en, e w#ll, of &o%r!e, be able "o !ee !o)e of " e ' y!#&al &a%!e! w #& led %' "o #", and "" erefore #" wo%ld a$e a''ened anyway", and " %! a gran"ed 'rayer be&o)e! (%!" a! good a 'roof a! a den#ed one " a" 'rayer! are #neffe&"#$e. :o%, be#ng a !'#r#", w#ll f#nd #" d#ff#&%l" "o %nder!"and ow e ge"! #n"o " #! &onf%!#on. ;%" yo% )%!" re)e)ber " a" e "a+e! T#)e for an %l"#)a"e real#"y. 0e !%''o!e! " a" " e Ene)y, l#+e #)!elf, !ee! !o)e " #ng! a! 're!en", re)e)ber! o" er! a! 'a!", and an"#&#'a"e! o" er! a! f%"%re2 or e$en #f e bel#e$e! " a" " e Ene)y doe! no" !ee " #ng! " a" way, ye", #n #! ear" of ear"!, e regard! " #! a! a 'e&%l#ar#"y of " e Ene)y3! )ode of 'er&e'"#on* e doe!n3" really " #n+ @" o%g e wo%ld !ay e d#dA " a" " #ng! a! " e Ene)y !ee! " e) are " #ng! a! " ey are? If yo% "r#ed "o ex'la#n "o #) " a" )en3! 'rayer! "oday are one of " e #nn%)erable &oord#na"e! w#" w #& " e Ene)y ar)on#!e! " e wea" er of "o)orrow, e wo%ld re'ly " a" " en " e Ene)y alway! +new )en were go#ng "o )a+e " o!e 'rayer! and, #f !o, " ey d#d no" 'ray freely b%" were 'rede!"#ned "o do !o. /nd e wo%ld add " a" " e wea" er on a g#$en day &an be "ra&ed ba&+ " ro%g #"! &a%!e! "o " e or#g#nal &rea"#on of )a""er #"!elf*!o " a" " e w ole " #ng, bo" on " e %)an and on " e )a"er#al !#de, #! g#$en "fro) " e word go". W a" e o%g " "o !ay, of &o%r!e, #! ob$#o%! "o %!2 " a" " e 'roble) of ada'"#ng " e 'ar"#&%lar wea" er "o " e 'ar"#&%lar 'rayer! #! )erely " e a''earan&e, a" "wo 'o#n"! #n #! "e)'oral )ode of 'er&e'"#on, of " e "o"al 'roble) of ada'"#ng " e w ole !'#r#"%al %n#$er!e "o " e w ole &or'oreal %n#$er!e2 " a" &rea"#on #n #"! en"#re"y o'era"e! a" e$ery 'o#n" of !'a&e and "#)e, or ra" er " a" " e#r +#nd of &on!&#o%!ne!! for&e! " e) "o en&o%n"er " e w ole, !elfB&on!#!"en" &rea"#$e a&" a! a !er#e! of !%&&e!!#$e e$en"!. W y " a" &rea"#$e a&" lea$e! roo) for " e#r free w#ll #! " e 'roble) of 'roble)!, " e !e&re" be #nd " e Ene)y3! non!en!e abo%" "Lo$e". 0ow #" doe! !o #! no 'roble) a" all2 for " e Ene)y doe! no" fore!ee " e %)an! )a+#ng " e#r free &on"r#b%"#on! #n a f%"%re, b%" !ee! " e) do#ng !o #n 0#! %nbo%nded Now. /nd ob$#o%!ly "o wa"& a )an do#ng !o)e" #ng #! no" "o )a+e #) do #". I" )ay be re'l#ed " a" !o)e )eddle!o)e %)an wr#"er!, no"ably ;oe" #%!, a$e le" " #! !e&re" o%". ;%" #n " e #n"elle&"%al &l#)a"e w #& we a$e a" la!" !%&&eeded #n 'rod%&#ng " ro%g o%" We!"ern E%ro'e, yo% needn3" bo" er abo%" " a". Only " e learned read old boo+! and we a$e now !o deal" w#" " e learned " a" " ey are of all )en " e lea!" l#+ely "o a&1%#re w#!do) by do#ng !o. We a$e done " #! by #n&%l&a"#ng T e 0#!"or#&al ,o#n" of -#ew. T e 0#!"or#&al ,o#n" of -#ew, '%" br#efly, )ean! " a" w en a learned )an #! 're!en"ed w#" any !"a"e)en" #n an an&#en" a%" or, " e one 1%e!"#on e ne$er a!+! #! w e" er #" #! "r%e. 0e a!+! w o #nfl%en&ed " e an&#en" wr#"er, and ow far " e !"a"e)en" #! &on!#!"en" w#" w a" e !a#d #n o" er boo+!, and w a" ' a!e #n " e wr#"er3! de$elo')en", or #n " e general #!"ory of " o%g ", #" #ll%!"ra"e!, and ow #" affe&"ed la"er wr#"er!, and ow of"en #" a! been )#!%nder!"ood @!'e&#ally by " e learned )an3! This book was downloaded from http://www.TrueChristianity.Info/ welcome to our site to download more Christian books free of charge and/or to ask questions at our forum.
