People desire things that are rarer, nobler, and greater than what others have.
Common things cannot satisfy people.
People yearned for things that had become even rarer in this new world, this new country.
Here, Christian ethics, which had long been familiar to them or had shocked them anew, worked decisively.
They desired honor, and at the same time, yearned for salvation.
They revered frugality, aspired to diligence, and hoped to be of help to the community of the great angel.
"What is that person doing now?"
"O Angel, that person is now practicing an ascetic life, extremely reducing his food intake..."
"That would make it difficult to maintain health due to lack of strength. While it's his freedom to do so, what use is there besides physical suffering?"
"Pardon?"
Meanwhile, the angel leading the community did not seem to prefer "unnecessary" asceticism, so even among ascetic practices, it had to be more "necessary."
