This is why I worshiped God.
The "path" of the Spider Monkeys:
Orphaned in the Jungle for the pet-trade. Rescued from the traders and taken to the hospital. Raised, but not too closely, by the Doctors and staff, so they would be prepared to be released back to the wild. Undergoing a little "rough treatment" that stressed both monkey and doctor/worker. Chosen for release. Anesthetized. Awakened and released into the wild to build the population of the species.
The "path" of the Elect of God:
Called out the world into the church. Rescued from the church and into faith. Fed by the Bread of Life, but not always in ways we might expect, by the Lord in Spirit in preparation for the culmination of the Plan. Undergoing tests, trials, and temptations not easy on us, and not easy on the Lord either. Election made sure. Dies. Raised from the dead to judge the world to bring all men to salvation.
Neither the Spider monkey nor the Elect know what is going on until perhaps shortly before it happens and after it does. If we are smarter and have more foreknowledge than the Spider monkey, it is only a bit more. Neither is making the choice, only responding to the care of the Caregiver.
It's an example, to me. Like every earthly example, it breaks down if too much is expected of it, but that's why I worshiped God while watching a documentary.