The other day, I was suddenly reminded of Ahab, and I realized one of the movies I've heard Ahab being mentioned was the Star Trek: First Contact movie that I watched somewhen around Feb 97, and Picard's emphatic "The line must be drawn here!".
"The line must be drawn here!" - is very similar to my own feelings and reaction when I returned home to find my stuff not where I remembered placing it last. So, the logic goes that the only person I can change is myself. Or, can you really change another person?