My Ritual

I liked reading what other people wrote down first.  To be honest I'm not sure what my Ritual means to me.   It's who I am on a daily basis.  It's what I do, and  yet it's something I have never taken any time to think about.  Let alone put it out on the internet for all to see, well the 8 people who follow me at least.

I think i'll start the way a lot of people started.  My ritual begins and ends with Friendship, Knowledge, Service, Morality, and Excellence.  It is the values that FIJI's holds the highest and it is these values I try to incorporate into my everyday Ritual. 

The Knowledge and the Excellence deal of course with academics.  I strive to do the best I can so that someday I can fulfill my dreams and aspirations and eventually make them come true (SAC shoutout).  However, that is not all that falls under this category.  In everything I am a part of I try to employ these values.  Knowledge of the organizations and what they stand for in addition to Excellence, in the effort I put into them.  Academics and my committments are 2 of the most important parts of my Ritual.

Friendship will always be a part of my Ritual.  I joined FIJI because of the brotherly bond I established with each and every one of its members.  I will never forget how this fraternity and my brothers have always been there for me.  Whether I need a kick in the pants, or a night away from school, or a slap on the wrist (yes I put two trouble maker metaphors).  These relationships I have developed will last forever, and will be an important part of my Ritual until the day I die.

Morality.  This I feel hits home the most.  I have always considered myself a moral person.  Doing the right thing has never been an issue for me, of course there are exceptions.  I do not have a straight line of what's right and wrong, it is curved.  But no matter what anyone says or does I will stick by whatever I judge the situation to be.  It is my sense of morality that makes me who I am.  It is exemplified in my ritual everyday,  and it always will be.

Service.  Sadly I think this is the one I find the hardest to maintain.  I get so absorbed in my own world and my own activities that I have a hard time finding time to give to others.  Others who, in many ways, are a lot less fortunate than me.  This is one aspect of my Ritual that i know needs to change.

Which brings me to my final point.  My Ritual is constantly changing.  It has not stayed the same since I was born.  With each new experience I gain more insight into what my Ritual should become.  Always bettering it, and therefore myself.  I believe it will never stop changing.  Mostly because I'm human.  I'll make mistakes and wrong decisions throughout my entire life.  And from those decisions my Ritual will change .  I will always hold Friendship, Knowledge, Service, Morality, and Excelence to a high regard while everyday focusing on fulfilling my Ritual.