INTRODUCING THE WORLD, THE FLESH, AND THE DEVIL
“O, no—Please don’t—I’d rather not meet them!”
I’m sorry but you have to meet them, constantly.
“But I don’t have to know them, surely!”
You will find it safer and easier if you do.
“But they are not proper persons to meet—I’ve heard awful things about them.”
Those stories come from people who never really knew them. They have been much maligned I assure you. Let me tell you a little about them before they come up.
The World yonder is really an excellent fellow, but sulky and erratic because he’s not well used. Think of a beautiful, fruitful, home garden used for nothing but to play ball and fight in—and then blamed for its condition. That’s the way he feels.
Then there’s the Flesh. Never was a good fellow more abused! He’s been brought up wrong, from babyhood—but he’s all right inside.
As to the Devil—we really ought to be ashamed of treating him so. He’d have died centuries ago, but we will keep him going—and then blame him because his behavior’s out of date!
Here they come. Allow me to present:
The World—Just Us; We and our Workshop.
The Flesh—Just Us; Our Natural Vehicle and Servant.
The Devil—Just Us; but an Anachronism—an artificially preserved
Extinct Ancestor!