Modern Religious Experience: Personal Commemoration- Reflection #7

About 3 months back, I had my first cross country race (try out) in SFS. We had to run 3000 meters around the school, starting at the one side of the field and ending on the other. This race particularly, physically challenged me the most and motivated me throughout the season. For the commemorative ritual, it should take, however long it takes me to run the course as fast as I can. To perform the ritual I would have the cross country jersey on with short black pants and a pair of running shoes. While I’m running I’ll always think "Push the hill and let gravity take you down the hill".

Modern Religious Experience: The Morality of Greek Myths- Reflection #6

Cupid and Phyche

           Phyche is a mortal girl that was hated by the love god, Aphrodite. Aphrodite then sent her son, Cupid, to make Phyche fall in love with a poor and unmannered man, but Cupid accidently scractched himself with is arrow and fell in love with Phyche. Not knowing what happened that night, the parents of Phyche went to an oracle and the oracle told them that Phyche was destined to never wed a mortal man. Phyche then was left at the top of a mountain and when she woke up she was at her new house. Not being able to see her husbands face she becomes curious and was told from her sisters that he was a monster. Phyche then attempted to kill Cupid, but failed and Cupid wakes up finding Phyche trying to kill him. With disappointment and betrail Cupid flies back to heaven and Phyche tries to find a way back to him. The moral of the story is to have patients, belief and not to let curiosity overcome your love. This shows that love is destined and it would make you do stupid things, but at the same time power you to achieve the unimaginable. The Greeks virtued love and people should learn that sometimes you have to do what your heart says, not what others do.