Meet Mr. Infatuation

Hi, let me introduce myself. I am a demon of great renown. In fact, I'm a favorite of my master, Beelzebub. He recognizes how highly effective I am. I have worked my magical spell on multiplied millions of souls, bringing them to their demise. My name is Mr. Infatuation.

Oh, yes, I'm clever and sly. I have an arsenal of tricks with which I ply my trade. I have several partners who are quite helpful to me.

My good friend, Mr. Lust, is an invaluable asset, and we make a wonderful team. Like myself, Mr. Lust is powerful, and he has succeeded in snaring his millions. However, Mr. Lust isn't nearly as deceptive as I am. He is readily discernible, because humans with even a slight amount of moral fiber can pick him out of a crowd and turn from him.

But when I, Mr. Infatuation, enlist him to assist with one of my magical missions, I dress him up in a magnificent disguise so the poor fool we're after doesn't even recognize him. I find that incredibly hilarious!

You see, I have perfected a wonderful disguise. My trick is, I dress myself and my partners up to look just like True Love. And our disguise looks so real that most of the time my victims think that we are the real thing. In fact, by the time I've embellished my disguise and added that magical sparkle I create, the fool is so enamored that his head is spinning! I know it's really quite cruel of me to do this, but, hey, it works terrifically!

I work equally well on married men and women, but I've perfected a specific style for the different sexes. They are quite different, you know, but I am well aware of the longing of each one. I go for all ages, but I've found that my best target is around the 35-50 age range. Seems like humans experience a sort of “mid-life crisis” during those years which makes them especially vulnerable.

You should see my trophy warehouse. I've got rooms and rooms of souls chained there. The ones I'm most proud of are the once highly respected religious and moral leaders. Why, you should see the pastors, professors and politicians I've snared. And I'm quite proud of my success in the medical field, as well as in the business world. The more influential a human is, the more delighted I am when I snare him or her. Of course, I have so many people of all classes, races and occupations that I have lost count. I really am amazingly effective.

I'm sure you're wondering how I work all this magic. Well, each victim is unique, but in some small way, each one that I snare actually invited me! My eagle eyes are continually scanning the mobs of humans on the earth, and I watch for little symptoms that show which ones are an easy mark.

With men, I am quick to notice if Mr. Lust has gotten a small foothold in their lives. Pornography is one of his special tools, for it encourages lustful fantasy. Once a man indulges in this lustful fantasy, I swoop in to see how I can weave my spell. Sometimes I wait patiently for years until the setting is perfect. I work and work at pulling all the right ingredients together. But I'm generally successful in the end.

I could keep you entertained for years relating my escapades. I have my techniques highly refined. But those humans are so stupid, that sometimes I don't have to work hard at all. It's as if some of them run into my outstretched arms. And so, what do they expect, anyhow?

The reason I'm so popular and even sought after by the human race is because I bring a thrill that is incomparable. Mr. Drugs and I argue about which provide the greatest thrill, but I think mine is superior. When I inject my potion into my victim, it's like they are on a continual high.

Well, back to my techniques. For a married man, especially one involved in lustful fantasy, then I've got to round up the perfect woman. I've made some matches that are dynamite! At least for a while, they seem so compatible, so right for each other.

I dim the lights of reality when this couple is together, and they soon become bedazzled with each other's charms. And my, how I can stir up all those emotions! That's where my magic lies. If they thought it was just Mr. Lust they were dealing with, many would be able to resist. But since I look and feel so much like True Love, they become confused, bewildered and weak.

Once that initial spark is ignited, I am propelled into a flurry of action. I set the stage for the immoral romance to proceed. I work hard to provide the opportunity for private times together, and for arranging a romantic atmosphere. With the first electrical exchange of glances, the first endearing words, the first caress, I am gleefully weaving my silken threads around their hearts.

