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Inna Name

he contemplates those Indian names that tell who, or what, they are as a being, tell something important regarding the actual person being named like: Ron his horse is thunder Bodaway the fire maker Wakiza the desperate warrior and Kajika walks without sound other cultures have meaning implied in names they assign to their children, though most refer to religious matters seldom, if ever do they speak its meaning even when known Aasim, person who keeps away from sins Abdul the servant Yaman, good tidings Jafar, a rivulet or stream and David, beloved one Albert, noble and bright Michael, who is like God and William, desire a helmet (which seems perplexingly honest) will today's peoples ever call themselves for what they prize or what the person actually is, like: Geithner too big to fail Wallstare, wanna see big screen Carb Manna, he who always eats or Runnin' Behind, perpetually late Maybe my name would be Thinks too much, or similar variant perhaps something farther out like: Dreams wandering or It's an interesting view from here © Goode Guy 2011-11-30

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Date: 12/3/2011 7:40:00 AM
hidden man/pondering his navel/ the days pass..............Light & Love
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