>> I'd say people's, the communication skills,
and a big part of that is just active listening, which you're doing right now.
But active listening is [pause], you know, and I, I think to accept people where they are.
And not where I think they ought to be, not where they wish they were, but where they are.
And I also believe that everybody knows how bad they are.
I don't think everybody knows how good they are.
And I think there's a whole lot of goodness.
True, people make bad choices, but we all do that, and I think we, we can,
if we can learn from that, then that's not so bad.
I think it is important for someone who's called to this to be well-grounded in prayer,
in all kinds of prayer and meditation.
I think you have to like yourself and be comfortable with yourself,
have plenty of hobbies, and friends, couples, single people, that you interact with
and form a real support of faces for you, as well.
It would help if a person knew how to sing.
I think, also, just as far as being in touch with our tradition and heritage,
I would say having a couple of years of Latin would be beneficial.
[Pause] I think people that, enjoying life, I think learning how to savor life,
and I think being in touch with not living in an average hour, but being in touch
with where people live their lives, whether [inaudible],
to me, that's, that would be important.
So not to live secluded, but to live with people and be aware of some of the issues
that they are struggling with, and some of the challenges in their life.