Thursday, March 13, 2014

The Darkwash Letters (In the manner of The Screwtape Letters by C. S. Lewis)

*See original post 1/19/2014 for explanation*
Dear Featherfear,
            Let me expand on this notion of the "extreme" a bit more for you and the practical implications of tempting your charge into the "extreme."  What is meant here is to bring the person so far past the point of moderation that everything they do is simply above and beyond what is pleasurable and meaningful.  In fact, we have already made great success on the national level here, particularly in consumerism and capitalism.  We are now breeding the little cheeseburgers into such a state that their greed is swollen to the point of bursting in the first few years of their lives...and they think it's "normal."
            Yet, that "normalcy" is for a far lower division to work on than yourself.  For you, what we mean by leading them into the extreme is to have your charge spend a few more minutes each day  in whatever activity they enjoy doing, or to buy a few more items that are out of his price range, or to eat a few more pieces of food than he normally would.  The trick is to take them down the path of "it's just one more" until they find themselves in the place where "just one more" ends up being a mountain more.  "Just one more piece of pizza" when the person was eating one or two slices was OK...lead them into eating the whole pie by increasing the "just one more" slowly over time and they become obese, even gluttonous!   It will make you cackle that they think this happened "suddenly" when you had this in mind since the beginning.  
            It is especially delicious when done with things that the abominable human would have been doing anyway, and with the Enemy's horrid up-turned mouth leering at them.  Take work for example.  I see in this man's dossier that he works at the chain department store.  Fantastic.  Begin by simply placing into his mind the idea that a certain task shouldn't be left for tomorrow, but must be taken care of today.  Make it an imperative.  Work with his boss' tempter to insure the boss tells him it as well.  Lead him slowly from working a half hour overtime to working several hours overtime each day.  Then promote him and make him work even more.  Make him start neglecting church, rest, friends, family, and fun, all by having him work more because "this simply can't wait until tomorrow." 
            By doing so, we create for ourselves a beautiful workaholic who cannot see beyond his own needs at work and thinks he is choosing the best thing or doing the "right" thing in this circumstance.  This will make sure he continues to be a workaholic even when others try to help him see his situation differently.
            Try to cultivate in him the sense that others "just don't understand" the position he is in, or the responsibilities that he has at work.  Nevermind the fact that the company will happily fire him when he is no longer useful, that perhaps a better job that makes a little less might be better so he might spend time with family.  Keep them in these sorts of endless cycles of moving towards "extremes" while creating "potent" reasons for why they should stay in these extremes and we'll net ourselves a meal,
Your Affectionate Lowerior,
Darkwash

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