My Asteroid Culture

I credit my mother for instilling the strong faith I have in an external force. When I was younger and I had a nightmare, my mother would lay down with me and recite a specific prayer every night until the nightmare went away. Before I take flight, I recite a prayer hoping the plane does not malfunction or crash. When I was 19 years young, I had a near death experience that opened my eyes to the realization that everything does happen for a reason. My friend saved my life but the odd thing was, he was not supposed to be there with me at the time yet some how he was, and he is the only reason why I am alive today. Sounds dramatic and I prefer not to share the details of this event because it is extremely personal but it was this exact event …show more content…
I blame my time-rigid nature on my step-dad because he is extremely prompt when it comes to being on time and scheduling events. For example, my mom enjoys spontaneous family gatherings at our house and this drives my step-dad crazy because he feels that there is not enough time to prepare food and get the house ready for guests. He also thinks that no one will actually show up due to such short notice. That is how my mom functions because it is normal to her culture to be time-fluid.
I on the other hand am similar to my step-dad; I must have a few days notice minimum to plan any family or friend gathering. My step-dad was born and raised in the United States and has lived here his entire life. He is well accustomed to the American culture. He has a high commitment to schedules, punctuality, and feels the need to have control over what happens in his life. I am similar to this in terms of punctuality and commitment to schedules, I let God handle what I cannot …show more content…
I would not want to hurt someone’s feelings or come off as a rude individual so I do not say no often. If I do want to say no or decline an offer or invitation I will kindly accept it initially even if I have no intention on actually going through with it. This is not to say that I lie frequently, instead, it reflects my consideration towards others feelings even though sometimes not being direct will be worse off than leading the person to believe that I will commit to the invitation. An example of this is accepting an invitation to hangout with a friend or family member but when the time to meet up approaches I will usually say that I have other obligations and wont be able to hangout. This way the person does not think I do not want to spend time with them, instead they will think I am simply too busy and will