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NAMINGOFPARTS
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To-daywehavenamingofparts.Yesterday,
Wehaddailycleaning.Andto-morrowmorning,
Weshallhavewhattodoafterfiring.Butto-day,
To-daywehavenamingofparts.Japonica
Glistenslikecoralinalloftheneighboringgardens,
Andto-daywehavenamingofparts.
Thisisthelowerslingswivel.Andthis
Istheupperslingswivel,whoseuseyouwillsee,
Whenyouaregivenyourslings.Andthisisthepilingswivel,
Whichinyourcaseyouhavenotgot.Thebranches
Holdinthegardenstheirsilent,eloquentgestures,
Whichinourcasewehavenotgot.
Thisisthesafety-catch,whichisalwaysreleased
Withaneasyflickofthethumb.Andpleasedonotletme
Seeanyoneusinghisfinger.Youcandoitquiteeasy
Ifyouhaveanystrengthinyourthumb.Theblossoms
Arefragileandmotionless,neverlettinganyonesee
Anyofthemusingtheirfinger.
Andthisyoucanseeisthebolt.Thepurposeofthis
Istoopenthebreech,asyousee.Wecanslideit
Rapidlybackwardsandforwards:
wecallthis
Easingthespring.Andrapidlybackwardsandforwards
Theearlybeesareassaultingandfumblingtheflowers:
TheycalliteasingtheSpring.
TheycalliteasingtheSpring:
itisperfectlyeasy
Ifyouhaveanystrengthinyourthumb:
likethebolt,
Andthebreech,andthecocking-piece,andthepointofbalance,
Whichinourcasewehavenotgot;andthealmond-blossom
Silentinallofthegardensandthebeesgoingbackwardsandforwards,
Forto-daywehavenamingofparts.
Criticalandbiographicalinformationforthepoet,radiodramatist,andtranslatorHenryReed(1914-1986),authorof"NamingofParts."
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Reed,Henry."PsychologicalWarfare."LondonReviewofBooks13,no.6(21March1991):
14-15.
LESSONSOFTHEWAR
V.PSYCHOLOGICALWARFARE
Thisaboveallremember:
theywillbeverybravemen,
Andyouwillbefacingthem.Youmustnotdespisethem.
Iam,asyouknow,likealltrueprofessionalsoldiers,
Aprofoundlyreligiousman:
thetruesoldierhastobe.
AndIthereforebelievethewarwillbeoverbyEasterMonday.
ButImustinfairnessstatethatanumberofmybrother-officers,
NolessreligiousthanI,believeitwillholdouttillWhitsun.
Others,moreontheagnosticside(andIdonotcondemnthem)
FancythethingwilldragontillAugustBankHoliday.
Bethatasitmay,sometimeintheverynearfuture,
WearetoexpectInvasion...andinvasionnotfromthesea.
Vastnumbersoftroopswillbedropped,probablyfromabove,
Superblyequipped,determinedandcapable;andthisaboveall,
Remember:
theywillbeverybravemen,andchosenassuch.
Youmustnot,ofcourse,thinkIampraisingthem.
ButwhatIhavesaidisbasicallyfundamental
ToallIamabouttoreveal:
themoreso,since
Thoseofyouthathavenotseenserviceoverseas—
Whichisthecasewithallofyou,asithappens—thisisthefirsttime
Youwillhaveconfrontedthem.Myremarksareaimed
Atpreparingyouforthat.
Everyone,bytheway,maysmoke,
Andbeasrelaxedasyoucan,likemyself.
IshallwanderamongyouasItalkandnoteyourreactions.
Donotbenervousatthis:
thisisathing,afterall,
Weareallintogether.
Iwantyoutonoteinyournotebooks,undertenseparateheadings,
ThetenpointsIhavetomake,rememberingalways
Thatanysingleoneofthemmaysaveyourlife.Iseveryoneready?
Verywellthen.
Theterm,PsychologicalWarfare
ComesfromtheancientGreek:
psychomeanscharacter
Andlogical,ofcourse,youallknow.Wedidnothaveit
Inthelastconflict,thefourteen-eighteenaffair,
ThoughImyselfwasthroughitfromstarttofinish.(Thatispointone.)
Iwas,infact,captured—orrather,Iwastakenprisoner—
InthePasschendaeleshow(anameyouwillallhaveheardof)
Andinourcaptivitywehadacloseopportunity
(Wewereallprettydecentlytreated.Imyself
Wasabrigadieratthetime:
thatispointtwo)
AnopportunityIfancyIwastheonlyonetoappreciate
Ofobservingthepsychiatryofourenemy
(Thewordinthosedayswasalwayspsychology,
Alessexactdescriptionnowlargelyabandoned).Andthoughthesubject
Isahighlycomplexone,Ihad,itwasgenerallyconceded,
Acertaininsight(Idonotknowhow,butIhavealways,theysay,
Hadacertaininsight)intothewaythestrangestthingsebbup
Fromwhatpsychoanalystsnowrefertoastheself-conscious.
ItispossiblyforthisreasonthatIhavebeenasked
Togiveyouthegistofthething,the—howshallIputit?
—
Thegist.
