"Culture is the arts elevated to a set of beliefs"

“Culture is the intersection of people and life itself. It’s how we deal with life, love, death, birth and disappointment. All of that is expressed in culture.” ~ Wendell Pierce

            Culture refers to the feature and knowledge of a particular group of people who defines different kinds of cultural values, beliefs, experience, language, music and arts. Different people in different societies preserve different culture. And it is important for the society to accept and respect different cultures and their beliefs.

Why is culture important? Culture ties the society together. In a society, culture is necessary in the development of the society. Without culture, the society will be demolished. Every culture is furnished with a set of rules and regulations that every individual must follow. Following those set of rules promotes the culture on to the next generation which develops the society even more. Culture also has a strong impact on the existence of human and their thinking, which acknowledges the importance of preserving the culture. As an individual, in order for the society to keep developing, it is important to accept one another's culture and their beliefs. Without these actions performed, the society will be strongly affected.  

“Exposing yourself to various cultures is so vital towards personal growth.” For the pttech project, I thought exposing my own culture would be good idea. I don’t know it is appropriate, but I thought presenting my culture and sharing our cultural beliefs with other people would promote the importance of culture as well. The person suitable for the interview would be my dad. Presenting our Indian culture to the public here in the Marianas will be unique but showing them the importance of our culture and how to preserve it would be entertaining. I’m also not that aware of anyone rather than my family here. But if it’s suitable, then promoting our culture through this project would be unique and entertaining.

            

Life is a Story..

            Do you ever reminisce to the time where things were terribly wrong in which it gave you such a hard time in life? And now you are still here alive with more blessings than you ever need. I bet mostly all of us have that moment in our lives. But do you also wonder why things go wrong? Even if it’s unintentionally, do you still wonder the true meaning behind your obstacles? We all go through some hardships in our lives in order for us to learn the true meaning of life. We learn how to live it, love it and mostly enjoy it.

            Living my childhood life to the fullest and then growing up as a teenager was one of the hardest things that I had to go through. I spent most of my childhood life with my grandparents who treated me like a princess. Even though I often got bullied in school, I wasn’t always upset because I always had my grandparents by my side. They always knew what I wanted and needed and they always made sure to fill my life with happiness. Eventually, my life with them had to come to an end. As I grew older, my grandparents grew older as well. They weren’t able to provide me enough care and support since they had a lot of stress going on. With this thought, my parents decided to bring me back to Saipan. Leaving my grandparents and continuing my life with my parents was exciting at first. But I started to learn and understand the value of them as I got separated from them. Things were really rough from then.

            As I continued my life in Saipan, not everything went well. I wasn’t used to the environment where my parents were strict. There will be times when I would have no one to talk to. Just by holding in most of the emotions was just as difficult as loosing someone important in life. My heart always felt like it was compressed into something that is about to destroy. I cried every night wanting to have my grandparents by my side, comforting me with all the love and care they used to give. Days went by and I started to understand why things were difficult. I was able to pull through the obstacles and learn the true meaning of life. I learned how to solve issues on my own with God’s help. And with my parent’s guidance, I was able to meet new people who accepted me with care and love. Just by reading this, maybe it doesn’t sound as depressing as it was back then. But going through it and still having the feeling in me always made me stop for a minute to thank God for everything he has done for me. Everything was hard for me, but then I learned something…

            God sometimes takes us into the troubled waters not to drown us but to cleanse us. During my journey through the troubled waters, I was able to cleanse my mind from all the sorrows and devilish thoughts. My parents weren’t my enemies, but they are my protectors, my guidance, my shield and mostly my life. Now, right now at this very moment, I thank God for all the things he has given me because right now, I’m showered with God’s blessings all over my life. He never left me empty. He replaced everything I lost and made me find something greater in life. I thank him today, tomorrow and every day.