"This afternoon, we were trying to fish, but the fish would not bite," said Petrus.  "Normally, we allow enthusiasm to elude us when we are involved in such mundane activities, those that have no importance at all in the overall scale of our existence.  We loose our enthusiasm because of the small and unavoidable defeats we suffer during the good fight.  And since we don't realize that enthusiasm is a major strength, able to help us win the ultimate victory, we let it dribble through our fingers; we do this without recognizing that we are letting the true meaning of our lives escape us.  We blame the world for our boredom and for our losses, and we forget that it was we ourselves who allowed this enchanting power, which justifies everything, to diminish - the manifestation of agape in the form of enthusiasm."

    - Paulo Coelho, The pilgrimage