The chapter opens with a description of a young man who borrows a book and gives it to his older brother. The younger brother inquires about a disease that has recently spread through a neighboring town. The elder brother informs him that his hand has been burned and that he should tell his parents about it. The older brother tells the younger brother that he has already dealt with the injury and that his parents should not worry about the matter. He then gives the elder brother a self-help book on how to ascend to heaven. He tells the older brother that the book was written by a person who had something wrong with his head and that it is a good idea to treat it as a method of maintaining good health