In the event my family and I had to be relocated to
another country because of a catastrophe we would probably be devastated. However, the three items that I would choose
would be my Holy Bible, a photo album of my family, and my brother's
train. The Holy Bible represents our
religion, my faith, and it is my book that I rely on through good and bad
times. My Holy Bible also includes
important documents such as copies of social security cards, birth
certificates, and shot records, and school report cards. My family photo album is filled with
pictures, special events, and memories that we can look back at during tough
times. My brother's train is the one toy
that he cherishes over everything that he has ever owned. I would really want my brother who is only
seven years old to have something that will keep him occupied and happy.
Each of these items represent our life, our
culture, and our faith. If upon arrival
to my new country I was told that I had to give up two of the three items that
I chose to keep I would be devastated as
well as sad. However, I would have to
comply to the rules of the country that I will be living in. Since I will have my immediate family with me
it would probably be easy to give up the photo album and I am sure that I could
probably find another train for my brother but I believe that I would most
likely hold on to the Holy Bible because the new country may not have the same
religion and I really would want to keep my faith that I have and be able to
read my bible whenever I can.
The
first insight that I have gained from this exercise is that culture is embedded
in our hearts. What we eat, the clothes
we wear, our religion, our political preference, and many other characteristics
that define our culture. We don't need materialistic
things to keep to remind us of our culture.
The second insight that I have learned is that if the need arises I can
and will be able to adapt in other's cultures. The last insight that I have gained from
this exercise is that things can happen
to us that can force us to live outside of our culture.
Kiara,
ReplyDeleteCulture is a part of who we are as you state "it is embedded" in our being. Culture is who we are with or without material objects we attach to our culture.
Hi Kiara,
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing about your family culture! I completely agree with you: we do not need materialistic things to remind us of our culture, it is embedded in us. I had a bit of trouble with this assignment, because we were to think of material things to take with us to remind us of our family culture, and I couldn't think of anything! The photo album, like you, was the one I really felt an attachment to.
Kiara,
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your insights on this topic. As I was reading your post I really thought it was kind of you to think of your little brother. I didn't even think of my siblings. I guess because we are all grown it didn't even occur to me to think of anything that would mean a lot them. I thought your post was very inspiration as well. One of the three things I would bring was a bible also. I'm very involved in my faith and I thought that having the bible with me would help others identify who I am. Most importantly, your post showed me that all the things I mentioned in my blog was already inside of me. Thanks for that reminder.