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This book was downloaded from http://www.TrueChristianity.Info/ welcome to our site to download more Christian books free of charge and/or to ask questions at our forum. own &olleag%e!A and w a" " e general &o%r!e of &r#"#&#!) on #" a! been for " e la!" "en year!, and w a" #! " e "'re!en" !"a"e of " e 1%e!"#on". To regard " e an&#en" wr#"er a! a 'o!!#ble !o%r&e of +nowledge*"o an"#&#'a"e " a" w a" e !a#d &o%ld 'o!!#bly )od#fy yo%r " o%g "! or yo%r be a$#o%r*" #! wo%ld be re(e&"ed a! %n%""erably !#)'leB)#nded. /nd !#n&e we &anno" de&e#$e " e w ole %)an ra&e all " e "#)e, #" #! )o!" #)'or"an" " %! "o &%" e$ery genera"#on off fro) all o" er!2 for w ere learn#ng )a+e! a free &o))er&e be"ween " e age! " ere #! alway! " e danger " a" " e & ara&"er#!"#& error! of one )ay be &orre&"ed by " e & ara&"er#!"#& "r%" ! of ano" er. ;%" " an+! be "o o%r Fa" er and " e 0#!"or#&al ,o#n" of -#ew, grea" !& olar! are now a! l#""le no%r#! ed by " e 'a!" a! " e )o!" #gnoran" )e& an#& w o old! " a" " #!"ory #! b%n+", :o%r affe&"#ona"e %n&le SCREWT/,E ..-III M: 5E/R WORMWOO5, W en I "old yo% no" "o f#ll yo%r le""er! w#" r%bb#! abo%" " e war, I )ean", of &o%r!e, " a" I d#d no" wan" "o a$e yo%r ra" er #nfan"#le r a'!od#e! abo%" " e dea" of )en and " e de!"r%&"#on of &#"#e!. In !o far a! " e war really &on&ern! " e !'#r#"%al !"a"e of " e 'a"#en", I na"%rally wan" f%ll re'or"!. /nd on " #! a!'e&" yo% !ee) !#ng%larly ob"%!e. T %! yo% "ell )e ?w#" glee " a" " ere #! rea!on "o ex'e&" ea$y a#r ra#d! on " e "own w ere " e &rea"%re l#$e!. T #! #! a &ry#ng exa)'le of !o)e" #ng I a$e &o)'la#ned abo%" already*yo%r read#ne!! "o forge" " e )a#n 'o#n" #n yo%r #))ed#a"e en(oy)en" of %)an !%ffer#ng. 5o yo% no" +now " a" bo)b! +#ll )en= Or do yo% no" real#!e " a" " e 'a"#en"3! dea" , a" " #! )o)en", #! 're&#!ely w a" we wan" "o a$o#d= 0e a! e!&a'ed " e worldly fr#end! w#" w o) yo% "r#ed "o en"angle #)2 e a! "fallen #n lo$e" w#" a $ery C r#!"#an wo)an and #! "e)'orar#ly #))%ne fro) yo%r a""a&+! on #! & a!"#"y2 and " e $ar#o%! )e" od! of &orr%'"#ng #! !'#r#"%al l#fe w #& we a$e been "ry#ng are !o far %n!%&&e!!f%l. /" " e 're!en" )o)en", a! " e f%ll #)'a&" of " e war draw! nearer and #! worldly o'e! "a+e a 'ro'or"#ona"ely lower 'la&e #n #! )#nd, f%ll of #! defen&e wor+, f%ll of " e g#rl, for&ed "o a""end "o #! ne#g bo%r! )ore " an e a! e$er done before and l#+#ng #" )ore " an e ex'e&"ed, ""a+en o%" of #)!elf" a! " e %)an! !ay, and da#ly #n&rea!#ng #n &on!&#o%! de'enden&e on " e Ene)y, e w#ll al)o!" &er"a#nly be lo!" "o %! #f e #! +#lled "on#g ". T #! #! !o ob$#o%! " a" I a) a! a)ed "o wr#"e #". I !o)e"#)e! wonder #f yo% yo%ng f#end! are no" +e'" o%" on "e)'"a"#onBd%"y "oo long a" a "#)e*#f yo% are no" #n !o)e danger of be&o)#ng #nfe&"ed by " e !en"#)en"! and $al%e! of " e %)an! a)ong w o) yo% wor+. T ey, of &o%r!e, do "end "o regard dea" a! " e 'r#)e e$#l and !%r$#$al a! " e grea"e!" good. ;%" " a" #! be&a%!e we a$e "a%g " " e) "o do !o. 5o no" le" %! be #nfe&"ed by o%r own 'ro'aganda. I +now #" !ee)! !"range " a" yo%r & #ef a#) a" " e )o)en" ! o%ld be " e $ery !a)e " #ng for w #& " e 'a"#en"3! lo$er and #! )o" er are 'ray#ng*na)ely #! bod#ly !afe"y. ;%" !o #" #!2 yo% ! o%ld be g%ard#ng #) l#+e " e a''le of yo%r eye. If e d#e! now, yo% lo!e #). If e !%r$#$e! " e war, " ere #! alway! o'e. T e Ene)y a! g%arded #) fro) yo% " ro%g " e f#r!" grea" wa$e of "e)'"a"#on!. ;%", #f only e &an be +e'" al#$e, yo% a$e "#)e #"!elf for yo%r ally. T e long, d%ll )ono"ono%! year! of )#ddleBaged 'ro!'er#"y or )#ddleBaged ad$er!#"y are ex&ellen" &a)'a#gn#ng wea" er. :o% !ee, #" #! !o ard for " e!e &rea"%re! "o This book was downloaded from http://www.TrueChristianity.Info/ welcome to our site to download more Christian books free of charge and/or to ask questions at our forum.
