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

"When this couple, in what is called their 'declining years,' had becomevery rich, they moved to the city of Kronbookhon to exist there solely fortheir own pleasure."But soon they felt that without a real 'result,' that is, 'without a child,'pleasure could never be complete, and from that time on, without sparing anymoney, they took every possible measure to obtain such a 'result. '"With this in view, they visited all sorts of holy places maintained for thatpurpose, with the exception, of course, of their own 'holy mountain,' and triedevery kind of 'medical means' that purported to aid the blending of heterogeneousexioëharies And when by chance this blending actually took place,there finally arose that long-awaited result of theirs, later calledLentrohamsanin."From the very first, his parents were completely wrapped up in what theydescribed as their 'God-sent result,' or son, and spent vast sums on hispleasures and on what is called his 'education. '"Their ideal was to give him the very best upbringing and education theEarth could provide."For this purpose they engaged what are called 'tutors' and 'teachers,' bothfrom their own country of Nievia and from various distant lands."The foreign 'tutors' and 'teachers' were brought there chiefly from thecountry today called 'Egypt. '"By the time this 'papa's and mama's darling' was nearing the age ofresponsible being he was already, as they say there, 'very well brought up'and 'educated', that is, he had in his presence a great many data for all kindsof 'egoplastikoori' consisting, as usual, of fantastic and dubious information,and later, when he reached responsible age in the abnormally establishedconditions of existence there, he responded automatically to all kinds ofcorresponding accidental shocks."When this future great learned being reached responsible age he hadindeed a great deal of information or, as it is