Added: 10/25/2005 |
Family is about coming together and embracing the unity of culture. It is also about teaching and passing on the culture to the next generation so that they too can hold the culture torch and pass it on.
That is clear as in the Icelandic names that emphasis the roots of the person and the unity of with the surrounding society. It is the emblem of unity with other people and the knowing that the Iceland names that you have go beyond the single person.
In that you will always remember that you are not alone and you will never be alone, as long as the culture that you come from is the pride that you carry when you meet other people.
Iceland names are often worn with that pride and that is why Icelandic people enjoy teaching other people how to pronounce their names, as they can be hard to pronounce. It is also not only in the pronunciation of the names that is crucial but the bonding moment that the people share when they are learning these Icelandic names.
It is the patience that shows and the respect for the differences in culture and upbringing that lights up the room when people come together to socialize and enjoy the fact that the world is getting smaller and we are getting closer and closer together. Yet at the same time it is the differences in our unique cultures that make us who we are.
Icelandic names are the essence of the diverse culture that is part of the Icelandic people upbringing. Culture is what units and bonds us together. It is the element that acts like viewing binoculars when we enter this hungry world that is ready to engulf us.
Although sometimes culture can also act as a barrier, it is our safety net that we can return to when the cruelty of the world threatens to engulf us in insanity. This life bridge we have to cross when we are not in the safety of the people and things that we are familiar with and those that fit in our comfort zone.
Icelandic names are also part of that safety net and they bring forth the pride that stems from knowing your past origins. The meaning in Icelandic names also indicates the care taken to reinforce that fact that the individual is a part of something that extends far beyond the self.
Icelandic names also bring forth the passing of generations that also means that you are more then just a single entity but a part of an ongoing chain that will continue millennia's after you are gone. This means that you are part of the universe as such.
It is this known as pride and confidence that we can extract from our cultures. This gives us the backbone to succeed to want to pass the same torch to the next generation. And in this pride we find and understand ourselves and the unique capabilities that we are born with. We embrace the cultural unit as a whole and the elements that encompass us. We are one with life that is the ultimate emphasis in Icelandic names.
Culture brings us to that light and in the vast wisdom and knowledge that is improved, we come to understand and perhaps appreciate the wonderful world around us. In that we become part of the element of things that are greater than us. We live life to become part of the lives of the people who share this world with us.
Iceland names reinforce this with their colourful expression of a person in one single word.
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