The Great Time Machine Hoax by Keith Laumer

Author:Keith Laumer
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub, pdf
Published: 2011-09-15T17:36:00+00:00

Not bad," Chester said, finishing off a bowl of clear soup. "What's next on

the menu?"

"Nothing," said Kuve. "But as I was saying, the association of symbol with

specific must relate to your personal experience-"

"What do you mean, nothing? I'm a hungry man. I've worked like a draft

horse all day!"

"You're overweight, Chester. The soup was carefully compounded to supply

the needed nutrients to maintain your energy level."

"I'll starve."

"You've been eating from boredom, Chester.' When your attention is

occupied elsewhere, you forget food. You'll have to master habit."

"This whole day has consisted of your telling me to mortify the flesh, mind

over matter."

"The mind is the supreme instrument in nature; it must establish its

supremacy. I asked you earlier what pain was. What is pleasure?"

"Right now, it's eating!"

"An excellent example: the satisfaction of a natural impulse."

"It's more than an impulse. It's a necessity! I need more food than a bowl of

egg-flower soup without egg flowers!"

"All pleasure impulses, when oversatisfied, become destructive; controlled,

the instincts can be very useful. Anger, for example. Here nature has

provided a behavioral mechanism to deal with those situations in which

aggression seems indicated. It can override other impulses, such as fear.

When you are angry, you are stronger, less sensitive to pain, and immune to

panic. You desire only to close with your enemy and kill. Before combat

males of many species customarily set about working themselves into a

rage."

"I'm well on the way."

"You'll learn to control the anger impulse, and evoke it at will without losing

control. Now we must move on to the next training situation."

"More?" Chester protested. "I'm exhausted."

"The laziness instinct again," said Kuve. "Come along, Chester."

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