26 aSuch as free rides on Learjets,
27 And free weekends in Malibu,
28 bAnd free residency in the nicest hotels,
29 cIncluding room service.
30 And in view of this particular situation, perhaps I should offer you another dplatitude,
31 One dealing with pride,
32 And how the man who seeks to serve his own comforts shouldn't have any,
33 And shouldn't get his nose out of joint about trifles,
34 eBut should keep it firmly planted between the buttocks of those who have power over him,
35 Especially if the only alternative is taking responsibility for your own creature comforts,
36 Because if you are following my way, there is no real pain in humiliation,
37 For what is humiliation to the man who is not thinking about anything at all?
38 Indeed, all you need to remember is one little sentence,
39 Which can help you whenever you feel confused about this kind of question,
40 Because it makes everything very clear, being,
41 "I do not need to worry my little head about this,
42 f"For I Serve Harry,
43 "In order to serve myself."
44 Repeat this to yourself in moments of confusion,
45 gAnd the Way will reveal itself to you as if by magic.
46 Do you understand what I have said, my dear follower?
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CHAPTER 311 And then, truly, the follower did understand,
2 And was delighted to repeat the hwords that Harry had given him to say,
3 And to accompany Harry to visit the igreatest university in Philadelphia,
4 Without thinking any more about it,
5 At all,
6 Except for maybe a little,
7 Which was not inconsistent with the Way of Harry,
8 Because it was also Harry who said of his own trinity,
9 jDesire, Certainty, and Blame are the Beacons of the way,
10 kBut the greatest of these is Blame.
11 Even so, whatever the follower was thinking,
12 He kept it to himself,
13 lFor all of the months and months and months that they stayed on in Philadelphia.
CHAPTER 321 Soon thereafter, Harry received an invitation to go on the radio in Philadelphia,
2 Where there were many stations that encouraged people to call in,
3 And complain about everything under the sun,
4 Including their lives,
5 And their mneighbors,
6 And their pet peeves,
7 And their raging hatreds,
8 Which everyone in Philadelphia liked to listen to,
9 nBecause as Harry once said, Of all the pleasures on this earth, there is nothing more fun than blind unthinking hatred,
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