My Family Culture

The assignment this week was to Imagine the following:

A major catastrophe has almost completely devastated the infrastructure of your country. The emergency government has decided that the surviving citizens will be best served if they are evacuated to other countries willing to take refugees. You and your immediate family are among the survivors of this catastrophic event. However, you have absolutely no input into the final destination or in any other evacuation details. You are told that your host country’s culture is completely different from your own, and that you might have to stay there permanently. You are further told that, in addition to one change of clothes, you can only take 3 small items with you. You decide to take three items that you hold dear and that represent your family culture.

I chose first my Holy Bible because I never leave home with it. I brings me spirituality, calmness,and humbleness as I read  it. Second, I would take my family photo case which has memories in it over 50 years. I like to sit sometimes and reminisce about the past and look forward to the future. and last and would bring my family's certificates of live birth. All of these items I feel can tell about my culture.

If  I had to just keep one is would be the photo case because the memories in it is priceless and will never be forgotten such as first birthday, marriages, first dances,etc. I would hate to have to give up the other things but, the picture will be able to show, and tell the true meaning of my beliefs, traditions, and foods, I believe that pictures are worth a thousand words. I will be able to use the pictures to tell about my culture here in the United States. I would be very hurt if I had to give up my bible which is my comfort zone and my children live birth certificates. This assignment has ,made me think about what is really important in your life.