SATAN’S DEVICES C. S. Lewis, in his book, Screwtape Letters, tells about the devil briefing his nephew, Wormwood, a demon, on the techniques of tempting people. He tells him that the goal is not wickedness but indifference, not persuading good people to do evil, but persuading them to do nothing at all. The important thing, Satan says to his nephew, is to keep your patient comfortable. He tells him not to let anything upset him or disturb him. If he becomes the least bit concerned with anything vitally important, get him thinking what he plans to eat for lunch; warn him not to worry about anything that might upset his digestion. The devil sums up his advice to his nephew this way: “I, the Devil, will always see to it that there are bad people. Your job, my dear Wormwood, is to provide me with people who do not care.” Wormwood has done his job well!
Posted on: Tue, 30 Sep 2014 11:59:00 +0000
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