In the shadow of the events of 9-11, I
found this to be very appropriate. It is sad to see so much anger and
hatred in the world. The last few weeks have shown what it can do. We all
must try to remember to treat others as we would like to be treated and
that our actions may have negative impact on many innocent people,
compromising their freedom.
HOW TO INSTALL LOVE
Customer Service Rep: Yes, Ma'am, how
can I help you today?
Customer: Well, after much consideration, I've decided to install love.
Can you guide me through the process?
CS Rep: Yes, I can help you. Are you ready to proceed?
Customer: Well, I'm not very technical, but I think I'm ready to install
now. What do I do first?
CS Rep: The first step is to open your HEART. Have you located your HEART
ma'am?
Customer: Yes I have, but there are several other programs running right
now. Is it okay to install while they are running?
CS Rep: What programs are running ma'am?
Customer: Let's see, I have PAST-HURT.EXE, LOW-ESTEEM.EXE, GRUDGE.EXE, and
RESENTMENT.COM running right now.
CS Rep: No problem. LOVE will gradually
erase PAST-HURT.EXE from your current operating system. It may remain in
your permanent memory, but it will no longer disrupt other programs. LOVE
will eventually overwrite LOW-ESTEEM.EXE with a module of its own called
HIGH-ESTEEM.EXE. However, you have to completely turn off GRUDGE.EXE and
RESENTMENT.COM. Those programs prevent LOVE from being properly installed.
Can you turn those off ma'am?
Customer: I don't know how to turn them off. Can you tell me how?
CS Rep: My pleasure. Go to your Start menu and invoke FORGIVENESS.EXE. Do
this as many times as necessary until GRUDGE.EXE and RESENTMENT.COM have
been completely erased.
Customer: Okay, done. LOVE has started installing itself automatically. Is
that normal?
CS Rep: Yes. You should receive a message that says it will reinstall for
the life of your HEART. Do you see that message?
Customer: Yes I do. Is it completely installed?
CS Rep: Yes, but remember that you have only the base program. You need to
begin connecting to other Heart's in order to get the upgrades.
Customer: Oops. I have an error message already. What should I do?
CS Rep: What does the message say?
Customer: It says "ERROR 412 -
PROGRAM NOT RUN ON INTERNAL COMPONENTS." What does that mean?
CS Rep: Don't worry ma'am, that's a common problem. It means that the LOVE
program is set up to run on external HEARTS but has not yet been run on
your HEART. It is one of those complicated programming things, but in
nontechnical terms it means you have to "LOVE" your own machine
before it can "LOVE" others.
Customer: So what should I do?
CS Rep: Can you pull down the directory called
"SELF-ACCEPTANCE"?
Customer: Yes, I have it.
CS Rep: Excellent. You're getting good at this.
Customer: Thank you.
CS Rep: You're welcome. Click on the
following files and then copy them to the "MYHEART" directory:
FORGIVE-SELF.DOC, REALIZE-WORTH.TXT, and ACKNOWLEDGE-LIMITATIONS.DOC. The
system will overwrite any conflicting files and begin patching any
programming. Also, you need to delete VERBOSE-SELF-CRITIC.EXE from all
directories, and then empty your recycle bin afterwards to make sure it is
completely gone and never comes back.
Customer: Got it. Hey! My HEART is filling up with new files. SMILE.MPG is
playing on my monitor right now and it shows that PEACE.EXE, and
CONTENTMENT.COM are copying themselves all over my HEART. Is this normal?
CS Rep: Sometimes. For others it takes a
while, but eventually everything gets downloaded at the proper time. So,
LOVE is installed and running. You should be able to handle it from here.
One more thing before I go.
Customer: Yes?
CS Rep: LOVE is freeware. Be sure to give it and its various modules to
everybody you meet. They will in turn share it with other people and they
will return some similarly cool modules back to you.
Customer: I will. Thanks for your help. By the way, what's your name?
CS Rep: You can call me the Divine Cardiologist, also known as The Great
Physician, but most call me God. Most people feel all they need is an
annual checkup to stay heart-healthy, but the manufacturer (Me) suggests a
schedule of daily maintenance for maximum efficiency. Put another way ...
keep in touch.
May beauty go before you
May beauty be behind you
May beauty go to the right of you
May beauty be to the left of you
May beauty be above you
May beauty always travel beneath your feet
Got a Good One? Mail
Ken@ssc-online.com
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