VII. Becoming Aware of Genuine Being-Duty (pgs. B76 – B78)
Chapitre 7 De la connaissance du vrai devoir êtrique
Capítulo 7 Tornando-se consciente do genuíno dever do ser.
Hassein, after Beelzebub’s talk with the captain, has some exceedingly melancholy thoughts, and he confides in him that only then, has he come to understand clearly that everything they have and use that day, all the contemporary amenities and everything necessary for their comfort and welfare, did not always exist, nor did they make their appearance so easily. That, after the discussion with the captain he realized that, in the past certain beings must have labored hard and suffered very much for all this, and endured a great deal; and that the need has arisen in him to make clear to his Reason why he personally has these advantages, and what obligations he is under on their account.
He also says: “It is just because of this that there now arises in me a ‘process of remorse.’ ”
Beelzebub, advises him not to put such questions to himself yet. Only when he reaches the corresponding period of his existence for becoming aware of such essence-questions, and reflect actively upon them, will he understand what he must do in return. At his age, he is not yet obliged to pay for his existence, and that this present life is given him for preparing for the future—for the obligations becoming to a responsible three-brained being.
There is only one thing that he should not forget: At his age, it is indispensable that every day when the sun rises, while watching the reflection of its splendor, he bring about a contact between his consciousness and the various unconscious parts of his common presence. Trying to make this state last, he should think and convince the unconscious parts—if they were conscious—that if they hinder his general functioning in the process of ordinary existence, then in the period of his responsible age they will not only be unable to enjoy the good that is proper to them, but also his whole presence, of which they are part, will not be capable of becoming a good servant of our Common Endless Creator, and will thus be unable to pay honorably for his arising and existence.