There is a universe.
Inside the universe there is an examination hall.
My circumstances and character are the paper and ink.
The exam questions are the aspects of those situations arising in the universe that concern me.
My responses constitute the answers to the exam questions.
The Examiner is not interested in the paper or ink.
The Examiner is not interested in the situations that arise.
The Examiner is not interested in how those situations develop, in their outcome.
The Examiner is interested only in the answers written on the script.