My Family Culture

 

A major catastrophe has almost completely devastated the infrastructure of your country. 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 can only take 3 small items with you. You decide to take three items that you hold dear and that represent your family culture.....

If I was in this dire situation my choice of the 3 items would be my Bible, my guitar, and one of the hundreds of photo albums I have.

I would take my Bible because I understand that there are parts of the world where Christianity is not accepted, or is illegal.Therefore;I could probably end up in a country who does not know Jesus Christ. By not having a church to attend, my Bible would be very important to me to help me stay connected to the Word. If I were asked to describe this I would tell the person aking that I fervently believe in God's promises and I would have the Bible to refer to everyday.

I would take my guitar because it is a guitar made by the hands of my father specially personalized for me. I grew up listening to my father play the guitar and at some point in his life, the guitar was his instrument to earn a living. My father would walk to different restaurants and play songs and accept tips from the people dinning.Although this happened before I was born, everytime I see a guitar I remember him and I am very grateful God chose him as my father. Growing up,I can remember all the family reunions with my father singing with my uncles and playing the guitar and accordion. The guitar brings very sweet memories to me and I love my guitar because it was handmade and crafted with love specifically for me.

The third item I would take would be a photo album. In this photo album, I would place photos of relatives I would no longer see and of memories of happy times. This album would help me remember my very happy life in the United States I once had.

If upon arrival was told I could only keep 1 item.......

I would definetely keep my Bible. This one book would ensure me that I have something to look forward to and that I am not and never will be alone, no matter what part of the world I am in.

The insights I gained from this assignment is that material things are not important but what we hold in our minds is. I have my very special guitar but it is only an object. I have my father who I love dearly and whom I can count on for a shoulder to cry on if I need it or someone to put up with my laughter or silliness over dumb things....