2.) “Once a place has been a focus of pilgrimage communitas,
as we have seen, it is likely to revive after destruction, as long as tradition
keeps its memory green.” P. 176 Image and Pilgrimage In Christian Culture.
As a native of Clarksville, TN, my family and I love the
outdoors. For the first many years of my life, our home resided on Bashem Lane,
which was all I knew. After moving to Virginia in elementary school, I adjusted
to the urban life of the Hampton Roads area in Virginia. I don’t remember much
from Tennessee but it has become a annual pilgrimage for our family to stop by
our old house which we still own. We always see relatives and close friends
which is our original purpose in going. Although my old house wasn’t torn down
and built back up, or I no longer reside in it, the house is far away from
virginia but it’s memories are definition kept green. Because of this, visiting
seems more like a pilgrimage every year in honor of the positive rudimentary
foundation that was build on the land. As a family, it’s seen as a place filled
with memories, childhood development, unity, and bonding. Although it’s a
simplistic location, there is nothing superficial and surface level about the
property.
Never forget the past, it got you were you are today.
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