Iwasnotofcoursecapturedalone
(Notethataspointthree)sothatIalsoobserved
Notonlytheenemy'sbehaviour;butours.Andgradually,Iconcluded
Thatweallofushave,whetherwelikeitorlumpit,
Ourownindividualpsychiatry,givenus,forbetterorworse,
ByGodAlmighty.Isaythisreverently;youoftenfind
Thesedeeperthemesofpsychiatrycrudelybutwellexpressed
Incommonparlance.Peoplesay:
'WeareallasGodmadeus.'
Andsotheyare.Soaretheenemy.Andsoaresomeofyou.
ThisIinfactobserved:
pointfour.Notonlytheenemy
Hadtheirpsychiatry,butwe,inadifferentsense,
Hadours.AndIfirmlybelieveyoucannot(pointsix)master
Theirpsychiatrybeforeyouhavegotthegistofyourown.
Letmeexplainmorefully:
Idonotmeantoimply
Thatany,ormany,ofyouareactuallymentallyill.
Thoughthatiswhatthenamewouldimply.Butwe,yourofficers,
Havetobeawarethatyou,andmanyofyourcomrades,
Mayhaveasuddenpsychiatrywhich,sometimeswithoutwarning,
Maymakeyoufeel(andthisispointfive)alittlebitodd.
Idonotmeanthatinthesenseofanythingnasty:
Iamnotthinkingofthosechapswiththeireyesalwaysoneachother
(Sometimesreferredtoashomosensualists
Andeasilydetectedbythewaytheylaceuptheirboots)
Butinthesenseyoumayallfeelalittledisturbed,
Withoutknowingwhy,alittleasifyouwerefeelinganimpulse,
Withoutknowingwhy:
thetermforthisisambivalence.
Oftenreferredtoforsomemysteriousreason,
BytheprofessionalsasAmbyValence,
Asthoughtheywerereferringtosomeniggerminstrel.
(Not,ofcourse,thatIhaveanycolourprejudice:
Afterall,therearefourexcellentWestNigeriansamongyou,
Asblackasyourboot:
theyarenottoblameforthat.)
Atalleventsthisambivalenceistobeavoided.
Notethataspointseven:
IthinkyouallknowwhatImean:
IntheHolyScripturesthewordbeginswithanO,
ThoughinmodernparlanceitusuallybeginswithanM.
Youhavemostofyoudoneitabsentmindedlyatsometimeoranother,
Butrepeated,say,fourtimesaday,itmaybecomealmostahabit,
Especiallypronetobythoseofsedentaryoccupation,
Bypale-facedclerksorschoolmasters,sittingalldayatadesk,
Whichisnot,thankGod,yourposition:
youarealways
Moreorlessonthego:
andthatiswhat
(Againdeepintheself-conscious)keepsyoucontentedandhappyhere.
Evenso,shouldyouseesomefellow-comrade
Givehimallthehelpyoucan.Inthespiritualsense,Imean,
Withasympatheticwordornudge,informhiminamanlyfashion
'Suchthingsareforboys,notmen,lad.'
Everyone,eyesfront!
Ipause,gentlemen.
Ipause.Iamnoteasilyshockedortakenaback,
ButevenwhileIhavebeenspeakingofthisserioussubject
Iobservethatoneofyouhashadtheeffrontery—
Yes,youattheendofrowthree!
No!
Don'tstandup,forGod'ssake,man,
Anddon'tattempttoexplain.Justtuckitaway,
Andtrytobehavelikeaman.Reporttome
Ateighteenhundredhours.Therestofyoualleyesfront.
Iproceedtopointsix.
Theenemyitself,
Ihavereasontoknowisgreatlypronetosuchactions.
Itissomethingwemustlearntoexploit:
anexplanation,Ithink,
Isthattheyare,byandlarge,undevelopedchildren,
Oradolescents,atmost.Itisperhapstodowithphysique,
Andwecannotandmustnotignoretheirphysiqueassuch.
(Physique,ofcourse,beingmuchthesameaspsychiatry.)
Theyareusuallyblond,andoftenextremelywell-made,
Withlargeblueeyesandverywhiteteeth,
Andasarulehairlesschests,andverysmooth,muscularthighs,
Andextremelyhealthycomplexions,especiallywhenslightlysunburnt.
Iamconvincedthereissomethinginallthisthatcountsforsomething.
Somethingprobablydeepintheself-consciousofallofthem.
Undevelopedchildren,Ihavesaid,andlikechildren,
Asthoseofyouwithfamilieswillknow,
Theyaresometimesveryaggressive,eventhegentlestofthem.
Allthesamewemustnotexaggerate;inthewordsofSaintMatthew:
'Clearyourmindsofcant.'Thatispointfive:
noteitdown.
Donottakeanynoticeofclaptrapinthepress
Especiallythekindthatimpliesthattheenemywillcomehere,
Solelywiththeintentionofrapingyoursisters.
Idonotknowwhyitisalwayssisterstheyharpon:
Ifancyitmustebbupfromsomeone'sself-conscious.
Itisapatentabsurdityfortwosimplereasons:
(a)
Theycannotknowinadvancewhatyoursistersarelike:
And(b)someofyouhavenosisters.Letthatbetheendofthat.
Therearemuchdarkerthingsthanthatwehavetothinkof.
Itisyoutheyconsidertheenemy,youtheyareafter.
Andthough,asBritishers,youwillnotbedisposedtoshootdown
Agroupofhelplessme
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