'The first shall be last and the last shall be first.'
its a sliding scale that can be universally applied. it has its effect when one incorporates it in to their thinking. it provides focus for understanding.
jesus said that whoever is not for him is against him. he also said that whoever is not against him is for him.
if you care enough to think about that, then it has accomplished the connections it was intended to accomplish and all subsequent thought is thus influenced.