Reason is also choice.

Who shall silence all the airs and madrigals that whisper softness in chambers?

And join with thee calm Peace and Quiet, Spare Fast, that oft with gods doth diet.

Gratitude bestows reverence, allowing us to encounter everyday epiphanies, those transcendent moments of awe that change forever how we experience life and the world.

Him that yon soars on golden wing, guiding the fiery-wheelèd throne, the Cherub Contemplation.

So sinks the day-star in the ocean bed, And yet anon repairs his drooping head, And tricks his beams, and with new-spangled ore Flames in the forehead of the morning sky.

Such sober certainty of waking bliss.