My Family Culture
If I were forced to live abroad in a forging country and
could take only three personal items with me I would take the following items.
1.
I would take my family photo album with
priceless photos with the image of my family members that I may not see again
because of the forced assignment to live abroad.
2.
I would take the baby shoes and blankets that I
keep and cherish from each of my three sons. The shoes are their first pair of
tiny shoes and the blankets that I wrapped each son in. One of the blankets was
made just for them by a family member.
3.
The third item would be some jewelry that my
grandmother gave me that she used to wear when she was a young woman. I clearly
remember the day she gave them to me. We were just rummaging around in her
jewelry box and I was admiring some the beautiful vintage pieces and she handed
me a pair of ear rings and a ring. She is no longer living so of course I cherish
the pieces.
I would explain to others the importance of
family value and love that can be represented in tangible items. Each item
touches my heart with priceless memories of the person who actually touched and
wore the item creating a connection with it. In addition, the photos are captured
images of my family members that could not be replaced. After arriving in the forging
country, if I were told that I could only bring one item with me and leave two
personal items behind I would be heart broken.
The insights I gained is that I am a very sentimental
person and family oriented, and my family is the same. Our family culture
believes in passing on family history and traditions.
Darlene, I agree that passing on the family history and traditions is important in keeping one's culture. Since our family was on the move when I was young, there are many family pieces that we have lost. Looking back, I wish we were more thoughtful of saving them.
ReplyDelete