In the Old Testament, names were given to individuals to inspire them to characteristics indicated by their names.
Many of the individuals did indeed live up to their names and some did not. However, the idea of having a name that represents greatness in one form or another, is a good one, I think!
It certainly inspired me to make something of my three given names: William, Fredrick, and Lionel.
So, enjoy playing with your name to identify the greatness in it. It's cool! - Grandpa Wal
Have you ever sat on the banks of a river and watched the water flow by? Have you ever heard the sound of its waters as they race on in search for a place to rest? Have you ever thought how rivers are so much like life - rushing by, mouthing off under sun and storm, always moving, always facing the heavens, defiantly carving out their own way in the world?
We can learn much from rivers if we take the time of watch and listen to them. It's cool! Try it and see for yourself. - Grandpa Wal
Just imagine looking into the future as Winston Churchill seems to have done when he formulated his thought about the new forms of power structures that would govern the world in the years past World War II - Empires of the Mind, he called them.
Today we live under the influence of these Empires of the Mind and will become subjected to them unless we use our own minds to withstand the beguiling, enticing, empires forming clearly on the Internet and other forms of mind-captivating mechanisms available to us today.
And, the only way we can develop the strength and individual power to withstand being drawn along by the thinking of others, often more powerful than us, is to win the battle within and become a powerful player ourselves in the marketplace of ideas on offer today. - Grandpa Wal
Link 1: Galaxies galore - http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap960124.html
Link 2: A spiral galaxy like the Milky Way http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap990527.html
Link 3:The stuff from which stars are made http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap000924.html
