[He listens. Of course, he and an immortal think differently, and Emet-Selch isn't even human, besides that. In a way, he can understand it, actually, and he speaks up with a grin.]

...You know, when you explain it like that...I now know what you mean. Communities of monks or nuns work the same way. Devoted to one purpose, one goal. You have faith in yourselves as a whole.