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This book was downloaded from http://www.TrueChristianity.Info/ welcome to our site to download more Christian books free of charge and/or to ask questions at our forum. 'er!e$ere. T e ro%"#ne of ad$er!#"y, " e grad%al de&ay of yo%" f%l lo$e! and yo%" f%l o'e!, " e 1%#e" de!'a#r @ ardly fel" a! 'a#nA of e$er o$er&o)#ng " e & ron#& "e)'"a"#on! w#" w #& we a$e aga#n and aga#n defea"ed " e), " e drabne!! w #& we &rea"e #n " e#r l#$e! and " e #nar"#&%la"e re!en")en" w#" w #& we "ea& " e) "o re!'ond "o #"*all " #! 'ro$#de! ad)#rable o''or"%n#"#e! of wear#ng o%" a !o%l by a""r#"#on. If, on " e o" er and, " e )#ddle year! 'ro$e 'ro!'ero%!, o%r 'o!#"#on #! e$en !"ronger. ,ro!'er#"y +n#"! a )an "o " e World. 0e feel! " a" e #! "f#nd#ng #! 'la&e #n #"", w #le really #" #! f#nd#ng #"! 'la&e #n #). 0#! #n&rea!#ng re'%"a"#on, #! w#den#ng &#r&le of a&1%a#n"an&e!, #! !en!e of #)'or"an&e, " e grow#ng 're!!%re of ab!orb#ng and agreeable wor+, b%#ld %' #n #) a !en!e of be#ng really a" o)e #n ear" w #& #! (%!" w a" we wan". :o% w#ll no"#&e " a" " e yo%ng are generally le!! %nw#ll#ng "o d#e " an " e )#ddleBaged and " e old. T e "r%" #! " a" " e Ene)y, a$#ng oddly de!"#ned " e!e )ere an#)al! "o l#fe #n 0#! own e"ernal world, a! g%arded " e) 're""y effe&"#$ely fro) " e danger of feel#ng a" o)e anyw ere el!e. T a" #! w y we )%!" of"en w#! long l#fe "o o%r 'a"#en"!2 !e$en"y year! #! no" a day "oo )%& for " e d#ff#&%l" "a!+ of %nra$ell#ng " e#r !o%l! fro) 0ea$en and b%#ld#ng %' a f#r) a""a& )en" "o " e ear" . W #le " ey are yo%ng we f#nd " e) alway! ! oo"#ng off a" a "angen". E$en #f we &on"r#$e "o +ee' " e) #gnoran" of ex'l#&#" rel#g#on, " e #n&al&%lable w#nd! of fan"a!y and )%!#& and 'oe"ry*" e )ere fa&e of a g#rl, " e !ong of a b#rd, or " e !#g " of a or#>on*are alway! blow#ng o%r w ole !"r%&"%re away. T ey w#ll no" a''ly " e)!el$e! !"ead#ly "o worldly ad$an&e)en", 'r%den" &onne&"#on!, and " e 'ol#&y of !afe"y f#r!". So #n$e"era"e #! " e#r a''e"#"e for 0ea$en " a" o%r be!" )e" od, a" " #! !"age, of a""a& #ng " e) "o ear" #! "o )a+e " e) bel#e$e " a" ear" &an be "%rned #n"o 0ea$en a" !o)e f%"%re da"e by 'ol#"#&! or e%gen#&! or "!&#en&e" or '!y& ology, or w a" no". Real worldl#ne!! #! a wor+ of "#)e*a!!#!"ed, of &o%r!e, by 'r#de, for we "ea& " e) "o de!&r#be " e &ree'#ng dea" a! good !en!e or Ma"%r#"y or Ex'er#en&e. Ex'er#en&e, #n " e 'e&%l#ar !en!e we "ea& " e) "o g#$e #", #!, by " e bye, a )o!" %!ef%l word. / grea" %)an ' #lo!o' er nearly le" o%r !e&re" o%" w en e !a#d " a" w ere -#r"%e #! &on&erned "Ex'er#en&e #! " e )o" er of #ll%!#on"2 b%" " an+! "o a & ange #n Fa! #on, and al!o, of &o%r!e, "o " e 0#!"or#&al ,o#n" of -#ew, we a$e largely rendered #! boo+ #nno&%o%!. 0ow $al%able "#)e #! "o %! )ay be ga%ged by " e fa&" " a" " e Ene)y allow! %! !o l#""le of #". T e )a(or#"y of " e %)an ra&e d#e! #n #nfan&y2 of " e !%r$#$or!, a good )any d#e #n yo%" . I" #! ob$#o%! " a" "o 0#) %)an b#r" #! #)'or"an" & #efly a! " e 1%al#f#&a"#on for %)an dea" , and dea" !olely a! " e ga"e "o " a" o" er +#nd of l#fe. We are allowed "o wor+ only on a !ele&"ed )#nor#"y of " e ra&e, for w a" %)an! &all a "nor)al l#fe" #! " e ex&e'"#on. /''aren"ly 0e wan"! !o)e*b%" only a $ery few*of " e %)an an#)al! w#" w #& 0e #! 'eo'l#ng 0ea$en "o a$e ad " e ex'er#en&e of re!#!"#ng %! " ro%g an ear" ly l#fe of !#x"y or !e$en"y year!. Well, " ere #! o%r o''or"%n#"y. T e !)aller #" #!, " e be""er we )%!" %!e #". W a"e$er yo% do, +ee' yo%r 'a"#en" a! !afe a! yo% 'o!!#bly &an, :o%r affe&"#ona"e %n&le SCREWT/,E ..I. M: 5E/R WORMWOO5, This book was downloaded from http://www.TrueChristianity.Info/ welcome to our site to download more Christian books free of charge and/or to ask questions at our forum.
