Modern Religious Experience: Personal Commemoration- Reflection #7

Modern Religious Experience: Personal Commemoration- Reflection #7: "Think of an event in your life- past, present or future. You are going to create a commemorative ritual for this event. First, describe the ..."

The event I chose to commemorate was the first Squash League I had attended. This league was a small local league that was private. It was only open to the members of our gym. This league was in April of the year 2009. This event was very important to me because it was from this point I found enjoyment in Squash. It was also the point at which I increased the amount of accurate advanced shots like the kill shot in my game plays. It was an event where I learnt or improved after I had performed.


The commemoration of the tournament shall last 2 to 4 hours on a Saturday in April. This is mainly because the Squash league was held during this time in April. Most importantly, the commemoration should be held at a Squash court for it is to commemorate a Squash league.


At the beginning, I would have my teacher or the organizer of the commemoration to announce a speech.
The speech would be, "Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lesson afterwards (Vernon Saunders Law). Like this phrase, I hope all of you improve after this experience. But before all the worries let us all enjoy this moment, and Squash forever."


The physical aspects of the ritual include both clothes, drinks, and, actions to follow. To fully participate in the ritual it would be best to come dressed in comfortable clothes and proper shoes for Squash. A Squash racquet may come in handy as well. Following the clothing is the drinks. During the commemoration, I will drink sports beverages like Powerade or Gatorade in the breaks between the games. This is mainly because I drank these beverages at the actual tournament. Last of all, I will be playing Squash on the day of the commemoration like I did on the first league I attended. The commemoration ritual would be 2-4 hours worth of Squash and drinking sports beverages.

Reflection #6: The Morality of Greek Myths

Cupid and Psyche: Part 1 

Cupid was ordered by his mother, Venus to wound Psyche who was radiantly beautiful. As Venus' plans go wrong, Cupid and Psyche become husband and wife. However, Psyche not being able to resist the suspicion, Psyche decides to take the advice of her sisters to break the trust and kill Cupid to gain his wealth and riches. So amazes at his beauty, she wakes him, and ends up losing Cupid because he was betrayed by the love he had given to her. The moral of the Greek Myth, Cupid and Psyche would be things may not go as planned. We can see this moral in this myth because Venus' plans of punishing Psyche for her beauty didn't go as planned. For Cupid was stunned by Psyche's beauty, not allowing him to practice his mother's orders. I think this myth tries to answer the life mystery of what happens to you if you do not keep a promise or break the trust someone has given you. This may vary in situations, however, it is most likely that you would have serious consequences following. In this myth, it answers this mystery by saying you will have consequences following. In Cupid and Psyche, you can see Psyche who lost everything, including her husband because she broke the trust given to her and she had failed to keep the promise. By reading this Greek myth, we can assume that the Greeks value trust, and expect the other to trust them back. People reading this myth should realize that it is normally right to trust somebody, however, in some situations it is also right to be suspicious. Although, some people in life might use trust in a negative way, I think all the readers should learn or realize that it is right to return trust that is given to you.