A promise is like a signature

"A promise is like a signature; it binds you until you have

fulfilled what you promised. And not just the promises you made

before heaven; even the ones you make down here to human beings

must be kept. If you leave this world without having had time to

achieve what you committed to, you will have to come back to keep

your promise. Not even God himself will release you from this

promise; only the person to whom you made it can do so.

A man promises a woman that he will marry her... He may find out

one day that he's not cut out for marriage but rather for serving

the Lord. Well, he must get the woman to agree to release him

from his promise, and if she refuses there is no point in his

turning to the Lord, for he will answer, 'Since you promised, I

can do nothing. I know you wish to serve me, but you have plenty

of time. First get married. You can also serve me while you are

married.'"

Omraam Mikhaël Aïvanhov