The First Practice for Pursuing the Truth: Letting Go

Letting Go of the Barriers Between Oneself and God and One’s Hostility Toward God

I. Letting Go of One’s Notions and Imaginings About God: Letting Go of One’s Notions and Imaginings About God’s Work

F. God’s Work Does Not Change People’s Innate Conditions; It Aims to Change Their Corrupt Dispositions

What topic did we fellowship about last time? We fellowshipped about some specific manifestations of three aspects—innate conditions, humanity, and corrupt dispositions. We discussed these specific manifestations, and in this way discerned which of the three aspects they belong to. If you see these manifestations we fellowshipped about in daily life, you can basically characterize and categorize them—whether they belong to innate conditions, to humanity, or to corrupt dispositions. As for the manifestations that were not fellowshipped about, do you now know how to categorize them according to these principles or according to the essence they manifest? (We feel we are somewhat better at this than before—we are able to ponder along these lines, but we have not yet fully reached the point of being able to discern.) You can generally discern the manifestations we fellowshipped about, but as for those that were not fellowshipped about and have no connection at all to the previously fellowshipped manifestations, you do not know whether you are able to discern them. (Right.) In the past few sermons, we fellowshipped about some manifestations of interests, hobbies, and strengths within innate conditions, as well as the issues regarding these aspects that get manifested in people. We also fellowshipped about the attitude and the path of practice that people should have regarding these issues, as well as God’s requirements for people who possess interests, hobbies, and strengths. Fellowshipping about this is mainly to tell people the thoughts and viewpoints they should have—along with the path of practice they should understand—regarding interests, hobbies, and strengths, as well as the intentions and requirements of God involving these aspects that they should understand. Regarding the issues of interests, hobbies, and strengths, we only fellowshipped in a general sense and did not specifically fellowship about what erroneous thoughts and viewpoints people have in these regards, what erroneous paths of practice they may take, or what erroneous understandings they have concerning God’s requirements in this regard. So, let us now fellowship in detail the specific issues that people should understand regarding interests, hobbies, and strengths based on these issues that people have.

7. The Difference Between Interests and Hobbies, and Strengths

Have you noticed what fallacious understandings or distorted comprehensions regarding interests, hobbies, and strengths you have? For most issues, is it the case that you understand only as far as I fellowship, and afterward, you neither ponder nor compare what was said against the things in your lives, yet you feel that you understand everything and regard the issues as very simple? First, think about this question: Is there a difference between interests and hobbies, and strengths? (Yes.) What is the difference? If you can see that there is a difference, in what way are they different? (Having an interest and hobby just means that a person really likes a certain thing, it does not necessarily mean that they possess a strength in that area.) The main points of distinction have been basically stated—that is more or less how it is. From the perspective of humanity, interests and hobbies refer to a person being interested in a particular type of specialized activity or kind of thing, being willing to pay attention to or engage in them. That is, their personal preference is relatively inclined toward the things they’re interested in and passionate about. They don’t just have a slight liking for the professional skills in this regard but are greatly interested in them, surpassing the level of liking or love they might have toward ordinary things. This is what interests and hobbies are. However, regarding the type of specialized activity or thing they are interested in and passionate about, in terms of their caliber, whether they are adept at it, whether they can do it well, and to what level they can do it—none of this is certain. Therefore, interests and hobbies refer to the things people are interested in and like, things they are willing to frequently engage with and willing to spend time and energy paying attention to and doing in daily life. As for how well they can do these things, that depends on their caliber and whether they are adept at them. Suppose this thing is something they are especially interested in and passionate about, and at the same time, they are also adept at it—that is, on top of being interested in and passionate about this thing, they can also do it very well, achieve significant results, and attain great accomplishments. In other words, their adeptness in this interest and hobby surpasses that of the average person, and their perceptiveness, learning speed, and the speed at which they grasp principles in this area exceed those of the average person. When such manifestations are present, this is referred to as having a strength. Other people may need to go through formal, long-term professional training, education, knowledge acquisition, and practice, and receive guidance, leadership, vetting, standardization, and advice from relevant professionals, among other such things, before they can independently do something well. However, people with strengths generally have a certain level of perceptiveness in the professional skills they are adept at without undergoing professional training or systematic learning. They possess some practical understanding, hands-on experience, or personal achievements in this area. And with professional training, their strength in this area can reach an even higher level. In short, having a strength means being highly adept at the things one is interested in and passionate about, surpassing the average person. What does being “adept” mean? (Having a strength in a certain area, being relatively knowledgeable about these things, and handling them with effortless proficiency.) Being adept at something is not just about being knowledgeable about it; rather, it means having an outstanding aptitude and a relatively strong innate talent in this area. Even without pointers from others, they can get things that others cannot comprehend. And combined with formal training or instruction from a renowned teacher, they can do even better in this area. When speaking of having a strength, it means that one is particularly strong in a certain interest or hobby, with an exceptional aptitude in this area. Their comprehension ability, their perceptiveness, and their learning ability in this area are all exceptionally strong, and they grasp it very quickly. They are noticeably adept in this area compared to the average person. This is what is meant by having a strength.

