Did Juliet really believe what she said when she spoke that famous line, "What's in a name? that which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet". Now, I don't know about you, but I think that a little bit of my personality comes from my name. Had I been named something ridiculous like Samantha or Norma or even crazier yet, Cathy, I wouldn't be quite the spunky person I am today. Because I am Marie, I am me.
That might make little sense to those who have normal names and feel normal as well. But, take into consideration HR8799. What do you picture when you think of that name? Anything? I personally picture a robot with an unfortunately lame name. According to this article, HR8799 is a star comparable to our sun. From the name, however, I don't quite get the same feeling. I don't know about you, but the name Sun just makes me feel warm and think of happy times.
Compare those happy, more pleasant feelings that come from the Sun and compare it to how you feel when you hear about HR8799
Not quite the same, is it? I prefer the closer, more welcoming sun than that digital, and far-away outcast who didn't even deserve a real name. I guess that was what they were going for in the book Anthem. And, to end, here is a quote from the book "Positive Words, Powerful Results" by Hal Urban: "Remember that a person's name is to that person the sweetest and most important sound in any language." So, although a rose would smell as sweet, I wouldn't want to receive any "turnip-rancids" from a sweetheart.
