PLEASE
TAKE THE TIME TO
CHECK
YOUR H.E.A.R.T SYSTEM.
Imagine
please, the following phone conversation
to
the H.E.A.R.T Systems Software Company.
Customer
Service department.
SERVICE
REP: Hello, you have reached the Heart System
Software Company help desk,How may I help you?
CUSTOMER:
I just received your latest program, LOVEv4.0...
you know the freeware. I don't understand it.
Can you tell me how to install it?
SERVICE
REP: Sure thing ma'am. Do you have the installation
disk and instructions with you?
CUSTOMER:
Yes I do, but first can you tell me what the
program does?
SERVICE
REP: Sure thing ma'am. LOVE is a unique program,
there is no other like it in the world. LOVE
attaches to your operating system and runs
silently in the background, you will never see
LOVE on your monitor or your toolbar, but you
will notice its effect on every application
you may have. It makes the good programs run
smoother and greatly restricts and/or deletes
the bad ones.
CUSTOMER:
Wow! That sounds great. How does LOVE make my
machine run smoother?
SERVICE
REP: Well, good sound files, like COMPLIMENT.WAV
ENCOURAGEMENT.WAV, and KINDWORD.WAV will play
frequently. Also, FORGIVENESS.EXE will be
invoked every time there is an external
violation, including the ever-popular syntax
errors. Also, all those aggravating errors
that say "unable to connect" will be avoided.
LOVE allows for a smooth connection with
external devices, regardless of what country
it is manufactured in, the brand name, or the
age of the model.
CUSTOMER:
That's exactly what I need, my machine has
been isolated for too long. But what about the
bad programs?
SERVICE
REP: Good question. LOVE searches your memory for
programs like HATE.COM, BITTERNESS.EXE,
SELFISH.COM, and SPITE.EXE. These programs
can't be entirely deleted off your hard drive
but LOVE overpowers those programs. LOVE stops
their commands from being executed and runs
its own instructions. You will no longer hear
INSULT.WAV and you won't be able to write with
the fonts "BADWORDS12" or "HARSHNESS10"
CUSTOMER:
That's a fantastic program you have. Are the
upgrades free too?
SERVICE REP: They sure are ma'am.
CUSTOMER: How do I get the upgrades?
SERVICE
REP: That's easy. Once you have LOVE installed and
running, it automatically copies a module, or
a piece of itself, to every external Harddrive
Email and Remote Terminal (H.E.A.R.T.) that it
comes in contact with. In turn, those external
devices run whatever version of LOVE they have
and return a module to your H.E.A.R.T. You
will be upgraded with each and every module
that you receive. But you have to remember, to
receive the upgrades you have to be running
LOVE and you have to come into contact with
other computers while it is running.
CUSTOMER:
I can do that. I'm not very technical, but I
think I am ready to install now. What do I do
first?
SERVICE
REP: The first step is to open your H.E.A.R.T. Have
you located your H.E.A.R.T. ma'am?
CUSTOMER:
Yes I have, but there are several programs
running right now. Is it okay to install while
they are running?
SERVICE REP: What programs are running ma'am?
CUSTOMER:
Let me see..I have PASTHURT.EXE, LOWESTEEM.EXE
GRUDGE.EXE, and RESENTMENT.COM running right
now.
SERVICE
REP: No problem. LOVE will automatically erase
PASTHURT.EXE from your current operating
system. It may remain in your permanent memory
but it will no longer disrupt other programs.
LOVE will eventually overwrite LOWESTEEM.EXE
with a module of its own called HIGHESTEEM.EXE
However, you have to completely turn off
GRUDGE.EXE and RESENTMENT.COM. Those programs
prevent LOVE from being properly installed.
Can you turn those off ma'am?
CUSTOMER:
I don't know how to turn them off. Can you
tell me how?
SERVICE
REP: My pleasure. Go to your Start menu and invoke
FORGIVENESS.EXE Do this as many times as
necessary until GRUDGE.EXE and RESENTMENT.COM
have been completely erased.
CUSTOMER:
Okay, I'm done. LOVE has started installing
itself automatically. Is that normal?
SERVICE
REP: Yes it is. You should receive a message that
says it will reinstall for the life of your
H.E.A.R.T. Do you see that message?
CUSTOMER: Yes I do. Is it completely installed?
SERVICE
REP: Yes, but remember that you have only the base
program.You need to begin connecting to other
H.E.A.R.T.'s in order to get the upgrades.
CUSTOMER:
Oops..I have an error message already. What
should I do?
SERVICE REP: What does the message say?
CUSTOMER:
It says "ERROR412-PROGRAM NOT RUN ON INTERNAL
COMPONENTS." What does that mean?
SERVICE
REP: Don't worry ma'am, that's a common problem.It
means that the LOVE program is set up to run
on external H.E.A.R.T.s but has not yet been
run on your H.E.A.R.T. It is one of those
complicated programming things but in
non-technical terms it means you have to
"LOVE" your own machine before it can "LOVE"
others.
CUSTOMER: So what should I do?
SERVICE
REP: Can you find the directory called "SELF-
ACCEPTANCE?"
CUSTOMER: Yes I have it.
SERVICE REP: Excellent, you are getting good at this.
CUSTOMER: Thank you.
SERVICE
REP: You're welcome. Click on the following files
and then copy them to the "MYHEART" directory:
FORGIVESELF.DOC,SELFESTEEM.TXT, REALISEWORTH.
TXT, AND GOODNESS.DOC. The system will
overwrite any conflicting files and begin
patching any faulty programming. Also you need
to delete SELFCRITIC.EXE. from all directories
and then empty your recycle bin afterwards to
make sure it is completely gone and never
comes back.
CUSTOMER:
Got it. Hey! My H.E.A.R.T. is filling up with
really neat files. SMILE.MPG is playing on my
monitor right now and it shows that "WARMTH.
COM, PEACE.EXE and CONTENTMENT.COM are copying
themselves all over my H.E.A.R.T.!
SERVICE
REP: Then LOVE is installed and running.You should
be able to handle it from here. One more thing
before I go...
CUSTOMER: Yes?
SERVICE
REP: LOVE is freeware. Be sure to give it and its
modules to everybody you meet. They will in
turn share it with other people and they will
return some really neat modules back to you.
CUSTOMER: I will. Thank you for your help...
"Love is patient, love is kind.
It does not envy, it does not boast,
it is not proud. It is not rude, it is
not self-seeking, it is not easily
angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.
Love does not delight in evil but
rejoices with the truth. It always
protects, always trusts, always hopes,
always perseveres."LOVE NEVER FAILS"
1 Corinthians 13:4-8a