Book of the Man of Little Consequence

Chapter 9:

1. And the man of little consequence ran amuck and laughed himself to scorn at this most silly pun which referreth to his running of the 10k.
2. And his zip drive was lost which containeth his writings of nearly fourty years... or rather six months. For this he was much grieved.
3. Then, looking upon a mirror, he speaketh unto himself as one with waning sanity,
4. Saying, "Wherefore doubtest thou? Rememberest thou not how the Lord did return thine Credit Card, thine wallet, thine orientation (on so many occasions), and thine participant's cell phone which belonged to his mother? And thou, being much more pitiful than he, and in need of so much more pity, shouldst indeed be pitied shouldst thou but ask."
5. And he poured out his soul all the minute long and again an hour later, for the zip drive had not yet appeared in his pocket as a philosopher's stone.
6. But the Lord trieth the patience of his people, and it would yet be many more days before the man rediscovered his zip drive.
7. And there was much rejoicing.
8. For what man, when he loseth his zip drive, does not leave his ninety and nine other responsibilities to find it, and when he bringeth it home rejoiceth with all his house? For certain, it was not this man, for he cared not for his house.
9. And the man of little consequence did resume his electronic journal as if he were Dougie Houser.

10. And the professors continued to judge his writings to be a thing of naught. And he was moved with indignation towards them.
11. Then he remembereth the saying: Judge not the judges lest ye become a judge and likewise be disliked.
12. And when he became an intramural official, he remembered the saying and wept.

13. Now it was three and a half years since the return from the land of exceeding vanity and pride.
14. And his first participant to serve a mission did return from his labors.
15. But the man of little consequence had a fallen countenance, for all his talents had returned but little talents.
16. But the Canadien saith unto him, "She whom ye ignorantly dream of declare I unto you." And it was a reference to a song.
17. And what man or woman among you can, by taking thought, tell which song he listened to that inspired him thus?

18. And still the man of little consequence found joy that the snows had not yet come to punish the people of the land of a thousand talents.