He reframes material motivation as a conflict between short-term gratification and the long-term reward of heaven promised by poverty.
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"So I think that, you know, when you have, like, materialistic goals, it kind of motivates you sometimes. So, for example, if there's, like,..."
"...so what you're saying is short -term gratification versus long -term reward, right? Maybe if you embrace the life of poverty, you go to..."
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