We all know the devil is a liar. But did you know that when you agree with the devil’s opinions about you, he can hold you in bondage?
I still have vivid recollections of my fear of the “spanking machine.” I began my education eagerly in the first grade, believing that the teachers were nice people who were going to help us learn and grow. After all, wasn’t learning supposed to be fun?
Mrs. L. didn’t think so. She was like a drill sergeant barking commands at all of us, commands that were followed by threats. Her threats were underscored with a graphic description of the “spanking machine.” This instrument of torture was supposedly kept in the dark basement of the school–where only bad children went.
Even though there never was a spanking machine, I assure you, I believed in it long after I stopped believing in Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny. My friends and parents tried to convince me that no such thing existed, but I refused to believe them. I had made a choice–an agreement with my fear–and there was no changing my mind.
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