Impossible memorization task

Here is an incredibly difficult and a seemingly impossible exercise. Almost no one reading this exercise will think it is worth the effort.

No matter how daunting it seems, YOU MUST DO THIS EXERCISE completely. You will think that something is seriously wrong that such a request is being made in this “environment” when ALL the previous exercises have been “rather light” compared to this one.

Yet, nevertheless, YOU MUST DO THIS EXERCISE. Your whole life will be affected if you do not do this exercise. It will be impossible for you to understand this now, but you must trust that given the history of these exercises, certainly there has to be SOME reason why such a ludicrous request is being made.

The task that you MUST accomplish is this: memorize the following list of sets of paired characters. This list must be so COMPLETELY memorized that you can start at any point in the list and recite the names of the character sets FORWARDS OR BACKWARDS. You should be able to recite aloud this list of names forwards in less than five seconds. You must be able to write down any two-character set almost instantly if any name of a set is given.

The list of character sets and their names:

*# (Name of this character set is Thray))& (Name of this character set is Twee)%# (Name of this character set is Mwee)@% (Name of this character set is Wree)+= (Name of this character set is Yee)^~ (Name of this character set is Thref)@` (Name of this character set is Bree)_+ (Name of this character set is Raych)^* (Name of this character set is Zai)^^ (Name of this character set is Zay)@! (Name of this character set is Tway)~` (Name of this character set is Frell)## (Name of this character set is Hrem)*^ (Name of this character set is Slen)$! (Name of this character set is Vro)+- (Name of this character set is Klee)(Name of this character set is Brue))- (Name of this character set is Har)(* (Name of this character set is Thress)== (Name of this character set is Shee)-* (Name of this character set is Twoo)%* (Name of this character set is Shree)** (Name of this character set is Wobbleque)@~ (Name of this character set is Shrex)() (Name of this character set is Prigh)$$ (Name of this character set is Kee)

Ask yourself,When I am expecting a consciousness exercise that is “light reading”, how do I feel when I am being presented with a boring, almost meaningless task that has no easily discerned payoff and is an obviously absurd offering that is totally bereft of propriety?

Is there more than one feeling in this reaction? Suspicious? Let down? Tickled? Presumed upon? Anti-authoritarian? Anger? Inadequacy? Irritation? Perplexed? Overwhelmed?

Do these emotions “blend” or come individually in a rapid mixture? Can I have two emotions at once-like hearing two people singing the same song and sounding like “one voice”?

What was it like to be asked to memorize the alphabet when I was five years old? What feelings did I have? Were they anything like the feelings I have just had when I read the instructions of this exercise?

When I was a child, what was the payoff to me for being innocent and letting my environment be a guide for my growth? Can I be innocent like that again and maintain my adult vigilance? Who are my teachers now?

How many accomplishments like this have I already had in my lifetime?What would I be able to accomplish if I fully engaged my adult discipline and set myself the task of acquiring as much knowledge in one year as possible?

How often in daily life am I confronted with a similar task?

In light of the amazing powers I have for learning, how is it that I have ever felt otherwise endowed or have not fully utilized my abilities?

Was I ever taught to fail? Am I “running a negative script” about my ability to learn?

Would a PhD in almost any field make me better adjusted, more lovable, more compassionate, more conscious? Why?

Am I a “learning machine”?

Am I smart enough to learn the most important lessons of life?