PERSPECTIVES DIVERSITY & EQUITY- MY FAMILY CULTURE

This week I am asked to blog about three precious items I would take along with me and family if I was faced with a terrible catastrophe and had to leave my homeland. This is very hard because when I look at the few possessions I have acquired since my lifetime and what helps to define my culture and who I am is very heart rendering. After thinking about it I realized I would not be able to take my pets --Caine my cat and Benz my dog because they are far from being small items but I know I would be devastated to leave them behind because they are a big part of my family. The three items I would take with me are (1) a small family album. I would ensure that this album have pictures of every little thing that reminds me of my previous life such as pictures of my parents, brothers and sisters, wedding and birthdays and my pets, and other special events. (2) My bible is very important to me. My spiritual life is embedded in the bible and because I have special scriptures I use for prayer, this is definitely of great importance to me. (3) The third item I would take with me is my documents to identify who I am such as my passport, marriage certificate and birth papers. My family knows that these three items are very special not only to me but to them. The bible is important because our lives have always been embedded in strong Christian principles and these principles have always brought us through some very difficult times in our lives. The album is also very important because the pictures capture so many memories and we can always look at the pictures and be hopeful for a better tomorrow. The documents are also very important. To be evacuated to another country without any proof of who you are is very difficult and the documents would still give us hope that we might be able to go back to our country one day and having our travel documents would make the ease of passage much easier. For me to leave behind two items upon arrival would also be very stressful. But when you are faced with adversity you are not even given time to really think or rationalize; however, I would definitely keep the family album. The pictures cannot be reproduced but with time I can always get a new bible and regain documents to prove who I am and where I am from.