There's wisdom in bringing messages when prizes are in sight, or when they help us to fulfil some of our own missions in life. It was just a dream. You don't understand my wood-cutting, which I need to live by. The waking state is no more real from tumbling and drinking too much either. By this sensible attutide he showed himself capable of better teachings, or worthy for them, if you like that term.
Much wisdom is had from studying nature.
We live and work inside nature ourselves. And to arrange conditions and personal liberty fit for it, is no small help either. One trouble is that conform men and women appear to become puppies on a string inside, and camouflage that by vain and indiscreet parades and much boasting and bragging. There is no reason for that, as Jesus said in the gospel of Mark that he came just for sick individuals, not sound ones - they didn't need him. You may bet that a clergyman is in some deep need.