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The Reasons Why It Matters which Name You are Called
Your Name and You: What is the Connection. Why it matters which Name you are called?
What is in a name? Perhaps, what does matter which name you bear or are called?
Take for instance the name Lucifer. You wonder why anyone would choose to be called by the name Lucifer. Meanwhile, Lucifer means something positive and great, but the first owner of the name has corrupted.
Lucifer means the light-bearer, but now, he is also known as Satan or the devil. Hence, Lucifer – the light bearer is associated to devil or anything evil.
The story of Lucifer’s metamorphosis to Satan tells us that it matters what name you bear.
Names and naming are important aspects of life and identity. It is about the first gift you get when you are born. It is also your lifelong and most essential asset, you will always carry with you.
For instance, in countries like South Africa, you can’t get an Identity Card or book without a name.
Therefore, some cultures in Africa, naming is a ceremony that is not taken lightly. Some families perform rituals according to the family traditions on a particularly day- usually eighth or seventh day after a child is born.
Some of the Christian faith names their child in a ceremony that happens on the seventh in accordance with the adopted Jewish tradition- when a child is circumcised.
It is believed a child begins his/her life’s journey the day he/she is named because the name gives him/her identity as a full human being.
Popular belief about names suggests that you are what you are called. In other words, you are your name.
Perhaps, if you are called Goodluck, for instance, all things being equal, you should experience good luck in your life more than often.
More than that.
Other belief indicates your name inspires you and express the core of your being.
Hence, every time someone calls you good luck, you answer. You are good luck. Imagine being called a name without meaning or a name that means sadness or pain (if translated from local language to English), every time someone calls you and you answer, you affirm and confirm that you are sadness or pain.
Take example of Jesus which means saviour. He practically lived his name as a saviour of the world.
But someone would counter and say, this doesn’t work for me; 'my name is just a name.'
Yes, you are right.
The truth is what you don’t know don’t work for you; what you don’t acknowledge or recognize would hardly work. Even if it works, you wouldn’t be able to make the link.
What is however key about names is what meaning the name carries or the meaning the attached to the name. Hence, forever Lucifer which means light-bearer is forever tainted as evil even when it does not mean evil originally.
Hence, it is said a good name is to be chosen rather than great riches.
You see, your name is all you got. It is your number one identity. It represents you even when you are absent. It goes ahead of you and you leave behind where you are.
Therefore, it is your responsibility to ensure that your name is not dragged in the mud or tainted like Lucifer. It was once a great name, but when Lucifer fell from grace to grass, he lost his name. Even though he is called Lucifer-the light bearer, he no longer carries the light anymore.
Also, evaluate your current name and it is meaning. if it is negative or meaningless, you may want to consider changing it and get an empowering name.
What is in a name? Perhaps, what does matter which name you bear or are called?
Take for instance the name Lucifer. You wonder why anyone would choose to be called by the name Lucifer. Meanwhile, Lucifer means something positive and great, but the first owner of the name has corrupted.
Lucifer means the light-bearer, but now, he is also known as Satan or the devil. Hence, Lucifer – the light bearer is associated to devil or anything evil.
The story of Lucifer’s metamorphosis to Satan tells us that it matters what name you bear.
Names and naming are important aspects of life and identity. It is about the first gift you get when you are born. It is also your lifelong and most essential asset, you will always carry with you.
For instance, in countries like South Africa, you can’t get an Identity Card or book without a name.
Therefore, some cultures in Africa, naming is a ceremony that is not taken lightly. Some families perform rituals according to the family traditions on a particularly day- usually eighth or seventh day after a child is born.
Some of the Christian faith names their child in a ceremony that happens on the seventh in accordance with the adopted Jewish tradition- when a child is circumcised.
It is believed a child begins his/her life’s journey the day he/she is named because the name gives him/her identity as a full human being.
Popular belief about names suggests that you are what you are called. In other words, you are your name.
Perhaps, if you are called Goodluck, for instance, all things being equal, you should experience good luck in your life more than often.
More than that.
Other belief indicates your name inspires you and express the core of your being.
Hence, every time someone calls you good luck, you answer. You are good luck. Imagine being called a name without meaning or a name that means sadness or pain (if translated from local language to English), every time someone calls you and you answer, you affirm and confirm that you are sadness or pain.
Take example of Jesus which means saviour. He practically lived his name as a saviour of the world.
But someone would counter and say, this doesn’t work for me; 'my name is just a name.'
Yes, you are right.
The truth is what you don’t know don’t work for you; what you don’t acknowledge or recognize would hardly work. Even if it works, you wouldn’t be able to make the link.
What is however key about names is what meaning the name carries or the meaning the attached to the name. Hence, forever Lucifer which means light-bearer is forever tainted as evil even when it does not mean evil originally.
Hence, it is said a good name is to be chosen rather than great riches.
You see, your name is all you got. It is your number one identity. It represents you even when you are absent. It goes ahead of you and you leave behind where you are.
Therefore, it is your responsibility to ensure that your name is not dragged in the mud or tainted like Lucifer. It was once a great name, but when Lucifer fell from grace to grass, he lost his name. Even though he is called Lucifer-the light bearer, he no longer carries the light anymore.
Also, evaluate your current name and it is meaning. if it is negative or meaningless, you may want to consider changing it and get an empowering name.
