RIT 7

¹The human represents a unique place in the universe. ²For the human is not just a beacon of life but a vessel of faith, too. ³And change is hard, at times, but it is necessary. ⁴Because without the courage and the strength to change you will be destroyed in the face of time. ⁵Not all of you at once, necessarily, but death is relentless, so it will claim what it can. ⁶But to be human is to do, to have ritual and strength and faith. ⁷And religion and TKS and its ritual and anything good or bad in this world can only ever be a shadow of something greater. ⁸But if you work and toil towards it, deliberately and intentionally, you can reach a state where you not only see it but you feel it flow through you. ⁹Reflect is the seventh ritual of TKS. ¹⁰There are many ways to perform reflect, but this ritual requires you to appreciate the state of your being across time. ¹¹To reflect is to recognize yourself for what you truly are, alive today, but tomorrow, too, hopefully. ¹²You can write down some of the enjoyable or rewarding or exciting things in your life, perhaps something you did today, or yesterday, or hope to do tomorrow. ¹³Or you can speak them, in front of a mirror, or while looking down at the ground, or gazing up at the stars. ¹⁴Desires, emotions, dreams, regrets, memories, and fears, anything that is part of you, in all of your humanity, should be reflected on. ¹⁵But however you perform this ritual, you must direct the action out, into the universe, at something greater than yourself. ¹⁶Reflect is the most powerful ritual of TKS. ¹⁷And in some ways, it is the truest ritual of the human. ¹⁸Because all decisions are made in reflection, for as long as you are here, the universe will be here, too. ¹⁹For without the universe, you cannot be, but without you, the universe can never know its name. ²⁰Because your reflection is your reality, as a human, the convictions of your faith colliding with the gift of the energy of the universe. ²¹So if you reflect on your gifts and desires, not only hoping, but trying to be good, then you can attain it, as is allowed by this universe and as is allowed by faith.