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NEW AUTHORS SHOWCASE
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03-05-09 6M p4 |
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LUC SPEC by JOHN PAUL |
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Excerpt From Book We got off the coach and collected our luggage. A few people said, “ Hello Doctor Spec,” and for once we went about our business with out having to stop for photos or autograph signings. The television company would have sent a limousine for the 600 mile journey but Spec wanted to use a coach. A car for the remaining twenty miles was waiting for us, a guy in a suit came over and introduced himself as our driver. In the car Spec mentioned the interview for the first time. “Interviewer not like Spec,” he said glancing over his glasses at me. I smiled and had to hold back a laugh. When an interviewer didn’t like Spec, it meant drama would occur. In all probability that is. I sat back ready to enjoy the show. After an initial fifteen minute gruelling, the interviewer continued the theme. “So what you’re saying Doctor, is that the only way the Prince could experience a genuine loss is through you taking 20 million dollars off of him after a week, when he expected 12 weeks tuition with you?” “Yar. If you want something and it looks as if you’ll get it, you feel a sense of well being. If then a shock, an unexpected probability occurs and you cannot have what you want, you lose your sense of well being, you lose your balance.” “But what can be so important about balance you need to test it with your pupils?” “It is the test of a human being. An indication of spiritual skill, an indication of the probabilities you can handle. Great spiritual teachers keep their balance, and take on unexpected probabilities. Prince know this. He also knows I believe that by testing it with pupil it will help the pupil. But he not expect Luc Spec to be as good a teacher, even though he knew full well I like to use surprise as explained in book, ‘Luc Spec Power of the Element of Surprise’” “Are you a great spiritual teacher Doctor?” “No, I’m Luc Spec.” They held a break for adverts, and then continued; the host interviewer deciding, to lead on with a contentious link that served his own motives and personal desires to attack Luc Spec. “Is it true your brother Wolfgang is a Nazi?” “No Wolfgang is not Nazi, Wolfgang--” “Said, that he avoids mixing with Jews because he finds them irritating.” interrupted the interviewer. “Well dis is true Wolfgang said this…” “That kind of prejudice you agree with?” said the interviewer. “Well it depends if you find something irritating or not. If you find something irritating then it make natural sense for your mind to hold prejudice against it. I like to point out, Luc Spec have many Jewish friends as indeed many Arab friends and these lovely people not irritating at all to Luc Spec.” “But to Wolfgang, Jewish people are irritating?” “Yar I suppose so if that what he say. But this not make Wolfgang Nazi. You have to understand Wolfgang think many crazy things. He believes driving on motorway should not have any speed restriction. He not pay speed fine ever.” “Returning to balance. Jesus Christ walked in the temple and smashed it up. That’s not very balanced is it?” said the interviewer. “Your point please,” said Spec. “Are you saying he could do with a Luc Spec tuition?” “Son of God don’t need lesson from Luc Spec.” “Was he unbalanced when he smashed up the temple?” “I doubt it,” said Spec. “Isn’t it a lesson we can all be unbalanced on occasion?” “Make no mistake, people like Christ, Buddha, other great spiritual teachers part of their greatness is ability to balance where others would not. Few people selling things in temple not unbalance Christ’ mind. He just think I’m gonna throw a few tables about show these guys not sell at temple, on a Sunday.” “What do you think Christ would say about you not giving any of your money to charity?” “Maybe throw Luc Spec’s dinner table up in the air.” There were two extremes of Luc Spec interviewers; those that ingratiated him—- kissed his ass and in theory increased the chances of him coming back to be interviewed. Or those that challenged him, tried to kick his butt and warm themselves to their own sense of justice and judgement. Either way Luc Spec always returned with another book to discuss…
Excerpt From Play Comedy film set in America. Sample scene EXT. FIELDS. DUSK. Spec and Karl are walking across fields towards some out buildings. Spec has a strong German accent. (V.0) KARL After a long drive Spec had me walk rough country for two hours, up ahead was his property. A hot shower and shave and change of clothes was a formality away. Or so I thought. I could make out the figure of a man heading our direction, I assumed he worked for Spec and was on his way to welcome us. EXT. FIELDS. AFTER. Spec and Karl approach the out buildings. EXT. OUT BUILDINGS. AFTER. At the pathway the man whose name is William is waving his arms in the air at them. WILLIAM (shouting) “Get off my property. Go away.” LUC SPEC “Hello William, this is Karl.” WILLIAM “Never mind who it is, get off or I’ll have you thrown off LUC SPEC “William we have had an exhausting few days, please. Let us pass.” WILLIAM “No. This is private property go back or I’ll call the police.” LUC SPEC “Move please or I’ll kick you in the balls.” Spec and Luc pass. LUC SPEC “Excuse my language but this is only language he understands. If we stand and reason with him it is impossible to get in the house. When it comes to who owns this land he has more answers and reasonings than anyone.” Spec and Karl walk on and to an entrance of a house, where Spec rings the bell. The housemaid appears opening the door. HOUSEMAID “Doctor Spec.” LUC SPEC “This is our guest, Karl. Show him his quarters get him clothes for his size.” She looks at Karl stern faced. INT. SHOWER ROOM. AFTER. Karl is in the shower. INT. STAIRCASE. AFTER. Karl walks down the stairs in new clothes and enters the dining hall where Spec awaits at a long table. Spec taps a key on his computer. INT. KITCHEN. SAME TIME. The buzzer is sounding and the housemaid moves past a stove. INT. DINING HALL. AFTER. The housemaid enters placing a large bowl of soup down. Which she then begins to serve. LUC SPEC “Arr Maja what is for dinner this evening?” HOUSEMAID “Soup.” LUC SPEC “Soup?” Long pause. LUC SPEC “No I think we will have a couple of your beautiful steaks. You like steaks Karl?“ KARL “Yes.“ HOUSEMAID “No. Soup.“ LUC SPEC “Maja I have no time for this we are starving and want steak with fries hash browns some salad-” HOUSEMAID “Soup.” LUC SPEC “Maja!“ HOUSEMAID “I have prepared soup.” LUC SPEC “We are having steak.” HOUSEMAID “Then I must leave Doctor Spec.” LUC SPEC “This is ridiculous. This is the sixteenth time this year you have threatened to leave, we are not yet half way through the year. I pay you two thousand dollars a week. For your duties, you’d not get five hundred elsewhere.” HOUSEMAID “It takes me four hours to prepare. It matters not what you pay me. Eat soup or I leave.” INT. DINING HALL. SOON AFTER. Luc Spec picks up a spoon and begins eating. LUC SPEC “Thank you Maja, beautiful soup, thank you, yes I eat. Arrgh, but one moment Maja. Please make a note in my note book, dis is sixteenth time you threaten to leave this year. Fifth time I think, you insist I eat your soup. It occurs to me today, each time you complain in relation to soup, you explain how long it take to prepare. If time was much less vould dis matter? Would you stop insisting I eat?” HOUSEMAID “Well.” LUC SPEC “No vait a moment Maja, I’ m not finished what I have to say. Another thing, I have checked about soup preparation. You normally complain the soup took you four hours to make. But soup can be made in less then one hour very easily. I have checked several sources .” HOUSEMAID “Not as I was taught Doctor Spec.” LUC SPEC “Oh come now Maja, you rarely call me Doctor Spec when alone, Mr. Spec or as you occasionally gob out in unhappy rage; Spec! will do.” HOUSEMAID “Are you finished Sir?” LUC SPEC “Yes I am, thank you Maja.” Spec tastes the soup. She leaves… |