Now that you understand what strengths are, let’s talk about interests and hobbies. What is the difference between interests and hobbies, and strengths? Are interests and hobbies the same as strengths? (They are not the same.) Why are interests and hobbies not the same as strengths? (Because being interested in something does not necessarily mean being able to do it well, nor does it necessarily mean being adept at it; furthermore, it does not necessarily mean that one can comprehend that thing so quickly.) Having interests and hobbies means that you like a certain category of things, but whether it is your strength depends on your comprehension ability, your learning ability, and your perceptiveness as they pertain to this area, as well as your natural aptitude in this area, and whether you are naturally adept at it. If you are adept at it, then it is your strength. If you are not adept at it and it is merely a personal preference—an area you are interested in—but your caliber is poor, and your natural aptitude is lacking, meaning you have little comprehension ability in regard to this interest and hobby of yours, are not adept at it at all, do it clumsily, lack efficiency and obtain no results in this area, then this area is not your strength—it only remains at the level of an interest and hobby for you. Why is it only your interest and hobby and not your strength? Because you are not adept at it. For example, some people say, “I really love singing.” How much do they love it? From the moment they open their eyes in the morning, they play pop songs; they listen to all kinds of songs, including foreign songs and Western and Chinese operas—anything that counts as music, they love listening to. They also want to sing, but there is a big problem—they are naturally tone-deaf or simply do not have a strength in this area. There are also people who, even after studying singing for several years, still cannot find the right techniques. They do not know how to sing in the most pleasant way, how to make their singing moving, or how to achieve good results through their singing. Although they have loved singing since childhood, and it is one of their interests and hobbies, due to the limitations of their innate conditions, their interest and hobby can only remain at the level of an interest and hobby—it is not a strength. For example, when a person who’s adept at singing learns a hymn, they can sing the main melody after only singing it about three times. And after four or five times, they can basically sing the entire song. However, those who enjoy listening to songs but are not adept at singing may still be unable to remember the general melody after listening three times. Even after five times, they may still not be able to sing it yet and constantly need to look at the lyrics or sheet music. When it comes to actually singing, they can’t get a feel for the song or find the right vocal placement. They also fail to remember the lyrics, and sometimes, they even go off melody. Additionally, when singing relatively emotional songs, they can never properly control the expression of emotions. Others say that their singing is unpleasant to listen to and not enjoyable, but they do not get discouraged or give up—they still persist in learning and singing. Of course, singing is a personal freedom and a personal right; no one is restricting them. However, what we are fellowshipping about today is the difference between interests and hobbies, and strengths. Judging from these manifestations, their interest and hobby is not something they are adept at. So why do we have to fellowship clearly about this matter? To help people understand that their interests and hobbies are not the same as their strengths. If, based on all aspects of your innate conditions, you are not adept in a certain area, then even if it is your interest and hobby, the limitations of your innate conditions determine that your interest and hobby is not your strength. Although you really like it, even to the point that you love it as dearly as your own life, unfortunately, it is just not what you are adept at. For example, some people really love dancing. Whenever they hear music, their bodies start moving along with the beat and melody, and they feel quite pleased as they move. However, their natural looks are not good, they are not very tall, their limbs are not particularly long, and their physique is not particularly elegant. Overall, their dancing is not very visually appealing. But they just like dancing, and sometimes, in public places or on the roadside, they dance with complete self-indulgence. Passersby find it silly, yet they dance as if no one is around, completely unconcerned about how others see them, as if they have no awareness at all. They are obsessed with it to this degree. Although they feel that they dance quite well, in actuality, they are not adept at it. They cannot grasp the essence of dancing, nor do they know which movements are appropriate, which movements are graceful, and which movements are better able to convey different kinds of human emotions. That is, they do not really understand many aspects related to dance. Even with the guidance of a professional teacher and training from a professional school, in terms of their own innate caliber, they are not adept at it and cannot grasp its essence. Therefore, considering all aspects of their innate conditions, dancing, which they love, is not something they are adept at. Even though they really like it and are intoxicated with it, often admiring their own movement and presence when dancing in front of a camera or mirror, if we look at the actual situation, they are not adept at dancing. In other words, dancing is only their interest and hobby, not their strength.

