My Culture

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.

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My Culture

If I was blessed to be a survivor and I had to give up everything but three items that I hold dear and that represent my family's culture, the items would be my faith in God, and Bible, and family album.

If I had to explain to others what each of the items mean to me, it would not be very hard, because I was raised with Christian grandparents and a mother that Believes.  My Faith is number one, though there are times I fail, but I get back up and keep trying.  Faith is not an object, nor a routine; but rather a belief grounded on principle and guidelines that shape us into Christians. I learned earl from my dad's mom, that Faith in God could carry me, even in the toughest trials and tribulations.  I chose the Bible for my second item, because when I was at my weakest point in the middle of nowhere feeling like I should give up, I began to realize that though I knew the Lord, that not enough of his Word lived in me.  By reading daily to get my day started;  it gives me the wisdom needed to apply God's Word on my life, and situations.  Family album was the third item and I chose that, because I am visual and the sweet memories will help me to smile and remember my life.

If I arrived and was told that I could only keep one and I had to choose, then I would choose my Faith in God, because with God, "all things are possible."  So, by keeping my Faith in God, I can call on him when I am in need, and though I may not get everything I ask for, I trust that God knows what is best. 

I have learned that time is precious and that making wise choices, even in times of despair, builds a legacy, and inheritances, that can be full proof, if God  is at the forefront.  I could have easily chosen family heirlooms, valuables but those items will not get me through, when times are rough.