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Now " a" #" #! &er"a#n " e 4er)an %)an! w#ll bo)bard yo%r 'a"#en"3! "own and " a" #! d%"#e! w#ll +ee' #) #n " e " #&+ of " e danger, we )%!" &on!#der o%r 'ol#&y. /re we "o a#) a" &oward#&e*or a" &o%rage, w#" &on!e1%en" 'r#de*or a" a"red of " e 4er)an!= Well, I a) afra#d #" #! no good "ry#ng "o )a+e #) bra$e. O%r re!ear& de'ar")en" a! no" ye" d#!&o$ered @" o%g !%&&e!! #! o%rly ex'e&"edA ow "o 'rod%&e any $#r"%e. T #! #! a !er#o%! and#&a'. To be grea"ly and effe&"#$ely w#&+ed a )an need! !o)e $#r"%e. W a" wo%ld /""#la a$e been w#" o%" #! &o%rage, or S ylo&+ w#" o%" !elfBden#al a! regard! " e fle! = ;%" a! we &anno" !%''ly " e!e 1%al#"#e! o%r!el$e!, we &an only %!e " e) a! !%''l#ed by " e Ene)y*and " #! )ean! lea$#ng 0#) a +#nd of foo" old #n " o!e )en w o), o" erw#!e, we a$e )ade )o!" !e&%rely o%r own. / $ery %n!a"#!fa&"ory arrange)en", b%", I "r%!", we ! all one day learn "o do be""er. 0a"red we &an )anage. T e "en!#on of %)an ner$e! d%r#ng no#!e, danger, and fa"#g%e, )a+e! " e) 'rone "o any $#olen" e)o"#on and #" #! only a 1%e!"#on of g%#d#ng " #! !%!&e'"#b#l#"y #n"o " e r#g " & annel!. If &on!&#en&e re!#!"!, )%ddle #). Le" #) !ay " a" e feel! a"red no" on #! own be alf b%" on " a" of " e wo)en and & #ldren, and " a" a C r#!"#an #! "old "o forg#$e #! own, no" o" er 'eo'le3! ene)#e!. In o" er word! le" #) &on!#der #)!elf !%ff#&#en"ly #den"#f#ed w#" " e wo)en and & #ldren "o feel a"red on " e#r be alf, b%" no" !%ff#&#en"ly #den"#f#ed "o regard " e#r ene)#e! a! #! own and " erefore 'ro'er ob(e&"! of forg#$ene!!. ;%" a"red #! be!" &o)b#ned w#" Fear. Coward#&e, alone of all " e $#&e!, #! '%rely 'a#nf%l* orr#ble "o an"#&#'a"e, orr#ble "o feel, orr#ble "o re)e)ber2 0a"red a! #"! 'lea!%re!. I" #! " erefore of"en " e &o)'en!a"#on by w #& a fr#g "ened )an re#)b%r!e! #)!elf for " e )#!er#e! of Fear. T e )ore e fear!, " e )ore e w#ll a"e. /nd 0a"red #! al!o a grea" anodyne for ! a)e. To )a+e a dee' wo%nd #n #! & ar#"y, yo% ! o%ld " erefore f#r!" defea" #! &o%rage. Now " #! #! a "#&+l#! b%!#ne!!. We a$e )ade )en 'ro%d of )o!" $#&e!, b%" no" of &oward#&e. W ene$er we a$e al)o!" !%&&eeded #n do#ng !o, " e Ene)y 'er)#"! a war or an ear" 1%a+e or !o)e o" er &ala)#"y, and a" on&e &o%rage be&o)e! !o ob$#o%!ly lo$ely and #)'or"an" e$en #n %)an eye! " a" all o%r wor+ #! %ndone, and " ere #! !"#ll a" lea!" one $#&e of w #& " ey feel gen%#ne ! a)e. T e danger of #nd%&#ng &oward#&e #n o%r 'a"#en"!, " erefore, #! le!" we 'rod%&e real !elfB+nowledge and !elfBloa" #ng w#" &on!e1%en" re'en"an&e and %)#l#"y. /nd #n fa&", #n " e la!" war, " o%!and! of %)an!, by d#!&o$er#ng " e#r own &oward#&e, d#!&o$ered " e w ole )oral world for " e f#r!" "#)e. In 'ea&e we &an )a+e )any of " e) #gnore good and e$#l en"#rely2 #n danger, " e #!!%e #! for&ed %'on " e) #n a g%#!e "o w #& e$en we &anno" bl#nd " e). T ere #! ere a &r%el d#le))a before %!. If we 'ro)o"ed (%!"#&e and & ar#"y a)ong )en, we ! o%ld be 'lay#ng d#re&"ly #n"o " e Ene)y3! and!2 b%" #f we g%#de " e) "o " e o''o!#"e be a$#o%r, " #! !ooner or la"er 'rod%&e! @for 0e 'er)#"! #" "o 'rod%&eA a war or a re$ol%"#on, and " e %nd#!g%#!able #!!%e of &oward#&e or &o%rage awa+e! " o%!and! of )en fro) )oral !"%'or. T #!, #ndeed, #! 'robably one of " e Ene)y3! )o"#$e! for &rea"#ng a dangero%! world*a world #n w #& )oral #!!%e! really &o)e "o " e 'o#n". 0e !ee! a! well a! yo% do " a" &o%rage #! no" !#)'ly one of " e $#r"%e!, b%" " e for) of e$ery $#r"%e a" " e "e!"#ng 'o#n", w #& )ean!, a" " e 'o#n" of #g e!" real#"y. / & a!"#"y or one!"y, or )er&y, w #& y#eld! "o danger w#ll be & a!"e or one!" or )er&#f%l only on &ond#"#on!. ,#la"e wa! )er&#f%l "#ll #" be&a)e r#!+y. This book was downloaded from http://www.TrueChristianity.Info/ welcome to our site to download more Christian books free of charge and/or to ask questions at our forum.
