1  Erudil,  a  hacker  of   Perl,   To
Vroom,   the  saints,   and  all   the
dwellers   of   the    Monastery:    2
Mercy,  peace   and   love   be  yours
in  abundance. 3 It  is  now  a little
more  than two years  since  I  joined
this community of believers  in  Perl,
and my appreciation  of this place and
its custodians and  members  continues
to grow.  4  Brothers  and sisters,  I
beseech   you  to   continue  fighting
the good fight,  showing patience  and
understanding  to those  who  come  to
the gates  of our  blessed  Monastery,
bereft  of   clues  and   ignorant  of
our ways.  5  Do not rebuke them  with
harsh   words   such  as  "RTFM",  but
rather lead  them  gently  - with URLs
-  so  that they may  learn  wisdom. 6
Suffer  the newbies to  come  unto us,
instructing them  of  the  many truths
contained   within   the  good   book.
7  For who  among us  has  never  been
in  a state  of  error or ignorance? 8
Consider carefully  the  following:  9
Blessed  are they that "use  strict;",
for  their   typos  shall   be  caught
before trouble arises. 10  Blessed are
they that  use "-w",  for  Perl itself
shall  show  them  the error of  their
ways. 11 Blessed are  they  that  "use
CGI;", for their parameters  shall  be
passed  without error. 12  Blessed are
they  that use  CPAN, for  exceedingly
large shall be the  number  of  wheels    
that they do not re-invent.