Embracing cultural heritage from "summary" of Men We Reaped by Jesmyn Ward
In this place, in this community, where I was raised, our cultural heritage was not something we thought about. It was just there, like the air we breathed and the ground beneath our feet. It was in the way we spoke, the food we ate, the music we listened to. It was in the stories our grandparents told us, the rituals we followed, the traditions we upheld. But as I grew older, I began to see our cultural heritage in a different light. I began to realize that it was not just something we inherited from our ancestors, but something we had to actively embrace and preserve. It was a way of grounding ourselves in a world that was constantly changing, a way of connecting to our past and shaping our future. Embracing our cultural heritage meant recognizing the struggles and triumphs of those who came before us, understanding the sacrifices they made and the obstacles they faced. It meant honoring their memory and carrying their legacy forward. It meant taking pride in who we were and where we came from, even when the world told...
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