Be courageous to give big names.

Be courageous to give big names.
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Who knows, the Gandhi of current age will surpass Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. Some congress men may have done wrongs but the Gandhi of current century too condemns that. Gandhi has condemned those wrongs committed while in power. Gandhis pursue the philosophies of congress, many too are for the philosophy congress, diversity and democracy where voice of voiceless and marginalised are attended as a principle of civilization.
History the record keeper, has honoured none compromising integrity and has made Budha, Jesus, Gandhi heros of humanity. Name is not enough, integrity is  fuel to leave smokes behind and to position humanity into new height. New Gandhis will set new hights, but compromises will ruin. Fate of compromise with integrity has been  well documented in 2014 and 2019 general election of India, world has seen that. Compromise with integrity drowns and integrity sustains even in flood, thunder, like rock of the mountain.
It's a fact that the philosophy of one blood one race one religion is not for Indian context. Many don't like it. Many Indians are for diversity. Democracy is not for congress, our democracy is for Indian nationals who are divergent and different but one. Let every Indian be a Gandhi not only Rahul Gandhi.
In Christianity, Buddhism, Jainism,  Sikhism etc. we see these religions are reformist not original by itself. The original ancient religions are Judaism and Hinduism respectfully. Its practices are challenged by Christianity, Buddhism, Jainism and later it becam separate religions.  Roots are Judaism and Hinduism. Hinduism is also a progressive religion unlike Judaism. Followers of Christianity, Buddhism, Jainism,  Sikhism are in big numbers over the seas.
Indians in Newyeark 1.8%, Chicago 1.5%,  San Francisco 2.7%,  Washington 1.7%,  Houston 1.3 %, It's propagating nonviolence. Source: MPI tabulation of data from the U.S. Census Bureau pooled 2014-18 ACS. British Indians form the largest ethno-national group in London with a population of around 656,272 or 7.5% of the population. The majority are concentrated in West London, though populations can be found throughout London. They are not there for material prosperity. It's for peaceful co-existence. Its for love. No amount of revenge. Love for enemy. Forgiveness for repeated sin. They too practice Indian rituals, festivals, dress and food. The problem of these religious group is, each one loves the leader, loves the scripture. But often they themselves feel, as if they don't love the members of the their own community. The other flaw they feel is, the members of these communities propagate the values enumerated in the scriptures and practised by the initiator but, the members of these communities never opt to give name like Christ, Buddha, Jain to their children as others do. There may be few names like Christ, Buddha, Jain, but the acception is too little. In other religions it is seen, there are persons with names of gods and goddesses. So far psychology is concerned, names drives a person to know, acquire and deliver the character. Of course they are good names but character of the names are missing.
In our societies, we need to have many Christs, many Buddhas, many Jain and Persons with the name Christ, Buddha, Jain etc. if he moves in the society, it will remind the family member, society, and offices about the characters and values of these champions instead of their religion. If a person with name Christ, Buddha, Jain is convicted and goes to jail, the name will remind the fellow prisoners on the character of Christ, Buddha, Jain, even the convicted person will get reminded with the meaning of it's own names.
Names builds the character, character transforms the behavior and behavior has an impact in the society. If a person becomes a different character or negative character, people will remind him of his expected character of his or her name. Names have meaning. Meaning drives the individual.
Name is an inevitable aspect of human life. Every new person has to introduce oneself first with name. For listeners, first impression last long. No one is against the character of Christ, Buddha, Jain. But almost no duplicate Christ, Buddha, Jain is found in our society. Poor use duplicates items and imitations, it manages the situation. It gives satisfaction to the owner as well as onlookers. It inspires both to the owner and to the on lookers to have the original one.
Nowadays people give names to their pets. Through names they try to expect a character from their pets. Often the pets delivers as per the names and expectations as they are groomed like that.
Even human beings are named after many expectations from a child.  In course of time the child is reminded by all about the character of the original person.
While reading this article, readers may be getting reminded after the character of their names, the original person. We have the opportunity to correct ourselves.
No parent gives name, Satan, Raxhyasa, Pisacha etc. Because these names have negative repercussions. Negative names if given, must inject to be negative.
Some time we use and abuse our friends and enemies with negative names. And they say, let me prove the name with that I am called.
Name drives a person to act, react, correct and to pursue persistently to achieve that.
In these days people don't want to give the names which are already there in the society and have been named. So parents and guardians coin the words and letters and give a new name. These names too drives the person concern and the people who call the name.
While calling a person, if the name itself has significant respectable personality of history, the caller become conscious. Some time it is heard that, persons with particular names are found with that particular character. Some time negative and some time positives.
When someone becomes very successful in sports, science, profession, business, politics, cinema, art, craft etc, people start giving those names to their children. The child hears that name throughout his or her life time. It motivates the person concern.
Let's conclude, name drives the person, names impacts the society. Name itself is a messenger. Names forms the character of the individual, family and society and that forms the nation. Let's be proud of the names which have no negative character. Let's have the courage to give names which have historical and ethical values. Let these names being a person move in our homes, villages, towns and cities. Let these names be in our class rooms, offices, business houses, even in prisons and brothels. Name gives message, names inspires, name transforms, name challenges. Let's be courageous to give the names like Buddha Christ, Jain even Gandhi and Ambedkar. These names will build our society. Be courageous to give names and to be named with mighty character. Names works as a messenger and transforms. Be courageous to give big names. In today's world social activists, NGOs, writers and poets, media and politicians and many from government and civil society are trying and bothering and some are frustrated for not being able to build the character of children, families, society. Empel number of names of perfect charters is expected to spread the message in the society. But it's unfortunate to see the slogans "Gandhi murdabad, Godshe jindabad"

Dwit David Philip
Social worker
Chaibasha, Jharkhand
Phone: 9437104304