Simplicity is the outcome of technical subtlety. It is the goal, not the starting point.

Arriving at one goal is the starting point to another.

Common participation in the Eucharist can only be a final outcome of ecumenic dialogue, not the starting point.

Definiteness of purpose is the starting point of all achievement.

The starting point of all achievement is desire.

The starting point of sanctification is the filthiness, corruption, or stain of sin.