Today I am going to share my own experiences withsharing the meaningful spaces I remember with my family members. I skyped my father on Friday, which was also theChinese Lantern Festival. Lantern Festival is a traditional festival in China. Lantern Festival falls on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. This is the first full moon of the new year, symbolizing unity and perfection. The origins ofthe Lantern Festival are related to ancient humanity's use of fire to celebrate festivals and avert disaster. Traditionally, families get together and have rice ball soup. For me, the round rice ball is symbolic of our family sitting around thetable, enjoying family time together.
When we skyped, my father shared his memories withme of when we lived in a small apartment. I was 5 years old, and at the time, the living standard was very low. If it wasraining outside, our apartment leaked water inside. My momused bowls and buckets to hold all the water. I told him Iremembered some of the times we had to get up and move all the furniture to keep everything dry. The three of us slept in one bed together and listened to the music of the rain.
In our community, five families had to share one big kitchen and one big restroom. For me, those spaces were the best places ever because my parents and I did everything together. Our hearts were so close to each other. Also, all five families had very good relationships with each other, Sometimes, we cooked together and had dinner together likeone big family. I miss that place and that time. People were friendly and things seemed simple to me. We struggled, but we had a place we called home and that home was like a sanctuary to us.
No comments:
Post a Comment