3) Create
a Farewell Ritual
A consistent and predictable
farewell ritual can make leaving easier.
Not exact matches
Preliminary
rituals of Bible - reading (by the Commander to his household) preserve «bits of broken symbolism left over from the time before» (p. 60)-- bits that also appear on police vans (the Winged Eye), in uniforms (Handmaids wear red habits and stiff white blinders), in common speech (their standard
farewell is «Under His Eye») and military orders (Guardians of the Faith watch everywhere, outranked by Angel forces).
And I baked a cake as a
farewell gift to one of my favorite monthly
rituals, season after season.
Once satisfied that it is, they shut the door, say their
farewells and depart — wondering how much longer science must endure this risible
ritual.
The
ritual bids
farewell to day and welcomes night.