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This book was downloaded from http://www.TrueChristianity.Info/ welcome to our site to download more Christian books free of charge and/or to ask questions at our forum. I" #! " erefore 'o!!#ble "o lo!e a! )%& a! we ga#n by )a+#ng yo%r )an a &oward2 e )ay learn "oo )%& abo%" #)!elf? T ere #!, of &o%r!e, alway! " e & an&e, no" of & lorofor)#ng " e ! a)e, b%" of aggra$a"#ng #" and 'rod%&#ng 5e!'a#r. T #! wo%ld be a grea" "r#%)' . I" wo%ld ! ow " a" e ad bel#e$ed #n, and a&&e'"ed, " e Ene)y3! forg#$ene!! of #! o" er !#n! only be&a%!e e #)!elf d#d no" f%lly feel " e#r !#nf%lne!!*" a" #n re!'e&" of " e one $#&e w #& e really %nder!"and! #n #"! f%ll de'" of d#! ono%r e &anno" !ee+, nor &red#", " e Mer&y. ;%" I fear yo% a$e already le" #) ge" "oo far #n " e Ene)y3! !& ool, and e +now! " a" 5e!'a#r #! a grea"er !#n " an any of " e !#n! w #& 'ro$o+e #". /! "o " e a&"%al "e& n#1%e of "e)'"a"#on! "o &oward#&e, no" )%& need be !a#d. T e )a#n 'o#n" #! " a" 're&a%"#on! a$e a "enden&y "o #n&rea!e fear. T e 're&a%"#on! '%bl#&ly en(o#ned on yo%r 'a"#en", owe$er, !oon be&o)e a )a""er of ro%"#ne and " #! effe&" d#!a''ear!. W a" yo% )%!" do #! "o +ee' r%nn#ng #n #! )#nd @!#de by !#de w#" " e &on!&#o%! #n"en"#on of do#ng #! d%"yA " e $ag%e #dea of all !or"! of " #ng! e &an do or no" do, #n!#de " e fra)ewor+ of " e d%"y, w #& !ee) "o )a+e #) a l#""le !afer. 4e" #! )#nd off " e !#)'le r%le @"I3$e go" "o !"ay ere and do !oBandB!o"A #n"o a !er#e! of #)ag#nary l#fe l#ne! @"If / a''ened*" o%g I $ery )%& o'e #" won3"*I &o%ld do ;*and #f " e wor!" &a)e "o " e wor!", I &o%ld alway! do C"A. S%'er!"#"#on!, #f no" re&ogn#!ed a! !%& , &an be awa+ened. T e 'o#n" #! "o +ee' #) feel#ng " a" e a! !o)e" #ng, o" er " an " e Ene)y and &o%rage " e Ene)y !%''l#e!, "o fall ba&+ on, !o " a" w a" wa! #n"ended "o be a "o"al &o))#")en" "o d%"y be&o)e! oney&o)bed all " ro%g w#" l#""le %n&on!&#o%! re!er$a"#on!. ;y b%#ld#ng %' a !er#e! of #)ag#nary ex'ed#en"! "o 're$en" "" e wor!" &o)#ng "o " e wor!"" yo% )ay 'rod%&e, a" " a" le$el of #! w#ll w #& e #! no" aware of, a de"er)#na"#on " a" " e wor!" ! all no" &o)e "o " e wor!". T en, a" " e )o)en" of real "error, r%! #" o%" #n"o #! ner$e! and )%!&le! and yo% )ay ge" " e fa"al a&" done before e +now! w a" yo%3re abo%". For re)e)ber, " e a&" of &oward#&e #! all " a" )a""er!2 " e e)o"#on of fear #!, #n #"!elf, no !#n and, " o%g we en(oy #", doe! %! no good, :o%r affe&"#ona"e %n&le SCREWT/,E ... M: 5E/R WORMWOO5, I !o)e"#)e! wonder w e" er yo% " #n+ yo% a$e been !en" #n"o " e world for yo%r own a)%!e)en". I ga" er, no" fro) yo%r )#!erably #nade1%a"e re'or" b%" fro) " a" of " e Infernal ,ol#&e, " a" " e 'a"#en"3! be a$#o%r d%r#ng " e f#r!" ra#d a! been " e wor!" 'o!!#ble. 0e a! been $ery fr#g "ened and " #n+! #)!elf a grea" &oward and " erefore feel! no 'r#de2 b%" e a! done e$ery" #ng #! d%"y de)anded and 'er a'! a b#" )ore. /ga#n!" " #! d#!a!"er all yo% &an 'rod%&e on " e &red#" !#de #! a b%r!" of #ll "e)'er w#" a dog " a" "r#''ed #) %', !o)e ex&e!!#$e &#gare""e !)o+#ng, and " e forge""#ng of a 'rayer. W a" #! " e %!e of w #n#ng "o )e abo%" yo%r d#ff#&%l"#e!= If yo% are 'ro&eed#ng on " e Ene)y3! #dea of "(%!"#&e" and !%gge!"#ng " a" yo%r o''or"%n#"#e! and #n"en"#on! ! o%ld be "a+en #n"o a&&o%n", " en I a) no" !%re " a" a & arge of ere!y doe! no" l#e aga#n!" yo%. /" any ra"e, yo% w#ll !oon f#nd " a" " e (%!"#&e of 0ell #! '%rely real#!"#&, and &on&erned only w#" re!%l"!. ;r#ng %! ba&+ food, or be food yo%r!elf. This book was downloaded from http://www.TrueChristianity.Info/ welcome to our site to download more Christian books free of charge and/or to ask questions at our forum.
