What's In A Name?

Have you ever wondered what your name tells about you? Or what does it mean? What people think about it? If it suits you?

For me, names are a work of art -an on going process that defines who you are. It is an effort to create a meaning for the physical capsule you live in. It is a treasure to be discovered. It can be a curse to those who speak of it with bitter tongues. But for others who taste the sugary sweetness of their names-hearing it spoken is heaven briefly experienced- is distinctly different.

Names are passwords to forgotten pasts and vague futures. It is the aegis for people readying for battle. It's an elixir for those who feel weak and useless. Names are the food of the Gods. It is Nectar whom Zeus and his clan use to quench their mighty thirst.

They are stories waiting to unfold. Essay to move hearts and novels to make you tear up. Names are screenplays by Shakespeare. They are speeches encapsulated in a few letters. They are biographies of people who moved the world.

Learning, hearing, speaking a name is contributing, reliving, and creating History. Names are history itself. It was there since time immemorial. It will still be there when we are long gone.

Giving a name is blessing someone with a Life. A life of his/her own, of giving the person free reign to conquer the dreams and defy the odds. Giving a name is freedom. Living to live with it is Liberty. Accepting it is Life. It is Love.

Owning a name is our destiny. It is heaven's will. It's the first step towards the gates of Paradise. It is a train ticket, a lift key, to places we craved. It is a passport for others. A Visa for some.

Names are Lives being lived. They are songs that soothes the weary soul. Heroes worthy of monuments, Nobel prize winner deserving applause.

Names is all.