1. Humanity and cultural norms 

I grew up in a cultural orientated community and family. Growing up in the Bapedi culture was and still is a huge privilege they believe and practice humanity, either in the community or in the families. They taught us that humanity serves as an important aspect in one's life and in order for your life to be complete you have to practice it. It can be displayed in many different ways which I cannot mention them all, respecting elderly people and treating them the way you treat and respect your parents, respecting people younger than me is humanity, that is how I was taught.  It leaves a permanent and important mark that has a huge impact in my life in general and not forgetting my ancestors. I was taught that when giving the elders food and drinks I must kneel down because it shows respect even when I greet then it is mandatory to kneel. I was told that the respect that you practice and give to others shapes my life which also makes my ancestors happy and makes them to shower me with blessings and to protect me.

2. Dream interpretation and the spirit world 

In my community and my culture also, dreams are not considered as dreams, but they believe that in most cases they serve as a message. They offer a glimpse into the spirit world of hidden reality that can be seen as messages from my ancestors, warnings from the future and the ancestors or opportunities of spiritual guidance. There are also cultural specialists that they can take you to if you want an interpretation to your dreams so that they interpret the dreams for you. The specialist after doing their work then therefore tell you what the dreams means and what should be done because in some cases, they do specific rituals or practices to induce prophetic dreams or to interpret those dreams. 

So, growing up in a community like that created a sense of connection to my cultural beliefs and my ancestors and in conclusion this shapes my worldview in a different way that makes me narrow minded to other people's culture and their beliefs.