The document contrasts beliefs in pleasant or desirable experiences and things with the less pleasant realities that may have led to or enable those beliefs. Over 28 lines, it states that if one believes in various positive experiences or aspects of life, it is because of some negative or difficult underlying reality, such as decay enabling royal pudding or disease necessitating sunlight. The contrasts highlight how beliefs are shaped by full contexts and realities, not just the desirable parts of experiences.