Some people really like literature. They like writing articles and reciting and composing poetry, they like literary forums, and they also like reading novels and various literary works, both foreign and domestic, modern and classical—they like all of these works. They like the various vocabulary terms and linguistic styles that authors use in their literary works, and they also like the different ideas that authors express in their works. Is this their interest and hobby? (Yes.) It is very clear that this is their interest and hobby. What a person likes, what they’re interested in in their heart and mind, is innate—it is not something they acquire later in life, much less is it something cultivated by their parents or family. Some people love literature and have read many literary works. Some have systematically studied literature in university. Some have even worked as professional literature professors, or engaged in work and careers related to literature, even engaging in these careers for a long time; they’ve spent most of their lives dealing with matters related to their interest and hobby; practically each day of their lives has included literature, which they are interested in and passionate about. But does this mean that their interest and hobby is truly their strength? Not necessarily—you have to look at whether they possess knowledge or thoughts and viewpoints in literature that surpass or are distinguished from those of ordinary people. If what they have grasped and comprehended in literature is merely what they have learned from books or consists only of conventional common knowledge that anyone can learn and grasp, then this does not count as a strength. For example, if you ask them to write an article, there are no grammatical errors, punctuation is used correctly, paragraphs are well-structured, and the overall structure of the article is quite good. There is even a lot of flowery language used throughout the article. However, there is one issue—when it comes to expressing a certain thing, a certain viewpoint, or a certain plot, they do not have a unique method of expression, nor do they have particularly artistic or clever methods of expression. These qualities are absent in all of their literary works. That is, their articles appear quite well-structured and highly professional, with carefully chosen words, but they lack the unique method of expressing thoughts and viewpoints, phenomena, or plots that an adept literary practitioner should have. Most of their articles are rather mediocre. Their structure and way of expressing ideas are particularly rigid, stiff, and dogmatic; they are neither innovative nor unique, lack wisdom and cleverness, and certainly cannot be considered elegant. What does this phenomenon indicate? (They are not adept at writing and do not have an aptitude for it.) They are not adept at writing and cannot flexibly craft stories based on the background of events or the prototype of such stories. In the end, when people read their articles and literary works, they all feel monotonous and repetitive, following the same formula. Why do we say they feel monotonous and repetitive? Overall, their articles appear quite well-structured, standardized, and professional; when it comes to technical aspects, the average person would find little to criticize—even the structure is basically always the same. Although they can learn various forms of literary works, including foreign poetry, prose, and narrative writing, they are never capable of adapting or applying them to their own literary creation. This is because their level of literary skill and attainment will always remain at the level of interests and hobbies, never reaching the level of a strength. It is possible that they have great knowledge of literature, but they don’t really have any literary attainment. In other words, they don’t really have any innovation in literature, they cannot possibly produce any representative works of their own, and they lack unique thoughts and viewpoints and a unique way of expression. This proves that literature is not their strength. They possess learning and common knowledge about literature only because this area is their interest and hobby, but they do not have a strength in literature. You see, many people read books, including various literary works; many claim to be literature enthusiasts or literary creators, but among those engaged in literary creation, how many truly have their own works? How many have written literary works that can withstand the test of time and become classics? Very few, right? Most of these people have a bit of an innate interest in and passion for literature, and later, they learn, train, and practice at professional schools, and happen to take on work related to literature. Although they engage in work related to literature, which may seem to indicate that this interest and hobby is able to accompany them throughout their lives, how many pieces of completed works they produce, how many contributions they make, and how many original creations they have during their time working in the field depends on whether they possess a strength in literature. Many people engage in a profession they like and are passionate about, and they gain from it a means of livelihood or certain benefits, but they do not achieve good results in this profession. This is enough to prove that the profession they like and are passionate about is not their strength. On the other hand, some people, despite not engaging in a profession related to their interests and hobbies, are able to make real accomplishments because it is their strength. For example, there are inventors, those who have made outstanding contributions in various fields, those