T e only &on!"r%&"#$e 'a!!age #n yo%r le""er #! w ere yo% !ay " a" yo% !"#ll ex'e&" good re!%l"! fro) " e 'a"#en"3! fa"#g%e. T a" #! well eno%g . ;%" #" won3" fall #n"o yo%r and!. Fa"#g%e &an 'rod%&e ex"re)e gen"lene!!, and 1%#e" of )#nd, and e$en !o)e" #ng l#+e $#!#on. If yo% a$e of"en !een )en led by #" #n"o anger, )al#&e and #)'a"#en&e, " a" #! be&a%!e " o!e )en a$e ad eff#&#en" "e)'"er!. T e 'aradox#&al " #ng #! " a" )odera"e fa"#g%e #! a be""er !o#l for 'ee$#! ne!! " an ab!ol%"e ex a%!"#on. T #! de'end! 'ar"ly on ' y!#&al &a%!e!, b%" 'ar"ly on !o)e" #ng el!e. I" #! no" fa"#g%e !#)'ly a! !%& " a" 'rod%&e! " e anger, b%" %nex'e&"ed de)and! on a )an already "#red. W a"e$er )en ex'e&" " ey !oon &o)e "o " #n+ " ey a$e a r#g " "oF " e !en!e of d#!a''o#n")en" &an, w#" $ery l#""le !+#ll on o%r 'ar", be "%rned #n"o a !en!e of #n(%ry. I" #! af"er )en a$e g#$en #n "o " e #rre)ed#able, af"er " ey a$e de!'a#red of rel#ef and &ea!ed "o " #n+ e$en a alfB o%r a ead, " a" " e danger! of %)bled and gen"le wear#ne!! beg#n. To 'rod%&e " e be!" re!%l"! fro) " e 'a"#en"3! fa"#g%e, " erefore, yo% )%!" feed #) w#" fal!e o'e!. ,%" #n"o #! )#nd 'la%!#ble rea!on! for bel#e$#ng " a" " e a#rBra#d w#ll no" be re'ea"ed. Kee' #) &o)for"#ng #)!elf w#" " e " o%g " of ow )%& e w#ll en(oy #! bed nex" n#g ". Exaggera"e " e wear#ne!! by )a+#ng #) " #n+ #" w#ll !oon be o$er2 for )en %!%ally feel " a" a !"ra#n &o%ld a$e been end%red no longer a" " e $ery )o)en" w en #" #! end#ng, or w en " ey " #n+ #" #! end#ng. In " #!, a! #n " e 'roble) of &oward#&e, " e " #ng "o a$o#d #! " e "o"al &o))#")en". W a"e$er e !ay!, le" #! #nner re!ol%"#on be no" "o bear w a"e$er &o)e! "o #), b%" "o bear #" "for a rea!onable 'er#od"*and le" " e rea!onable 'er#od be ! or"er " an " e "r#al #! l#+ely "o la!". I" need no" be )%& ! or"er2 #n a""a&+! on 'a"#en&e, & a!"#"y, and for"#"%de, " e f%n #! "o )a+e " e )an y#eld (%!" w en @ ad e b%" +nown #"A rel#ef wa! al)o!" #n !#g ". I do no" +now w e" er e #! l#+ely "o )ee" " e g#rl %nder &ond#"#on! of !"ra#n or no". If e doe!, )a+e f%ll %!e of " e fa&" " a" %' "o a &er"a#n 'o#n", fa"#g%e )a+e! wo)en "al+ )ore and )en "al+ le!!. M%& !e&re" re!en")en", e$en be"ween lo$er!, &an be ra#!ed fro) " #!. ,robably " e !&ene! e #! now w#"ne!!#ng w#ll no" 'ro$#de )a"er#al for an #n"elle&"%al a""a&+ on #! fa#" *yo%r 're$#o%! fa#l%re! a$e '%" " a" o%" of yo%r 'ower. ;%" " ere #! a !or" of a""a&+ on " e e)o"#on! w #& &an !"#ll be "r#ed. I" "%rn! on )a+#ng #) feel, w en f#r!" e !ee! %)an re)a#n! 'la!"ered on a wall, " a" " #! #! "w a" " e world #! really l#+e" and " a" all #! rel#g#on a! been a fan"a!y. :o% w#ll no"#&e " a" we a$e go" " e) &o)'le"ely fogged abo%" " e )ean#ng of " e word "real"3. T ey "ell ea& o" er, of !o)e grea" !'#r#"%al ex'er#en&e, "/ll " a" really a''ened wa! " a" yo% eard !o)e )%!#& #n a l#g "ed b%#ld#ng"2 ere "Real" )ean! " e bare ' y!#&al fa&"!, !e'ara"ed fro) " e o" er ele)en"! #n " e ex'er#en&e " ey a&"%ally ad. On " e o" er and, " ey w#ll al!o !ay "I"3! all $ery well d#!&%!!#ng " a" #g d#$e a! yo% !#" ere #n an ar)& a#r, b%" wa#" "#ll yo% ge" %' " ere and !ee w a" #"3! really l#+e"F ere "real" #! be#ng %!ed #n " e o''o!#"e !en!e "o )ean, no" " e ' y!#&al fa&"! @w #& " ey +now already w #le d#!&%!!#ng " e )a""er #n ar)& a#r!A b%" " e e)o"#onal effe&" " o!e fa&"! w#ll a$e on a %)an &on!&#o%!ne!!. E#" er a''l#&a"#on of " e word &o%ld be defended2 b%" o%r b%!#ne!! #! "o +ee' " e "wo go#ng a" on&e !o " a" " e e)o"#onal $al%e of " e word "real" &an be 'la&ed now on one !#de of " e a&&o%n", now on " e o" er, a! #" a''en! "o !%#" %!. T e general r%le w #& we a$e now 're""y well e!"abl#! ed a)ong " e) #! " a" #n all ex'er#en&e! w #& &an )a+e " e) a''#er or be""er only " e ' y!#&al fa&"! are "Real" w #le " e !'#r#"%al This book was downloaded from http://www.TrueChristianity.Info/ welcome to our site to download more Christian books free of charge and/or to ask questions at our forum.
