This
is a hard
question,
thinking
of only
3 items
that
I would take
with me that represent
my family
culture.
I need
to recognize
that
I am not a sentimental
person,
who
keeps
memories
as some
people
in my family
do.
The
most
important
for me
to have
with me is my family.
I can adapt
easily
if
I have
my family
(my husband
and
my daughter)
supporting
me, and
vice
versa. Just
to mention
three items
to keep
I think
that
would be some
family
pictures
(albums),
important
family
documents
folder(identification cards,
birth
certificates,
etc.), and
my grandma's recipe
cookbook. All
of these
items
reminds
me of who
I am and
where
I came
from, the
memories
I had
when
I was
a little
girl,
looking
at my love
ones,
some
of them are not with me anymore.
It is heartbroken having to experience a situation like this where you need to leave your town/country, and move to a strange place, where you don't know anything about it. I cannot imagine how devastated I would feel if I do not have my immediate family with me. If I have to keep only one item, I think I would keep the memories that picture bring to me. I can share with my daughter when she grows up, and she can pass it to hers when the time comes.
An insight I gained with this exercise was I recognized that my family is what I value the most, and I might not care of living tough situation if my daughter and my husband are with me, supporting each other. I noticed that I did not have a clue of what to take with me, what material possession I would take. I am not into taking material stuff; my most important thing is keeping my family with me, and worrying about their safety and well-being. My family culture is what we can continue building together, regardless of where we are living.That is what I care the most, to have each other back and support.
It is heartbroken having to experience a situation like this where you need to leave your town/country, and move to a strange place, where you don't know anything about it. I cannot imagine how devastated I would feel if I do not have my immediate family with me. If I have to keep only one item, I think I would keep the memories that picture bring to me. I can share with my daughter when she grows up, and she can pass it to hers when the time comes.
An insight I gained with this exercise was I recognized that my family is what I value the most, and I might not care of living tough situation if my daughter and my husband are with me, supporting each other. I noticed that I did not have a clue of what to take with me, what material possession I would take. I am not into taking material stuff; my most important thing is keeping my family with me, and worrying about their safety and well-being. My family culture is what we can continue building together, regardless of where we are living.That is what I care the most, to have each other back and support.
Myself and another person stated that we would bring our pictures with us. I did not think about important papers but that is a good idea to prove identity. Picturs do mean a lot to us I see.
ReplyDeleteI am surprised that you choose pictures over the recipe book. I feel like the recipes can be handed down from generation to generation and can contain cultural dishes (even if its just mac and cheese!) which relate to your family. Pictures, on the other hand, only hold the stories you share, and can get lost through generations because they do not feel the connection with the people which you do.
ReplyDeleteYour love for your family shown through so clearly on this....it made me think of the folks in Oklahoma who are struggling now and do have only their families left. Thanks for sharing!!
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