In our efforts to teach others of the truth of the Lotus Sutra, we will encounter some who accept easily. However, there will be some who may not accept or believe in what we teach them. We should not worry or be discouraged because the Buddha has said in those cases we only need to teach them some other of the Buddha’s great teachings, realizing that eventually they can obtain the merit to be able to take faith in the Lotus Sutra. For instance we might teach someone about cause and effect, or we may provide instruction in dependent origination or interconnectedness. We might give to them the message of the Four Noble Truths or even the Eightfold Path. All of these are commonsense teachings, which many people intuitively believe in already. Through gradually leading people, perhaps over many lifetimes, we can help them embrace the teachings in the Lotus Sutra.