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.
The items I would take:
The pen My Grandfather made for me- After years of being away from my grandfather he made me a wooden pen. This to me is the symbol of everything my family has and will overcome.
(not the actual pen but it looks just like it)My wedding photos- My wedding was the event that tied my family back together and created my new family. I lost all my baby pictures and such so these are very important to me.
The third item I would grab would be the poems from my husband. I have them in a binder from when we were just friends on. I will cherish those forever.
If I found out I had to part with any of these items it would break my heart. These are items that are not worth anything money wise but are very important to me.They could not be replaced.
The insight I gained from this exercise is how important certain items are to our family culture. Things are just things until they are given a special meaning!
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