who have pioneered their own unique styles in various fields, and leading figures in various fields, among others. So, considering these situations, having interests and hobbies does not necessarily mean having a strength in those areas. However, some people cannot discern the relationship between interests and hobbies, and strengths. They think that their interests and hobbies are their strengths, but after engaging in a field they are interested in and passionate about for many years, they don’t really achieve any results. After gaining clarity on these things, how should people treat their interests and hobbies, and their strengths? It is very simple—they should treat them correctly. If God’s house needs you to do a duty in a certain area that involves professional knowledge, skills, or talents that are related to your interests and hobbies, then you should treat it according to the principles of doing duty—neither rejecting it nor spouting grand-sounding ideas or being rash. If it is something you are not adept at, something beyond your ability that you cannot do, then do not become negative or complain about God; you should be able to treat it correctly. What does it mean to treat it correctly? It means that if you feel your interest in and passion for this area are unique, but when carrying out work related to it, you are never able to meet the requirements of God’s house, nor can you ever attain to the principles required by God’s house, then you should achieve whatever you can achieve. God never forces fish to live on land or pigs to fly. God knows how much you can achieve and how much weight you can bear. With more experience, you will come to know as well. Based on actual circumstances and your innate conditions, achieve as much as you are able to—do not make things difficult for yourself. If you are capable, do not hold back; if you are not capable, do not become negative or force yourself beyond your ability—treat it correctly.

You have believed in God for so many years, and most of you have done your duty for more than three years—it’s not just one or two years that you’ve been doing a certain duty in God’s house. Then, regarding the duty you do or certain professional work you carry out, are you clear in your heart about how much you can attain and what level you can reach, and how much you can put into play and to what extent? (Yes.) You’re basically clear about all this. Some people have not yet reached proficiency in a certain duty because they have had little practice. Others, however, have been doing this work for many years and have practiced a great deal but still cannot attain to the principles required by God’s house. They are not very adept in this area. Although they really like and are passionate about doing this duty and feel honored and happy to do it, they simply are not adept at it. No matter what the requirements of God’s house are, they just cannot meet them. It is not that they are rebellious and disobedient, nor that they don’t do their part; rather, their innate conditions cannot achieve it and have limitations. Then what should be done? Just let things take their course—do not be negative, do not be weak, and do not complain or feel that it is unfair in your heart. Some people say, “I like dancing, but I was born with two left feet and I am not attractive. I want to do dancing duty but cannot do it. Then what should I do? I really want to dance.” Your desire to dance is your personal desire and your preference, but does God have to satisfy your preferences? He does not. God’s house has the principles it requires and its stipulations. The selection of who does which work is based on principles. You cannot forcibly demand, based on your personal desire, personal preference, or personal mood, that God’s house satisfy you—this is inappropriate. If you are not suited to doing duty in this area, then in your heart, quietly wish blessings to those who can do a duty in this area. Just do whatever you can, or you can be an unsung behind-the-scenes worker—helping with guidance and vetting, helping with rehearsals or post-production editing of dance videos, helping to search for various materials, or helping to seek the truth. There is much work that can be done in various areas, and the scope of work related to your interests and hobbies is broad. You do not necessarily have to be the one on the screen—you can take on behind-the-scenes work part-time as well. This is also doing your duty. In this way, you both satisfy your personal wishes and live up to the principle and standard of satisfying God through doing one’s duty—that’s so great! Isn’t this killing two birds with one stone? (Yes.) Since God has not given you strengths in this area as part of your innate conditions, then you have no choice. You cannot complain, grumble, or bear resentment just because you innately lack in this area and cannot meet the standard of talent selection in this area by God’s house, and then become unwilling to do a duty in this area, refusing to do it even if God’s house requires you to—this is inappropriate. This is not the correct attitude in doing duty. Whatever you can do, just do it. You cannot refuse to do it, refusing to do it even if God’s house requires you to, just because you are not suited to it or not adept at it. In doing so, you are not doing your duty—you are satisfying personal desires and carrying out your own enterprise. You are not doing duty with an attitude of submission to God, nor with an attitude of sincerity and loyalty to God. This is inappropriate. This is something people should understand. For one thing, correctly understand interests, hobbies, and strengths; additionally, correctly treat interests, hobbies, and strengths.

