A name is not just a serial number or primary key associated with any product or person. The first name signifies the characteristics or behaviorof a person. Imagine that you are going to meet a person but you have never seen him/her before. You just have the name of that person. Wouldn't you create a vague picture of him/her in your mind before you meet? Exactly!Unfortunately we don't get to choose our name at birth. Its our parents who name us years before we know what we are. Someone with the name "Harishchandra" might be a habitual liar, "Anamika" is still a name, "Vivek" may be pretty dumb, "Prashanth" may be ill-tempered! Ultimately, our name reflects our parents' imagination of what they wanted us to grow up to be. All the names I have heard so far are positive names, i.e., they signify one or more good qualities of a person. You have heard of the name Sajjan, but have you heard Durjan in real life? (Don't think about Ambrish Puri in Karan Arjun!) Many names are synonyms to Gods, mythological characters and historical legends, who have only good qualities. Such names too fall under the positive names category. Fortunately all parents name their children with the positive names and many people are happy with their names.
We all realize what we really are after teenage. Everyone should get a chance to express what they are through their name. It would be great if we have a system where we have an option to change our name at around the age of 18-22 when we get our Driver's License and the process should not be as tedious as it is now - get an affidavit, swear in front of a notery, publish public notices in 2 leading newspapers, etc. One should be known by a "minor" name during childhood and teenage, and a "Major" name for the rest of the lifetime.
If Chanakya did not fair well in studies and turned out to be an outstanding archer by the time he was 18, he may wish to rename himself as Arjun instead. Well, no comments for names like Dolly, Tom, Cody, Koti, etc.
Frankly, I wouldn't change my name even if I had an option! Would you?
1 comment:
Hey there,
I read this article of yours,about names,i felt good and i really enjoyed it.Good writing.Keep it up.And what have said there is true,but i really don't want to change my name ever.Because i love my name,and feel lucky to have it and i thank my parents for that.
Nice article good.
Take care,bye.
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