What is a name?

Many people will tell you that a name is simply something that others call eachother, a name is used to identify other people.  But many times names have deeper meanings, for example, my name is Nicholas which is a Greek name and means "people's victory".  Yet to me and to those whom know me it means more than just that.  The name of "Nicholas" also describes everything that I am to each individual person that knows who I am.  Each persons' interpretation of the name will be individualized due to my interactions with them.

There are many times in my lives where I have seen two different sides of myself.  These two conflicting personalities often occur when I am with a group or with an individual.  When I am in group settings I tend to be goofy, have a little more fun than normal and I can be distracted quite easily. On the other side is when I am alone or one on one with another person.  In these situations I prefer to work hard, be serious, and get everything done in a timely manner in order to give more free time at the end of the project.  I most often see these different sides of myself at school, church, or at a sporting event.  The two sides of me differ so greatly that sometimes I find myself struggling to decide which me I want to be.  At large gatherings where personal interaction with others occur I often find myself switching between these two people depending on who I am with and how the individual conversation is going.