A lady good at teaching Maths is bound to be approached by the students for clarifications and assistance. Certainly the number of students approaching her for tuition in Maths speaks of her capacity and talent. To such a lady no one is going to ask her to pack a kilo of pickle for travel abroad! (Unless she does that as well - in which case, sooner or later, the number of people approaching her for either tuitions or pickle will indicate what she is excelling at).
Point of the story: what one is good at, or perceived to be good at, is that people approach one for.
So the question: what am I good at as a religious, as a Salesian? If young people don't find me good for anything, then why would they approach me? Does anyone approach me asking for prayers, after all, I'm a man of the cloth and spirituality is supposed to be my specialty. So if no one asks me for prayers, they don't perceive me to be good at it.
One thing I know that most people approach us Salesians, for: funds and financial aid! That says something! We have projected ourselves (can't squarely blame people for perceiving us all by themselves) as rich. The distinction/clarification I wish to make is between people approaching us for funds for education or for education? Do they see in me a teacher, an educator, or merely an ATM, albeit for education - for which they approach someone else.
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