What are my beliefs that shaped my worldview in a ethnic group. 

I grew up in a Afrikaans household that makes me a coloured with a mix of black and Damara. My mother's side is coloured with a mix of black because my ancestors are black and my father's side of people is only coloured, even if he is no longer in my life he still plays a big role on the person I am today. I know you want to know were the Damara comes in, right. Well my grandfather is a Damara, he is not really my grandfather but he accepted my mother with open arms and I have that culture in my background by just adapting it with the environment he share with us. I remember that my grandparents told me it was hard growing up in their times because our ancestors and people were a lot harder on them than now and that they had to work hard for what they wanted. It was hard marrying because you had to prove yourself and your love for that person. Back in the days they would have choose for you but now it's easier because they know that you got to choose someone you want to spent your whole life with. Growing up I was taught that Afrikaans is my home language but I still have the choose to learn more to be better and successful. My beliefs that I have learn is that no matter the circumstances always stand out and work out to get what you want because you are strong and smart. I think being a coloured is harder than anything because of the difficulties we had and also having a black culture in my blood makes it harder because we didn't have that much opportunities but still work through them to succeed. My second belief is that I will take the hard in life my ancestors and family has to use it as my very own inspiration to strive for better so that the next generation can know how hard we work to be the best. Learning about this 3 cultures I have has made me into the best version because I know all the struggles we had and how we survive it and shows that my ethnic group are surviver. Not having my father in my life is worse and sad but tjat doesn't stop me to seek for the best only because he has failed to be one that only gives me more strength to do my absoluut best. Being a coloured is the only thing I know and lived my whole life without even knowing how my black culture and Damara people doing their tradition because my family didn't expose me to that because they believed it's best that I only know what's best by raising me the only way they knew how to be free after the struggles they had to face. They didn't want me or any of my siblings know how bad their life was but they still give us stories to show us how the world is.