1.03.2011

What's In a Name?



What's in a name? That which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet;
So Romeo would, were he not Romeo call'd
Retain that dear perfection which he owes
Without that title

-William Shakespeare

Often times I get caught up in names; titles such as bestfriend, girlfriend, boyfriend, boo, babe etc. and the expectations you place upon people with these titles. When I was younger, and I had "best friends" I would focus on them having the title of best friend instead of them actually being a best friend. So when they did not deliver I was always disappointed.

This quote (which I randomly remembered from reading Shakespear in High School) taught me that it matters not what something is called, but what it actually is, and what it means to you.

Make it a good day!
♥tiff