Names - collective conscience
some names - joe, bill . . . mean nothing
no offense, i mean joe means joseph
but nothing really deep,
bill means william, like england of old,
some names - elizabeth,
mean royalty and sophisticated,
not liz, the shortened butchered one,
take poindexter, now on the other hand,
nerdy, but also west point military academy
i think names connote by association
because take joe, the name i've mentioned means nothing
actually, it means something,
example?
yes, joe will convert to joseph,
joseph of arimathia, now you're talking,
biblical man who paid for jesus of nazareth's burial,
joseph stalingrad, no, i don't think so
murdered too many of his own brethren,
bill, for short, for william,
okay, bill clinton
names connote power by association,
not in the name itself
jesus, many a mexican friend i've known,
not so outstanding, but then again,
they were cool people and all,
but then,
jesus of nazareth, okay, now things change
son of God, in the flesh
the name connotes awesome power
at whose name every knee will bow
maybe not everyone today
but someday, (sounds like an opinion, fine)
but anyway, we'll see . . .
ted, jeb, tom, clarence . . .
ted bundy, ted turner
tom and jerry, tom and tom hanks,
clarence the cool nerd, clarence williams
get the picture?
names are cool, names are important
man gives names to everything
adam named all the animals in the garden of eden
we give names to everything in our homes
and in the world
and to our offspring, babies
we call people names, sometimes offensive ones
but the meaning to some names
outside of the trivial and sundry
comes with the reputation,
the economics,
name brand clothes, cars or goods,
name brand versus obscure
no name, surname, the game,
my name, your name,
the history,
the legacy,
the living,
and names are either good or bad
some we keep, some we don't
names are important,
they help us find our way,
make us happy and or sad
names give us meaning and direction
names make civilization possible