“Linguistic Jubilee” [Linguistic Series - [Reflections on Bk: James K. Van Fleet Lifetime Conversation Guide. Englewood Cliffs New Jersey: Prentice-Hall Inc. 1984 - Ch.1]
His Chapter One foundation lays
For all the rest – that’s what he says –
Philosophy with twisted view
(The one we also hold – not new).Psychology (applied) – his shtick,
So what he says comes out of it;
His concept’s good far as it goes,
Most skills he shows, a counselor knows.Like, “Active listen”, ’neath just words –
Through phrase and gesture heart is heard;
And heart’s the base, not surface type,
So listen close – to get it right.Throughout the book he amplifies;
Great stuff – and he does not disguise
The use to which he puts those skills –
“To capture and control – (not kill)”For counselors who seek to use
Such skills for gain, their license lose;
For object there is “Set folks free”
(Okay if that’s done for a fee).But if one incapacitates
The will of others, such to make
The other come beneath his will
(Or Hers) – that’s when it starts to kill –The freedom, life, and spirit there,
Beyond of the task of mind-repair;
Abuse it is, to make a buck,
For, client then is out of luck.For freedom is how we should live –
Be free; to others freedom give;
Not seek some means of thought-control
But liberate – that’s Jesus’ goal.This guy’s use of psychology,
Is based on learning what could be
The needs folks have, top two are best;
Then meet those needs – which for the rest –Not so the patient is set free,
By liberating-Jubilee;
But so each one feels now obliged
To scrape and serve – no place to hide.For that is what linguistic skill
Is for, he claims – to capture will,
And bend it so the benefit
Accrues to you – make use of it.Fourteen core needs he lists quite well;
Each one is made a door to hell;
“Sincere” and “Genuine” his care
As he the end-result prepares.He claims “They do not care at all” –
But they’re not told of coming fall;
Abusive in extreme – his lies
Are used to soften captor’s “why” –Why is my info gathered there?
Why do you not your journey share?
Why is this not reciprocal?
(“Because I pave your road to hell”).He claims control is goal of aid,
Not liberty – so plan is laid
To help; then own dependent souls,
To make a buck – “That’s speaker’s goal.”This man’s a “Word-smith” – teaches use
Of words, to have such skilled abuse –
But in the process clearly leaves
Me tools to set Your people free.Thanks Lord for this.
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