BELIEF comes first.
This we are taught. Belief is the fuel, the lure, the guide. With it, each of us shall succeed in our quest to be made whole. To live in the Light. To Rise.
There are no promises when, you understand. Eventually is as good as we ever get, and the Ever Dark is rife with despair and rumor. We do not know if those who left before us succeed or Fall. Only that each of us must leave when it is our turn.
You can see why belief helps.
And why I keep my tooth sharp.