If I could only take 3 small items with me that I hold dear and that represents my family when evacuating to another country, I will take my Bible, family portrait, and my MP3 player. I will take my Bible, because my mother always tell me to trust in the Lord and He will see me through my trials. My family portrait, because I can look back on the time the portrait was taken and remember the good times the family spent together. Also, I will take my MP3 player, because I often listen to music to smooth my soul and songs have a tendency to carry an inspirational message.
If I were told that I could only keep one personal item upon arrival to the unknown country, I would be devastated, but I would choose to keep my Bible, because I know it will give me strength to survive in this country.
As a result of this exercise, I can now relate to how the children from another culture feel when they are dominant by our culture. When I put myself in the position of being evacuated to another country, I felt a sense of fear, loss, confusion about not knowing what to do. The insight I have learned is that we always need to be willing to accept different cultures and families, because we never know when we will be put in a similar situation when we will want to be accepted by our different culture.
Carol, I love that you would bring your MP3 player! Music is great to calm your soul. I had thought about music, but I don't have any of the high tech instruments to bring!
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ReplyDeleteI, too, love the idea of the MP3 player. Music is such an important part of my life, as it is in yours, so I can see the importance it would have in a new place.