"Can there be something in life that has power over us which little by little causes us to forget all that is good?. . . If this can ever be, then one must look for a cure against it. Praise be to God that such a cure exists---to quietly make a decision. A decision joins us to the eternal. It brings what is eternal into time. A decision raises us with a shock from the slumber of monotony. A decision breaks the magic spell of custom. A decision breaks the long row of weary thoughts. A decision pronounces its blessing upon even the weakest beginning, as long as it is a real beginning. Decision is the awakening to the eternal."

-----Soren Kierkegaard