Beelzebubs-Tales-to-His-Grandson-by-G-I-Gurdjieff

etherogram station on the Holy Planet Purgatory which, then as now, has anetherogram connection with almost all the planets of our Great Universe."Later he merited the post of chief director, which he still fills at thepresent time."I must also explain to you, my boy, why on their arrival at the Center myresults or, to use the expression of your favorites, my 'sons,' were at oncedeemed worthy to occupy these responsible posts."You will understand the reason for this if I tell you that among those whoshared my exile from its very beginning was the chief zirlikner of our planetKaratas, the still young but already very learned Pooloodjistius, who, afterour all-gracious pardon, was considered worthy to be, and still is today, anassistant to the Great Observer of the movements of all the concentrations ofthe Megalocosmos—His Self-Keepness the Arch-Seraph Ksheltarna."And so, when I began to organize my observatory on the planet Mars, thelearned Pooloodjistius proposed that I should take him as inspector andmanager of this new establishment."Of course I immediately agreed with his proposal, as he was a very greatexpert on the location of all large and small cosmic concentrations as well asan authority on the laws governing their reciprocal maintenance And fromthen on, this great, learned Pooloodjistius resided in my house on the planetMars."Later, when the results of my active principle arose and were formed tocorresponding age, I asked this learned Pooloodjistius also to undertake theduty of 'oskianotsner' or, as your favorites would say, 'educator' of mychildren He consented with great readiness, because, existing there underunusual conditions, he had no possibility of using his many-sided learning tohis satisfaction, and this proposal of mine opened what is called a 'wide fieldof activity' for him.