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to those things being on my mind, feeling a little bit like I might
have been (I think I did mention in one of my talks) a little bit like
the fellow in the "Jack story," and a little bit more resentful than
usual. And I told Mr. Armstrong that, you know, you get to the point
where you're being kicked around. And you want to do one of two things.
You want to kick back--hard. And that's not so pleasant for the person
who's going to get hit with that kick. Or you want to say, "Well,
why don't we let somebody else take the beating for a while?" and go
away quietly.
So, being in that mood and also being concerned that I have been ad
vised for some considerable time to take it easy, I wrote Mr. Armstrong
another one of my letters that probably shouldn't have been sent but
was. But we talked at great length over the weekend. And we both
promised that we wouldn't work so hard. So he worked another 15 hours
yesterday and I did the same thing. It's not that we're trying to
set ourselves up as ma��7rs, but it just seems that it's the nature
of the job. And there's just no end to it. And you know you're not
doing the right thing by working that hard, but there just doesn't,
for the moment, seem to be any way of easing off. But maybe with the
trip coming up I'll find it a little bit easier to relax. And when
I get back, we'll see if my blood pressure's gone down.
QUESTION: For the last two years we have been hearing about an em
ployee pension plan. Could you CO!Jllllent on this?
RADER: We're working on it. We have a very, very outstanding Person
nel Department now. Mr. Gould and Mr. Warner--they're right on top
of that situation. And they're constantly working with it and we would
hope that, within not too long a period of time, they will have some
very definite programs to submit to Mr. Armstrong. And we would hope,
at that time, we would be able to move into a pension plan that will
give most of the people here who have a bona fide concern for their
needs in the future if the Work doesn't end within their lifetimes,
or if, for one reason or another, they find there is a bit more time
to go before they can consider themselves as in no further need of
those material things. So we're working on it, and we really have
a well-staffed personnel department now. And it's building and I think
becoming as knowledgeable as any in the country, and matching the know
ledge they have with the resources we have, I think we'll be coming
up with something within the near future.
In the meantime, of course, with persons who for one reason or another
have been separated from the service, I think you'll find that we have
been meeting, in most cases, the industry standards.
QUESTION: Could you give an update on the New York trip and the Foundation?
RADER: Yes, that's a good question, but I hate to preempt Mr. Armstrong.
And he has just written a very beautiful, comprehensive letter to the
entirety of the Church and I would suggest that you wait to get that
letter. It will
cover
all of your questions, I think, much better
than I could do.