Every family has a distinct and unique culture. A family culture is defined by the interests, values, and beliefs as practiced and cherished by that family. A family culture describes the unique way that a family forms itself in terms of rules, roles, habits, activities, beliefs, and other areas. The racial or ethnic culture in which a family lives may strongly influence family culture. Though some families are no longer tied to cultural norms of their ethnic or racial group. Every family is different, every family has its own culture (Vandenberg, 2008).
Assuming there is a major catastrophe in my country which necessitated my family been relocated to another country and I was asked to take just three things with me the first thing that I will definitely take is the family Bible, the second thing is the family hymn book, and the last thing is the prayer book.
Not that there are no other things that I cherish but since the choice is limited to three and my family being a type that value spiritual things the above items take preeminence over any other considerations.
The Bible is the most cherished possession in my family. We consider the Bible as the inspired word of God meant to guide, direct, and nourish us as God's children. The totality of our lives, the fulfillment of our purpose on earth are found in the word of God as contain in the Bible. Founding ourselves in a new culture therefore we would need such a manual to survive as well as to remain committed to our purpose in life. The more reason why if we get to the new environment and were asked to keep just one of the three items, the Bible will be my natural choice without any hesitation.
This exercise has helped me to know what I really value as a person and what can be said to be the foundation upon which my family cultural inclination, beliefs and values are built upon.
Resources:
Vandenberg, J. (2008). What is family culture. Retrieved from http://cecp.air.org/wraparound/family.html
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