The need for ritual We’ve long known about the imperative nature of rituals — weddings, funerals, namings, quinceañeras, bat mitzvahs and the like.
It’s about the importance of marking notable events, of cementing their value in our minds. Those acts are vital to our continued human existence.
Without them, what is sacred? It has become apparent to me recently, though, that those events we have deemed the lesser of such are equally — or perhaps even more — important.
Take, for instance, coffee. I have been using a Keurig ever since I met my wife. The coffee’s not great regardless of the pods I try, and those buggers are hideous for the environment, of course.