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What's in a name?

Your sun-sign influence your character, yes! But wait, there's more to it!

I live in a large size family or more commonly what you call a joint family. And one could easily find this out, by simply getting to know me or looking at me. As most of my character traits, habits, and ways I deal with things and people, reflect it!

For instance, I am unnecessarily so loud that I cannot even pretend to whisper, it doesn't come to me. To which, one of my distant friends comments that cause there could always be too many people around you, that you have to always shout at the top of your voice to get yourself heard in a room full of people. Confirming, that I must be living in a Joint fam.

I never gave a thought to this notion before it was brought to my face this way. 

This brings me to find out the fact that it is not just the people, surroundings, sun-signs, and nature that influence your character. But there are a few less significant things too that could actually influence your personality.

Your name is one of the characteristic influencers of your character. Yes, fact-check it, if you don't trust me here. But recent research confirms that our names have the potential to influence our behavior, physical appearance, career path, life choices, popularity, and how others perceive us.

All those insta influencers who have creatively named themself as Rhea, Riyeah, Reea, think through this! (pun intended)

To all of you who paused and googled the meaning of your name and all those who are going to do so at the end of this blog, do let me know how true it fits with you!

Have you ever considered the fact that, even when we refer to God by his various names, we are actually associating him to his different forms and meanings? 

For example, when we are addressing Lord Shiva as "Shankar", we are referring to the "Vinaashkaari roop" or his destructive form of him; similarly when we address him as "Shiva", we are referring to his "Kalyaankaari roop" or the prosperous form; and when you address him as "Bhole", you are referring to his most innocent form, who is thought to grant all of your foolish wishes.

Incredible right? Address him right, the next time you pray to him.

So now you realize that names are more than just syllables or words; they encompass your entire identity. They are powerful. 

This puts light on the important responsibility that lies on parents to name their child correctly. As the words that we use, whether privately or publicly, to describe and define our children can and will affect how we view and treat them, as well as how they view and treat themselves.

Only if parents today understand how influential someone's name could be, they would think twice before giving some weird and meaningless name to their kids. 

On that note rephrasing what Shakespeare said, "What's in a name?"

"everything!”


Image by Mihai Surdu from Pixabay 



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