My Family Culture
If a major catastrophe happened and I was forced to leave my home country and move somewhere else, only being able to take 3 small items with me, I would choose to take my wedding ring, my Bible, and a picture of my family.
What these items mean to me with regard to my culture is the foundation of who I am. My wedding ring symbolizes the foundation of my families love for one another. My husband and I vowed to love each other forever and build our family around the values of God.
My Bible symbolizes the foundation of my faith. It is something I could not live without because it is vital to communing with God whom I base my whole life around. My relationship with Him is the most important one and therefore needs to be fed through His Word, the Bible.
A picture of my family is something that would help me to remember what God brought together. It would help remind me of their love and our love together. Especially if any of us were separated for any reason.
If I was told, upon arrival, that I could only keep one personal item and had to give up the other two items I brought with me, I would feel horrible. I do not know what I would want to choose. I think my wedding ring is wonderful but I would not need it to remember how much I love my husband. The toss up is between my bible and the picture of my family. I love my family and would want a picture of us together, but my Bible would have long-lasting help for myself and others. I do not know if I can even answer that question right now.
One insight I gained about myself during this exercise is that I would have a hard time giving up my Bible for anything or anyone. Although my faith can never be taken away from me, I also understand the importance of keeping myself into the Bible so that I do not forget what faith has brought me and taught me. If I am not a solid person, can I expect to be solid for my family? I find this very interesting...
Thanks,
Cortnee :)
Cortnee,
I too would bring my bible! And that is the one thing I would take with me! Doesn't this make you wonder how people assimilate into a dominant society so quickly? What an eye opening exercise!
Deb
I chose to take my Bible too Cortnee. It not only has the word in which my life has been built upon, but it is also my family history. It is the one item that has been consistant in my family's life for generations.
Cortnee, I think the same way that I wouldn't give up my bible for nothing in the world. I haven't got their yet about my wedding band because I want be marry until next year.