Thursday, May 12, 2016
EDU6164 My Family culture
I had to contemplate this assignment because I have many things that I would want to take with me. One of the things that I would want to take with me is a history book about this countries history. The easiest way to do this would take my Kindle with a variety of books. Next I would like to take my family photo album. Lastly, I would like to take a book about the sports in this country. I just went to the pro rodeo hall of fame and I can only image what history we are going to lose with a mass devastation in this country. Our history is such a vital part of who we are and how we got here. I thought about bringing a bible but the I stopped and thought many history books refer to the bible. If I was only allowed to keep one item when I arrived it would be a history book about our constitution and James Madison. It would not be easy giving anything up but my thought is we need to remember history so we do not make the same mistakes again. It is important to know where our culture came from. Reading history and understanding it helps me move forward because I understand today better. The bible is very important but their are many countries that this can be found in plus many countries it is illegal to worship outside religion. The insights I gain is that you can not wrap up your culture in one item. I can not wrap my family culture up in one item. My sister's ex-husband is having to sell all his dads Germany things that meant alot to the family in the past but not to the new generation. He is torn because he still understands the importance of his families history but his brothers do not. I gained many I insights on how we evolve and change from generation to generation.
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I enjoyed reading your post Charissa. Knowing ones history is very important. If you've a sense of self, coping in society becomes easy and respecting that everyone has a past and it shouldn't be frowned upon is meaningful. I wish his brothers understood what their fathers belongings meant and would be more considerate of their brothers feelings and reasons for wanting to keep the items. I value my history as well and I look forward to reading more of your post!
ReplyDeleteHi Charissa,
ReplyDeleteNice post this week. I also feel that history is truly important and is sometimes taken for granted. Theodore Roosevelt said: "The more you know about the past, the better prepared you are for the future". Being informed about one's history can give one the insight to learn from previous mistakes and live a better today and tomorrow.
Remembering one's ethnic history is a large part of culture. It is always a miserable experience when we have to part with something that allowed us to reference our culture or faith. Not having those things and information to pass on literally puts future generations at a disadvantage. Every family is entitled to self-knowledge and ethnic and cultural pride.
ReplyDeleteHi Charissa, I enjoyed your blog. I agree with you, there is no way to wrap our culture in a single item. Also, I think your choice of item is very smart. I never thought about it, but holding on something that recount our history help us to keep our history alive.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing,
Alejandra
Charissa,
ReplyDeleteYour post is very thoughtful. I really appreciate your insights on bringing your Bible. Your perspective on bringing history really shows your value of our country. You say culture on much more broad perspective than most of us. That is great! Thanks for sharing! -Liz Plaskon
Charissa,
ReplyDeleteGreat idea to take a history book! I would never have thought about that one. It is great to know another country's history and culture even before something happens.