on choosing names.

there is one thing that i'll never understand about us humans, it is this; naming our children. to us humans, it is important to give a child a good name so that he grows into what he is named after and because society would have it such that parents only choose meaningful names.

i disagree.

today, i had a disagreement with a friend about choosing names for children; more like it was a debate about how parents should choose the names of their children. his argument was that the name "sandy"(sorry sandy, if by chance you should read this) was not a good name for a child because it was lacking in meaning and thus, value.

i strongly disagree.

what value is there in a name? should not the bearer of the name create value for the name and not vice versa? and how does meaning denote value? is value not subjective? and even if a name should have meaning and value, what justice does it do the name if the bearer is nothing like the name suggests? it is pointless, if you ask me. i would just give my children names that sound simple, sweet and nice. nothing out of the ordinary and not something too long(because he or she has write her full name on his/her examination scripts for national exams and it takes too long!). he, or she, will then create value out the name that we have given her, like the men and women of old. on a random note, sandy is a nice name.

let every name have meaning and value; so that men and women will choose foolishly no more.
because now, every name is but a name, with no value attached, except the value that the bearer has created for his or her own name.