My Family Culture

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 decision 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 represents your family culture.

The scenario of having to uproot my family and live an another country that had a much different culture than what I am used to would be scary at first but but I would have to put my self in the mind set that it would be an experience that I would have to keep my self open to accepting for the good of my family.  In having to choose three items that I feel represent my family and that are my most important items would be my Bible, pictures of my family and my wedding ring.

In explaining to others what these items mean to me;

• My Bible represents my Christian faith.
• My family pictures would be a visual reminder of them and help with family memories.
• My wedding ring is important to me because it represents then family unity with my husband and the commitment to our family and each other.

If upon arriving I was told that I had to choose only one item to take with me I would be angry because of having to have already chosen only three items.  I would be difficult to have to decide when they are all so very important to me.

 

After doing this exercise I feel that I have learned that I feel strongly about my Christian faith and that I want to know my Bible better.  I learned that my family culture of having that Christian faith, being involved in church and attending Christian schools has helped to shape who I am.  The importance of family and commitment is also something that I value and want to preserve.