"There's no such thing as a perfect name. I think that human beings should be allowed to name themselves when they turn eighteen," he adds. "Until then, pronouns."
A good thing about being an international student is that I get to choose my own name to be called. I think name is the representation of one’s identity and most people do struggle to find their identity as themselves and as the members of their families. However, I’ve got to establish and develop my identity as Seungyeon (part of my family and where I came from) and Jade, my true self. With two separate names in one soul and body, I tries to balance them well to know who I am as both Seungyeon and Jade Hong. However, I do not think my real name, Seungyeon, expresses me as well enough as my other name, Jade, does. While Seungyeon means to continue over and over, Jade means something special to me. In one of my favorite books (which later made into drama), the sub-protagonist says “I will shine brilliantly even if I break, like a jade does.” I was fascinated by how she tries and achieve everything she desire and named myself Jade in the namesake of her because I want to live my life as she did in the novel. Through naming myself, I established my identity as how I want to live my life.
A good thing about being an international student is that I get to choose my own name to be called. I think name is the representation of one’s identity and most people do struggle to find their identity as themselves and as the members of their families. However, I’ve got to establish and develop my identity as Seungyeon (part of my family and where I came from) and Jade, my true self. With two separate names in one soul and body, I tries to balance them well to know who I am as both Seungyeon and Jade Hong.
ReplyDeleteHowever, I do not think my real name, Seungyeon, expresses me as well enough as my other name, Jade, does. While Seungyeon means to continue over and over, Jade means something special to me. In one of my favorite books (which later made into drama), the sub-protagonist says “I will shine brilliantly even if I break, like a jade does.” I was fascinated by how she tries and achieve everything she desire and named myself Jade in the namesake of her because I want to live my life as she did in the novel. Through naming myself, I established my identity as how I want to live my life.