It still amazes me how these fools actually believe that I have brought True Love into their lives. Imagine it--Love! True love is so pure, so holy, so opposite of everything I stand for. True Love is selfless, always doing the best thing for someone else. I, on the other hand, am really causing this couple to selfishly use and destroy each other. They have no idea what sexual sin does to their souls. And they think they are doing each other a favor as they help to destroy each other!

I shake my head in wonderment every time they fall for my scam. As I observe this couple proclaiming their intense love and devotion for one another, turning away from their rightful spouses and True Love, I laugh so hard. Love, indeed! What incredible fools.

Once this couple is engaging in adulterous sexual relations, I'm busy working on my next phase. I'm quite determined to break up any true marriage. I hate true marriage! I hate everything it represents. When couples are experiencing a true marriage, one which includes self-sacrificing True Love, tenderness, acceptance and forgiveness, I can't touch them. But by turning at least one of the spouses away from True Love, I have a good chance of destroying that marriage.

By breaking up a home, my partners and I are able to hurt and potentially destroy quite a few souls. First, we have my own personal victim who yields to me, Mr. Infatuation. Then, Mr. Anger and Mr. Resentment work on the spouse, and are often successful in their attempts. The children are really a prize, and several of my partners work on them, and eventually are able to turn them over to Mr. Rebellion, and Mr. Distrust. You see, if we are able to cause the havoc which Divorce brings on young children at a vulnerable age, then often we have them for the rest of their lives. It's amazing how Divorce can mess up a child's life because of all of the pain it causes! We are thrilled with that discovery!

And of course, every time a human falls prey to me, Mr. Infatuation, the ripple effect takes places, causing the marital commitments in this couple's circle of friends to weaken. Yes-sir-ree--I have a powerful impact.

Now, women aren't quite so susceptible to Mr. Lust as men are. Women are looking for a “meaningful relationship.” They're into all this emotional mumbo-jumbo. And so I've perfected my technique for women as well. Mr. Discontent is a very helpful partner. He gets those women focusing on their “unmet needs.” Sometimes he uses romance novels and soap operas to aid him. Other times he is successful just in their diseased imaginations.

I work really hard on making married women super-sensitive. I have taught them well through society that they need to stand up for their rights, that they deserve “fulfillment” and so on. And then I get their husbands to put them down, or neglect them, or hurt them in some way. As the woman nurses her pain, and feels unloved, the next step is quite easy as I present Mr. Wonderful, whose loving arms are open to the poor hurting victim.

One thing we demons like to do is to encourage our victims to complain about their spouses to someone of the opposite sex. Once they start doing that, I can create a magical bond between those two. I can usually get the sympathetic listener to sprinkle in some soothing words of flattery, and that woman is a goner!

And so you see how very successful I, Mr. Infatuation, have been. I am so proud of the millions I have destroyed. Many of them have escaped my grasp, I must admit. How that infuriates me! I'm not able to keep the spell woven indefinitely, and sometimes it wears off before I'm able to finally break up the home. How I hate marital reconciliation!

That's why I immediately dispatch Mr. Unforgiving Spirit to the spouse of my victim. That way, even if my spell wears off, I can keep the marriage broken. Mr. Pride plays an important role, also, because he can keep both spouses hardened toward each other.

Well, I've let you in on quite a few of my secrets. It's just my nature to brag about my success. But I must admit, there is one thing that frightens me terribly. This thing can strip me of all my power, and bind me up in chains. It's so humiliating! It seems so ridiculous, but when a Christian begins to pray in faith, all my well-laid plans seem to fall apart! It makes me furious!

I hate humans! I want so much to destroy my victims, to rip their hearts to shreds, and than laugh at their agony. That is my only delight. But when someone starts to pray, I know that my victim has an excellent chance of escaping from my spell.

I scream, I spit in fury, I writhe in agony and frustration when I am thwarted, and I don't let go easily. I just hope that, if you are ever brought under my spell, that no one prays for you! I hate you!

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