Recently, a girl named "Beiyan Yunyi" was refused permission to settle in Jinan, Shandong Province, sparking heated debate. Prior to this, a couple in Zhongshan, Guangdong renamed their child "Travel Around the World". The father's surname is Zhou and the mother's surname is Zou. They hope that their child can travel around the world, so after passing the review, netizens said that it was so casual! The person whose surname is Fu is "the richest in the world", and the person whose surname is Zhang is "the richest person in the world". After the banter and ridicule, a deeper reflection is needed. Although a person's name is not a big deal, it cannot be chosen casually.
It was said before that some couples named their children "King of Glory", which was considered to be a very rare phenomenon. But when more parents choose to name their children in this way, this This is no longer an isolated case, but a common phenomenon. I can’t help but wonder whether the world is too ever-changing or the culture is too casual? There is nothing wrong with parents pursuing novelty and highlighting their individuality. But what is reflected behind the name is a cultural connotation and a choice of family culture. It is a way of inheriting civilization and a form of expressing the unique beauty of Chinese characters. Now it has become the so-called "news", which is ridiculous and sad.
Names are of great significance, and China has attached great importance to naming people since ancient times. Under the influence of Confucius' thought of "rectifying names", people regard naming their descendants as very sacred and even mysterious. Naming attaches great importance to meaning and connotation, as well as to the order of generations and the distinction between elder and younger. This has continued for thousands of years. There is a saying among Chinese people in naming "the Book of Songs for women and the Songs of Chu for men". Looking back at modern society, not to mention poetry, even the basic "surname and name" are being discarded. Some people may say that we have long ceased to follow the ancients' way of naming names, characters, and names. We are an open modern society and advocate the simplification of written expressions. Not without reason, it is gradually withdrawing from the stage of our lives. But more modern people only pursue symbolization and personalization of names, rather than pursuing their true meaning. Expressions become less solemn and less important, and the meaning of "name culture" is lost, and the inheritance of "name culture" will be terminated.
Internet culture has enriched cultural diversity, and names are one of them. Virtual social media makes people's names no longer important. Names are symbols and expressions of emotions, which can be used as they wish. But back in the real world, this principle is unfeasible and unacceptable.
In the past, the naming of children was so important. Regardless of whether they were rich or poor, intellectuals would read several big dictionaries and think for a long time, and poor families would also pray to God. Buddha, pay special attention to it. It can be said that "the establishment of a name will last for ten months." A name will accompany a person throughout his life. What impressed me deeply was that when a classmate introduced himself for the first time in college, he said: - "The rain is full of hibiscus and the autumn mood is clear. The charming wind and moon are all over the river city. I miss the wind and love the moon, and I see the moon off in the wind." Yes. The origin of the name "Mu He" is so beautiful! How envious and admirable I was at that time. But now when I think about it, one day someone said to me - "My parents like to play King of Glory, so my name is King of Glory." What kind of picture is it?
I don’t know how a child will behave with such a name when he starts to understand, but I know that a meaningful name is the parent’s expectation for the child, the parents’ respect for the child’s life, and even more respect for the culture. Instead of being new and different, think about the deep meaning. This is the way to choose a name.
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