Yes. You have been enlightened. Continue down the right path.
I must confess. I have cheated. Really it was for a good purpose, for the greater good. I had to demonstrate it to my brother, how to successfully kill the Ender Dragon. And I was wearing full diamond armour. Took a long time, even with cheat mode on. Lol.
I never played it alone. I hated the zombie sound. Lol, yes the very first time I played it, my brother watched me die, cause I had no torch and I ran into a cave with zombies. I can make a bed! And armour and hmm paintings too, oh and I can make a stew! The most fun part of it is mining diamonds and red stone. Ah nostalgia.