Some people like writing articles and engaging in work related to literature. They always want to revise and proofread articles, to deal with articles every day. However, for various reasons—both subjective and objective—they are not suited for this work. For one thing, they lack foundational knowledge in the area of literature; for another, their caliber is relatively poor, and they do not possess comprehension ability. Therefore, even if they are passionate about literature and practice for several years, they still cannot reach the standard of possessing writing ability. However, God’s house requires that people possess at least a basic caliber to engage in text-based work. If their caliber is not suited for doing text-based work, and even their revision and proofreading of articles do not meet the standard, then they can only choose another duty. They may be just about suited for doing some general affairs work or collecting some materials instead. In short, the text-based work that they like in their hearts is something they cannot do—even if they were not dismissed from doing text-based work, they would merely be seat warmers and get no actual results. How should people comprehend such a matter in a pure way? (They must learn to submit to the arrangements of God’s house and be reasonable.) This is the general direction—how should people practice specifically? If it is a person who is prone to distortions, they would say, “Everyone says that interests and hobbies are given by God, that they are innate conditions. Since God has given me this interest and hobby, then surely God ordained me to engage in work related to it. Since it is ordained by God, then in God’s house, the work related to this interest and hobby should be given to me—I should have a share in it. If I am not asked to do this work, then it is a problem with people—it means people look down on me, it means the leaders and workers do not know how to assess people. Here I am, a gifted person, but there is no discerning talent scout to spot me! I love literature so much, and I am really adept at it—revising articles is way too easy for me. Sending me to preach the gospel or do manual labor—isn’t that using a sledgehammer to crack a walnut? Isn’t that wasting a talented individual? Isn’t that like burying gold in the dirt? There’s nothing I can do—under a low roof, one has no choice but to bow their head! But there’s a saying: True gold is destined to glitter eventually. Just wait—perhaps this is God refining me, testing me. One day, I will surely engage in the work that God has ordained for me, the work related to my interest. Good things are worth waiting for. When all of you are eliminated, that will be my time to shine—that will be when I have the chance to put my skills to use! As the sayings go, ‘It is never too late for a gentleman to take his revenge,’ and ‘Where there is life there is hope.’” What do you think of these viewpoints? They are incorrect, right? Such people sure are thinking wishfully and even making long-term plans, but whether they actually have real ability is unknown. Some people even feel wronged, saying, “I am a naturally gifted literary talent, yet I have been sent to do manual labor, covered in mud all day long. And who can I appeal to about this? There’s nothing I can do—this is how God has orchestrated it. What choice do I have?” In actuality, the proofreading team has already tested them, and their writing chops are inadequate. They have no literary foundation, not even using correct punctuation. Wherever a sentence should be broken or a pause should be made, they use a comma. Yet, they still consider themselves a literary genius, believing that doing physical labor is a waste of talent. Their hearts are full of grievances: “I was born with a love for literature. As a child, I loved reading storybooks. As I grew older, I loved reading works written by famous people. I have read many literary classics from both domestic and foreign authors; I have read many works from all genres, including dramas, prose, poetry. Doing text-based work is effortless for me; writing an article is a cakewalk for me. But look at me now—I have been reduced to doing dirty, exhausting labor. My love of literature, which has been with me for half my life, has been denied in God’s house. All the knowledge I have accumulated throughout my life has found no use in God’s house—my literary career has come to an end! I used to think that God’s house was a place where the truth held power, where fairness and righteousness held power. Someone like me—a great talent, a literature enthusiast—was ignored and looked down on in the world, with no chance to put my skills to use. I had thought that in God’s house, I could put my remaining efforts into play. Filled with enthusiasm, I signed up for the proofreading team, only to find that I was not selected. Just look at me—standing here now, who can tell that I am a literature enthusiast, a literary talent? All my literary flair has been worn away by this dirty, exhausting labor. Now, the only things that come out of my mouth are crude and rustic words.” They feel very aggrieved in their hearts. Although they say out loud that they submit to God’s orchestration and will do whatever God’s house asks them to do, in their hearts, they have an inaccurate self-assessment, they have mistakenly taken their interests and hobbies as strengths, as something suitable for God’s use, have not found their place, have not recognized their actual situation, do not know their own measure, and do not know whether their interests