This is something that never truly leaves us, even as (supposed) adults. For example, I had a VERY specific way that I ate Egg McMuffins, and even though I had absolutely zero rationale behind why I did so, every time I ate an Egg McMuffin, I simply HAD to eat it in that process. We all had certain superstitions or manners in which we did stuff. This is something that we ESPECIALLY did as kids. Long story short, we do a lot of things that seem to be without reason, and most of the time, we view these acts as ones that are beyond reason, as well. Some people double knot their shoe laces, some people make the sign of the cross, and some people feel the overwhelming need to keep blasting those little blue portals in the Metroid games even though that does not make the doors open any faster. Our lives are ultimately determined by the patterns of our ways, and no matter what culture we live in, at whatever age, we have a certain, inexplicable compulsion to do what it is that we do.
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