In Netflix's Love, Death & Robots episode, we see how Zeke got religion after battling supernatural elements that took most of his crew’s lives and nearly claimed his own. It became clear that a fight between good and evil was being waged.

Certain aspects of life can push us toward religion, where it becomes a kind of saving grace. For Zeke, it was the cross that helped defeat the evil. He held on to it tightly, shaken—and I fully understand how a once-skeptical man clung to the cross and found faith.

When life-altering events occur, they shift our perception and often change how we see the world. We tend to become like blank slates, open to new truths that seek to reshape our lives.

I imagine Zeke may have left the army—perhaps became a priest, a writer, or retreated into a reclusive life, haunted by the nightmare he could never forget.

In the end, all it takes is a single moment to change our perspective—one moment that influences our thoughts and redefines who we are.