Beelzebubs-Tales-to-His-Grandson-by-G-I-Gurdjieff

"Yes, my dear Hassein . . ."Certainly there is something not quite right here."But if nothing could be done by that Being who has now the Reason ofthe sacred 'Podkoolad' and is one of the first assistants of our Endlessness inthe government of the world, namely, the Very Saintly Ashiata Shiemash—ifeven he could do nothing for the beings of that planet, what can we say, wewhose Reason is scarcely higher than that of ordinary beings?"Do you remember how the Very Saintly Ashiata Shiemash, in hisdeliberations under the title of 'The Terror of the Situation,' said." 'If it is still possible to save the beings of the Earth, Time alone can do it.'"As for us, we can only say the same thing in regard to this terribleproperty of theirs we have just been speaking of, that is, their periodic need todestroy each other's existence."For the moment, we can only say that if this property of the terrestrialbeings is to disappear from that unfortunate planet, it will be through Timealone, either under the guidance of a Being with very high Reason or thanksto certain exceptional cosmic events.look.Having said this, Beelzebub again turned to Hassein with that same strange