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This book was downloaded from http://www.TrueChristianity.Info/ welcome to our site to download more Christian books free of charge and/or to ask questions at our forum. ele)en"! are "!%b(e&"#$e"2 #n all ex'er#en&e! w #& &an d#!&o%rage or &orr%'" " e) " e !'#r#"%al ele)en"! are " e )a#n real#"y and "o #gnore " e) #! "o be an e!&a'#!". T %! #n b#r" " e blood and 'a#n are "real", " e re(o#&#ng a )ere !%b(e&"#$e 'o#n" of $#ew2 #n dea" , " e "error and %gl#ne!! re$eal w a" dea" "really )ean!". T e a"ef%lne!! of a a"ed 'er!on #! "real"*#n a"red yo% !ee )en a! " ey are, yo% are d#!#ll%!#oned2 b%" " e lo$el#ne!! of a lo$ed 'er!on #! )erely a !%b(e&"#$e a>e &on&eal#ng a "real" &ore of !ex%al a''e"#"e or e&ono)#& a!!o&#a"#on. War! and 'o$er"y are "really" orr#ble2 'ea&e and 'len"y are )ere ' y!#&al fa&"! abo%" w #& )en a''en "o a$e &er"a#n !en"#)en"!. T e &rea"%re! are alway! a&&%!#ng one ano" er of wan"#ng ""o &a" " e &a+e and a$e #""2 b%" " an+! "o o%r labo%r! " ey are )ore of"en #n " e 'red#&a)en" of 'ay#ng for " e &a+e and no" ea"#ng #". :o%r 'a"#en", 'ro'erly andled, w#ll a$e no d#ff#&%l"y #n regard#ng #! e)o"#on a" " e !#g " of %)an en"ra#l! a! a re$ela"#on of Real#"y and #! e)o"#on a" " e !#g " of a''y & #ldren or fa#r wea" er a! )ere !en"#)en", :o%r affe&"#ona"e %n&le SCREWT/,E
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This book was downloaded from http://www.TrueChristianity.Info/ welcome to our site to download more Christian books free of charge and/or to ask questions at our forum. ...I M: 5E/R, M: -ER: 5E/R, WORMWOO5, M: ,O,,ET, M: ,I4SNIE, 0ow )#!"a+enly now " a" all #! lo!" yo% &o)e w #)'er#ng "o a!+ )e w e" er " e "er)! of affe&"#on #n w #& I addre!! yo% )ean" no" #ng fro) " e beg#nn#ng. Far fro) #"? Re!" a!!%red, )y lo$e for yo% and yo%r lo$e for )e are a! l#+e a! "wo 'ea!. I a$e alway! de!#red yo%, a! yo% @'#"#f%l foolA de!#red )e. T e d#fferen&e #! " a" I a) " e !"ronger. I " #n+ " ey w#ll g#$e yo% "o )e now2 or a b#" of yo%. Lo$e yo%= W y, ye!. /! da#n"y a )or!el a! e$er I grew fa" on. :o% a$e le" a !o%l !l#' " ro%g yo%r f#nger!. T e owl of ! ar'ened fa)#ne for " a" lo!! reBe& oe! a" " #! )o)en" " ro%g all " e le$el! of " e K#ngdo) of No#!e down "o " e $ery T rone #"!elf. I" )a+e! )e )ad "o " #n+ of #". 0ow well I +now w a" a''ened a" " e #n!"an" w en " ey !na"& ed #) fro) yo%? T ere wa! a !%dden &lear#ng of #! eye! @wa! " ere no"=A a! e !aw yo% for " e f#r!" "#)e, and re&ogn#!ed " e 'ar" yo% ad ad #n #) and +new " a" yo% ad #" no longer. J%!" " #n+ @and le" #" be " e beg#nn#ng of yo%r agonyA w a" e fel" a" " a" )o)en"2 a! #f a !&ab ad fallen fro) an old !ore, a! #f e were e)erg#ng fro) a #deo%!, ! ellBl#+e "e""er, a! #f e ! %ffled off for good and all a def#led, we", &l#ng#ng gar)en". ;y 0ell, #" #! )#!ery eno%g "o !ee " e) #n " e#r )or"al day! "a+#ng off d#r"#ed and %n&o)for"able &lo" e! and !'la! #ng #n o" wa"er and g#$#ng l#""le gr%n"! of 'lea!%re*!"re"& #ng " e#r ea!ed l#)b!. W a", " en, of " #! f#nal !"r#''#ng, " #! &o)'le"e &lean!#ng= T e )ore one " #n+! abo%" #", " e wor!e #" be&o)e!. 0e go" " ro%g !o ea!#ly? No grad%al )#!g#$#ng!, no do&"or3! !en"en&e, no n%r!#ng o)e, no o'era"#ng " ea"re, no fal!e o'e! of l#fe2 ! eer, #n!"an"aneo%! l#bera"#on. One )o)en" #" !ee)ed "o be all o%r world2 " e !&rea) of bo)b!, " e fall of o%!e!, " e !"#n+ and "a!"e of #g ex'lo!#$e on " e l#'! and #n " e l%ng!, " e fee" b%rn#ng w#" wear#ne!!, " e ear" &old w#" orror!, " e bra#n reel#ng, " e leg! a& #ng2 nex" )o)en" all " #! wa! gone, gone l#+e a bad drea), ne$er aga#n "o be of any a&&o%n". 5efea"ed, o%"B)anO%$red fool? 5#d yo% )ar+ ow na"%rally*a! #f e3d been born for #"*" e ear" born $er)#n en"ered " e new l#fe= 0ow all #! do%b"! be&a)e, #n " e "w#n+l#ng of an eye, r#d#&%lo%!