Mysticism

Dear Ms. Shelley,

Hello, my name is Binti. I want to share with you my why I think my priorities/values have changed from when I lived in Blantyre with my sister, Junie, my brother, Kwasi and my father, Bambo, to when I moved in with my mean Uncle Wysom and mean (and ugly) Aunt Agnes, to when I ran away to live with Gogo and my cousins. After Bambo’s death, my life changed dramatically. I moved in with my Uncle Wysom and Aunt Agnes, and lost my brother. I ran away from them, and in the meantime I lost my sister. But, after that my life took a turn for the best because I realized that there are people who love me and all they want in return is my love for them. This really changed my priorities/values because when lived in Blantyre, I had everything I wanted (a family who loved me, a job, food, school, etc.). So my values /priorities consisted mostly of my job, my appearance, the way people thought of me, etc. AS you can tell, my priorities/values were all things concerning me. But, after my father’s sudden death, I had no choice, but to move in with my Uncle Wysom and his family. Not only that, but they separated me from Kwasi, but at least I had Junie. I guess you could say in a way they tortured us, but that would be a little extreme. They treated us like dirt, all because my father’s death was caused by AIDS. I started acting more protective of myself, my sister and my brother. I realized that there are other things I need to worry about other than myself ( my sister and brother’s safety and health, etc.) At one point, I couldn’t live with them anymore and so with my sister’s instructions, I ran away to go live with my grandmother, Gogo, and my other cousins, who were either orphans or just had no place to live. Since I went there alone (Junie had left before me saying that she needed to “earn” some money) and since I just came back from what I can safely say was hell, I was very protective of myself. I started to prioritize myself (like my material...