A Hard Case Case Case

October 14, 2024.

Haven of Rest Clinic, registered trademark, 666 Appiest Way, Rome, Roman Empire.

Dear Paul, we are writing to inform you of the results of your first interview here with us at Haven of Rest Clinic, a trademark.

We do understand that you are not here with this voluntarily, but nevertheless we believe

that pro-consul Petronius made the right decision in sending you to us. We do believe that we can be of some help to you. We really care.

Frankly, the results of the interview are a matter of grave concern.

The obvious problem is your manifest lack of self-esteem. It appeared throughout

your conversation. What else can account for you referring to yourself as the chief of

sinners and the least of all the Saints? Your self-worth is extremely low. Indeed, you appear to have

gotten the idea somewhere that you have in yourself absolutely no worth at all. Your comment

about how in your flesh dwells no good thing was exceptionally revealing.

This low view you have yourself has spilled over and affected your view of others,

vessels of wrath, dead and sin and so forth. I should not have to remind you that you are on more

than one occasion positively misanthropic. Paul, you are a religious man, but your religion

has become destructive to you and not at all positive or upbeat.

We would like you to think about something we say often here at the clinic,

registered trademark, God don't make no junk.

This is connected to the second major problem that our trained professional staff members were able to identify.

Because of your low self-esteem and your consequently low view of other human beings,

you've been brought to the point of open hostility toward those who differ

with you on minor points of theology. This hostility creates enemies for you. Your conflicts

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