{"id":3922,"date":"2012-08-16T09:28:22","date_gmt":"2012-08-16T16:28:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/blank-slate\/?p=3922"},"modified":"2012-08-16T11:58:31","modified_gmt":"2012-08-16T18:58:31","slug":"a-good-name","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/blank-slate\/2012\/08\/16\/a-good-name\/","title":{"rendered":"A Good Name"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Jones is a fine name; so is Smith. Hitler is not.<\/p>\n

It’s not the names themselves; they’re just words. It’s what the person does with it that makes the difference.<\/p>\n

A good name is better than fine perfume.<\/strong>* It sends a scent ahead, and leaves one behind.<\/p>\n

It’s the person<\/em> that makes the name famous, or ruins it.<\/p>\n

A good reputation is a reputation for doing good. It’s earned by many actions, and can be lost by one.<\/p>\n

Bill Clinton was a state governor and a two-term US president. But is he remembered for his political achievements or his marital indiscretions?<\/p>\n

What about OJ Simpson? He had a running good name, for awhile.<\/p>\n

Reputation is what we earn when everybody’s watching. Character is formed when no one is. It’s best to have a reputation for a fine character.<\/p>\n

An old proverb says, \u201cA person with a bad name is already half hanged.\u201d<\/p>\n

Are there any Hitlers anymore? I think not. Any who had it changed it, or, so I read, stopped having children. Pretty extreme!<\/p>\n

On the other hand, there are names that always carry honor, by the fame of lofty predecessors.<\/p>\n

I’ve always been inspired by Joseph, the step father of Jesus. Not an “important” man, not rich; he was a regular worker, having character, a solid conscience and a dependable honesty. He was noticed by few but handed an important role. And that’s not to mention Mary and her quiet qualities.<\/p>\n

Joe and Mary, fairly plain names, elevated to the heavens.<\/p>\n

Our own roles may not be so special, but the requirements are the same: just our duty done with diligence. It’s all they did, and all we need to do.<\/p>\n

A name is not just a word, but a fragrance.<\/p>\n

Don’t stink.<\/p>\n

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_________________________<\/p>\n

Ecclesiastes 7:1a<\/p>\n

Next: The Wind Again, and the Number of Our Years.<\/em> Coming Monday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

What name we have doesn’t matter; rather it’s how we wear it . . . and in the end, how we leave it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/blank-slate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3922"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/blank-slate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/blank-slate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/blank-slate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/blank-slate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3922"}],"version-history":[{"count":31,"href":"https:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/blank-slate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3922\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4023,"href":"https:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/blank-slate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3922\/revisions\/4023"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/blank-slate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3922"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/blank-slate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3922"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/blank-slate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3922"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}