and hobbies are actually what they’re adept at—they are unclear and ignorant about all of this, yet still claim to be a literary talent, just short of calling themselves a literary master. What is the final result of this? (They are full of complaints about the church’s arrangements, and in their hearts, they are unwilling to submit.) They constantly feel wronged in their hearts. Although when doing their duty they do not slack off and can put in full effort—just barely submitting—because of their inaccurate self-assessment, they feel wronged. A thought frequently flashes through their mind: “There are many swift horses in the world, but few good judges of horses.” What swift horses? What good judges of horses? Because they have a bit of interest in and passion for a certain area, and later systematically study it, they think of themselves as being unparalleled, thinking of themselves as “swift horses,” believing they are talented. Isn’t this a complete lack of self-awareness? They only believe that interests and hobbies are given by God, but they fail to recognize what caliber God has given them. They are unclear about whether they are actually adept at the things they are interested in and passionate about, and whether they can actually do the work and duty related to their interests and hobbies well, whether they are competent in them, and whether they can shoulder them. They are unclear about this and do not know about this. Isn’t this very troublesome? (Yes.) Because they cannot recognize or find their place, they feel very wronged. What do they display outwardly? They often heave deep sighs and frequently express their resolve before God, hoping that one day God will create an opportunity for them, will redress their grievances, will uphold justice for them, and will allow them to fulfill their wish of doing a duty related to their interests and hobbies. Look at the song they often sing: “I do not think about the path ahead.” What is the next line? (“My only bounden duty is to follow God’s will.”) For those who truly have this stature, who truly have this reality, and who are truly able to follow God’s will, singing this song is perfectly fitting—it is exactly appropriate. But when this kind of person sings this song, what is their emotional state? In what situation are they singing it? (When they are complaining and feeling wronged.) So when they sing, isn’t what they sing full of resentment? (Yes.) What they sing is full of complaints, defiance, and dissatisfaction—it is nothing but sorrow and resentment. When you hear them singing this song, that is when they are at their most melancholic. There is a saying in China—how does it go? “Men express sorrow by singing, women express sorrow by crying, and old grandmothers express sorrow by mumbling nonsense.” You see, different types of people express their sorrow in different ways. Some women, when faced with this kind of situation, just cry, constantly wiping away their tears in secret. They cannot let it go, and every time they think about it, their eyes are red with tears, and their hearts feel wronged and aggrieved. They simply cannot treat this matter correctly. In actuality, this is a very simple matter—interests and hobbies, and strengths, are inherently two separate things. If you have a certain strength, regardless of whether it is your interest and hobby, you are well-suited for work related to that strength—that is, your inborn caliber, talent, or aptitude makes you adept at doing that particular thing, and you can do it well—in that case, when you engage in that work, you can achieve certain results, and it is relatively suitable for you to do it. However, if you only have an interest and hobby in this area but do not possess a strength in it, then you may not necessarily be able to do it well. This is a very simple matter. Because of people’s obstinacy and distorted comprehension, combined with their foolishness and ignorance, when they are unable to engage in the work they are interested in, they become disheartened, despondent, and negative, and complain, brimming with all kinds of negative emotions. Therefore, it is very necessary for people to understand the actual situation of their interests, hobbies, and strengths. Once they understand, they must treat them correctly—this is one aspect. The other aspect is that they must submit to the arrangements of God’s house and fulfill their duty according to the principles required by God’s house. If God’s house requires you to do your duty in a certain area but you are not adept at this area of work, only interested in it and passionate about it, and fond of doing this work, and yet according to the lowest standard required by God’s house, you can be just about competent at it, then you should submit and strive to do your part—do not find all kinds of objective excuses to refuse or decline. Of course, if your innate conditions in various areas are limited or you have certain actual issues, and God’s house cannot allow you to do a duty in this area, then you should not have complaints, nor should you become negative or weak. Whatever you can do, just do it. As for your interests and hobbies, keep them for yourself—the people of the church won’t interfere, nor will they take away your right to be interested in or passionate about certain things. That is your personal matter. However, when it comes to doing duty, you must clearly discern all the various issues regarding interests, hobbies, and strengths, and you must be able to treat them all correctly—this is the most critical thing. Do you understand? (Yes.)