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My dear Wormwood,
It’s been far too long since
I last wrote. Since our tutelage ended, I have closely followed your illustrious
career. I remain impressed with your creative and numerous efforts to advance
our cause. I must admit to the bursting pride for you, my famous pupil, as I
regale your unparalleled victories to those who know that it was I that
instructed you. Your ability to convince your Assignments that comfort is a
sign of their development is nothing short of genius, AND I might add the
perfect culmination of the very lessons of which I imparted to you. I truly
taught you well.
You are to be commended. Your
most recent Assignment has methodically eliminated from her life anything that
might produce the fruit she desires. That fruit is something that we want to,
dare I say, MUST avoid. And the Assignment before her, has crippled himself by
evading suffering, pain and trouble in a deluded attempt to avoid the very
battle for which he longs.
Through the practice of not
requesting the enemy’s assistance, they are become more and more defenseless and farther from the hope of which
they originally desired. They have become like mice in a serpent’s cage.
Destined to become our prize meal.
Alas, I have more to say
than just glowing accolades of your fine body of work. There are pockets in
this world that have uncovered the notion that if they ask their leader for the
tools of the Fruit of his spirit, He will come to their rescue. Things like
joy, peace and patience, among others. All of which, are potent enough to knock
even a celebrated tempter like you off of your high perch. In their distress,
they call out, realizing they aren’t alone in this war. Their leader comes to
their rescue every time, but we have to throw everything at them so that they
forget this truly battle changing fact.
It is therefore imperative
that we deflect their attention from their leader, so that once more they will
become like a solitary wounded antelope in the Serengeti, just waiting for the
assumed fate of death by ravaging. Strategically, we ought to encourage their
assumed slights and vengeful wrath which completely distorts their vision,
ruins their witness and disrupts their tasks of inviting others.
The real delusion is that
they think they won’t know suffering if they do not ask to be trained in these
areas of improvement. In this world, there will be pain and sorrow no matter to
what side of the war they belong. It is flawed thinking that nothing bad will
ever happen to them if they avoid the fight. This flawed understanding is
precisely what we want them to continue to think.
And now my request. My hope
is that you might join us at the University to train those tempters unequipped
and ignorant in the best methods for fighting the battle of today. I implore
you to reply immediately for time is of the essence. Even now, our chances for
advancement are slipping, but not without reach. However, if word gets out, the
powerless will become wise to the resources at their disposal provided by their
leader. And the efforts being made against us in certain parts of the world
will become the norm rather than the exception.
Sincerely,
Your Uncle Screwtape
