OMG….this would be so hard to endure! However, the first thing that came to mind was my photo album which includes my parents, siblings and my immediate family. I would take album because my photos are very important to me and present who I am as an individual and also my family. If I wasn’t able to remain in the US then these pictures would be the only representation of my culture and my family’s culture.
I would also take all of my letters and cards I have saved over the years from friends, family and my husband. These items are very important to me also because again it shows the love and compassion of my friends and family and our culture. My husband and I were childhood sweet hearts and have been married for nearly 20 years and I have every love letter he and I ever wrote to one another, money couldn’t buy them! If I have collected and saved these items for over 20years there is no way I would part with them now.
I would also take my family bible. I would not say I’m the most religious person however, I believe in God, I pray, I teach my children about God and try to live my life in a Godly way, but my bible would have to go with me and my family. Another reason why I would insist of taking our bible is because we maybe going to a country where a bible isn’t in existence or where God is not believed in. But most of all in order to get through this ordeal me and my family must have faith in God and be able to read the bible for strength!
OMG not again, this would be so terrible if I could only take one item with me! I just honestly can’t say what I would do in that situation until I had to live through it, but I suppose I would have to take my Bible because this would be a living hell as it is but without the Bible for spiritual strength my family wouldn’t or would have a very-very hard time surviving.
I know I pictured this ordeal to be a very bad situation, however, If could have choose the country my response wouldn’t have been so bad. Therefore, not knowing what country we might be sent to I had to think the worst case scenario. My insight was gained through thinking how difficult it must be for other nationalities to come over to the US and make a new home for their family and considering the US to be the land of well being and prosperity.
Betty,
ReplyDeleteI too thought this would be a hard decision. Not ever being confronted with having to choose, or even visiting a differnt country I had a hard time trying to gauge my response to this assignment.
I too chose my Bible, while I never read it, I felt it still was a strong family connection for me.
Betty,
ReplyDeleteHow wonderful that you and your husband have been together such a long time. It would be devestating to give up cards and all of the letters from those many years. I agree that a Bible would provide you great strenth. This would be a very difficult thing to have to go through.
Betty,
ReplyDeleteThanks for your post! Many of us may not think of taking the Bible because maybe it was not consider significance. I too think that having the Bible and reading the scriptures would strengthen you and gives you the hope for tomorrow. It would bring back those memories once shared with your family at prayer times and in church services. It is of great significance.