As I grow older, I realize how much my youth shaped my worldview and how it is increasingly becoming difficult to change or form anew 

I find myself fused (often irrationally) to them in different ways, esp when it comes to ideas / rituals that are close to who I am

I am surprised to find myself not disliking that

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If you’re okay with sharing in this forum, I’d be curious to hear what some of those perceived irrational fusions to worldviews are and if there are identifiable patterns you can trace back to specific periods of your youth

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I spent most of my formative years in Asia / Europe. I suppose I am realizing the value of cultural rituals and various religious rituals + rites. I don't feel this way about religious rituals in the US (at all) - perhaps it has to do with the lack of history, or my lack of deep personal ties to the US

Fascinating. I wonder how much of that has to do with the geographies themselves vs your relationship to them vs the time of life you spent there. For example, if you spent your formative years in the US, I wonder how your relationships to rituals + rites would be the same or different