We need rituals to set times apart. Part of them are celebrations for times past, part is celebrations for times to come. Because rituals are like a coin that has two faces. A full ritual acknowledges both sides of life, the past and the future. Staying right in the intersection is where we find the present moment of life. It is slim, also like a coin, and where value is held. We need rituals to remember that sliver of time where we inhabit the present.