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.
The three items I would
take with me are
- My Bible
- I would need my Bible because it would give me the
strength and guidance to keep going. It is my solid foundation. Having to
be uprooted from everything I know would be overwhelming, but being
reminded daily to have faith in my Provider would give me strength.
- My Simpsons lunchbox
- This is where I keep all of my movie stubs, concert
stubs, etc. I also keep other mementos from trips and events. I would
take this because it represents my culture and what I love to do.
- Family photo album
- Even though my family would be with me, I would still
like to keep photos from past shared experiences. I would let them know
that we would somehow be able to add new experiences to our album, just like
we add new experiences to my lunchbox.
Ms. Ryan,
ReplyDeleteI chose my bible as well. Religion is an important element of my culture and the bible would be the most important item to continue teaching my religion to future generations.
Ms.Ryan,
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading about the items you would choose to take with you. The bible would be a wonderful asset. It is important to take things with you to remind you of what you were leaving.
Alissa