The Ceremony of 12 is when a person is told to the community that he or she has grown up to an adult by turning twelve years old. This is a very significant period when we are assigned a job to work on. Everybody is assigned a job and I was assigned a job as a Receiver of Memory for the community. I was flabbergasted by this event as I knew that being a Receiver of Memory, you would be greatly honored and respected by the community. She had told,"Jonas is the new Receiver." The auditorium was soundless. I could see the audience stunned. I felt as if I was thrown out by my friends group because their job was not as honored as mine and I started to predict that they would leave me aside as I was now greatly honored. I felt the fear in me. I felt pride and brave but on the other hand, sadness and fear. I didn't want to be left out by my friends. I wanted to be part of them.
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