There are many differences in the cultures of the world. Different cultures value things like strength, religion, music, education, obedience, honor, abstinence, etc. No two cultures are alike, and there are many subsets within any individual culture.
Providing people with many different values, culture serves to give a multitude of people purpose in life. Some cultures value independence, others value strong family bonds. But both values can help to make a person’s life meaningful.
Until recently, I thought that I wasn’t really a part of any culture. My family is American, but in many ways we don’t feel like we fit the American cultural norm. For one thing, we’re not religious. We don’t value chastity like some Americans do, and we’re not …show more content…
I can’t put a name to my culture, but I know that everyone in my family is affected by it. Because of it, we value independence, education, and open minds. We like our personal space and strive to avoid loud arguments. We love to laugh at each other and play board games together. And we all try chip in to help people work through their personal problems; No one has to go through anything alone.
Parts of my individual culture can be seen throughout the country, like our appreciation for independance. But some feel unique to our home, like how we all take the time to help each other out when we’re feeling down. Either way, both values affect me on a daily basis.
These values, in many ways, make my life meaningful. Because my culture values independence, I strive to be independant. I also strive to be educated, faithful, loving, creative, questioning, courageous, and so much more. While some of these may be values particular to me, most of these are things valued within my culture and community. And these things give me meaning in life. What would I be doing now if I was not striving to become an independant, educated person who questions the way our world works and tries to find a better system of things? I would feel absolutely useless. Lost, and without a