= I +now w a" " e &rea"%re wa! !ay#ng "o #"!elf? ":e!. Of &o%r!e. I" alway! wa! l#+e " #!. /ll orror! a$e followed " e !a)e &o%r!e, ge""#ng wor!e and wor!e and for&#ng yo% #n"o a +#nd of bo""leBne&+ "#ll, a" " e $ery )o)en" w en yo% " o%g " yo% )%!" be &r%! ed, be old? yo% were o%" of " e narrow! and all wa! !%ddenly well. T e ex"ra&"#on %r" )ore and )ore and " en " e "oo" wa! o%". T e drea) be&a)e a n#g ")are and " en yo% wo+e. :o% d#e and d#e and " en yo% are beyond dea" . 0ow &o%ld I e$er a$e do%b"ed #"= /! e !aw yo%, e al!o !aw T e). I +now ow #" wa!. :o% reeled ba&+ d#>>y and bl#nded, )ore %r" by " e) " an e ad e$er been by bo)b!. T e degrada"#on of #"?*" a" " #! " #ng of ear" and !l#)e &o%ld !"and %'r#g " and &on$er!e w#" !'#r#"! before w o) yo%, a !'#r#", &o%ld only &ower. ,er a'! yo% ad o'ed " a" " e awe and !"rangene!! of #" wo%ld da! #! (oy. ;%" " a" #! " e &%r!ed " #ng2 " e god! are !"range "o )or"al eye!, and ye" " ey are no" !"range. 0e ad no fa#n"e!" &on&e'"#on "#ll " a" $ery o%r of ow " ey wo%ld loo+, and e$en do%b"ed " e#r ex#!"en&e. ;%" w en e !aw " e) e +new " a" e ad alway! +nown " e) and real#!ed w a" 'ar" ea& one of " e) ad 'layed a" )any an o%r #n #! l#fe w en e ad !%''o!ed #)!elf alone, !o " a" now e &o%ld !ay "o " e), one by one, no" "W o are yo%=" b%" "So #" wa! yo% all " e "#)e". /ll " a" " ey were and !a#d a" This book was downloaded from http://www.TrueChristianity.Info/ welcome to our site to download more Christian books free of charge and/or to ask questions at our forum.
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This book was downloaded from http://www.TrueChristianity.Info/ welcome to our site to download more Christian books free of charge and/or to ask questions at our forum. " #! )ee"#ng wo+e )e)or#e!. T e d#) &on!&#o%!ne!! of fr#end! abo%" #) w #& ad a%n"ed #! !ol#"%de! fro) #nfan&y wa! now a" la!" ex'la#ned2 " a" &en"ral )%!#& #n e$ery '%re ex'er#en&e w #& ad alway! (%!" e$aded )e)ory wa! now a" la!" re&o$ered. Re&ogn#"#on )ade #) free of " e#r &o)'any al)o!" before " e l#)b! of #! &or'!e be&a)e 1%#e". Only yo% were lef" o%"!#de. 0e !aw no" only T e)2 e !aw 0#). T #! an#)al, " #! " #ng bego""en #n a bed, &o%ld loo+ on 0#). W a" #! bl#nd#ng, !%ffo&a"#ng f#re "o yo%, #! now &ool l#g " "o #), #! &lar#"y #"!elf, and wear! " e for) of a Man. :o% wo%ld l#+e, #f yo% &o%ld, "o #n"er're" " e 'a"#en"3! 'ro!"ra"#on #n " e ,re!en&e, #! !elfBab orren&e and %""er +nowledge of #! !#n! @ye!, Wor)wood, a &learer +nowledge e$en " an yo%r!A on " e analogy of yo%r own & o+#ng and 'araly!#ng !en!a"#on! w en yo% en&o%n"er " e deadly a#r " a" brea" e! fro) " e ear" of 0ea$en. ;%" #"3! all non!en!e. ,a#n! e )ay !"#ll a$e "o en&o%n"er, b%" " ey e)bra&e " o!e 'a#n!. T ey wo%ld no" bar"er " e) for any ear" ly 'lea!%re. /ll " e del#g "! of !en!e, or ear", or #n"elle&", w#" w #& yo% &o%ld on&e a$e "e)'"ed #), e$en " e del#g "! of $#r"%e #"!elf, now !ee) "o #) #n &o)'ar#!on b%" a! " e alf na%!eo%! a""ra&"#on! of a raddled arlo" wo%ld !ee) "o a )an w o ear! " a" #! "r%e belo$ed w o) e a! lo$ed all #! l#fe and w o) e ad bel#e$ed "o be dead #! al#$e and e$en now a" #! door. 0e #! &a%g " %' #n"o " a" world w ere 'a#n and 'lea!%re "a+e on "ran!f#n#"e $al%e! and all o%r ar#" )e"#& #! d#!)ayed. On&e )ore, " e #nex'l#&able )ee"! %!. Nex" "o " e &%r!e of %!ele!! "e)'"er! l#+e yo%r!elf " e grea"e!" &%r!e %'on %! #! " e fa#l%re of o%r In"ell#gen&e 5e'ar")en". If only we &o%ld f#nd o%" w a" 0e #! really %' "o? /la!, ala!, " a" +nowledge, #n #"!elf !o a"ef%l and )aw+#! a " #ng, ! o%ld ye" be ne&e!!ary for ,ower? So)e"#)e! I a) al)o!" #n de!'a#r. /ll " a" !%!"a#n! )e #! " e &on$#&"#on " a" o%r Real#!), o%r re(e&"#on @#n " e fa&e of all "e)'"a"#on!A of all !#lly non!en!e and &la'"ra', )%!" w#n #n " e end. Meanw #le, I a$e yo% "o !e""le w#" . Mo!" "r%ly do I !#gn )y!elf :o%r #n&rea!#ngly and ra$eno%!ly affe&"#ona"e %n&le SCREWT/,E
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