Your True Name

I love to read, and I read pretty much anything I can get my hands on. Recently the last of the Eragon books came out, it is called Inheritance. These books are children's books, ummm grade level about 6th or 7th I think. I they are big books which could double as a booster seat for anyone who needed one. It is set in the time of dragons, elves, dwarfs, humans, and a few other species. One concept that repeats itself in these books is ones True or Authentic Name.

Your true name isn't the name your parents gave you. Your true name is melded from your character, accomplishments, failures, and attitude. If you figure out another persons true name, then you have dominion over them, hence why authentic names are important in the story.

This concept of a true name makes me wonder what my true name would be. In the book, most characters can't be honest enough with themselves to discover their true name, as it holds the good and bad of a person. Am I honest enough to discover my true name? Who am I? If I know my true name, will it help me to really look at others, see them for who they are? Help me make better decisions regarding friends, families, and love?

I know I'm a survivor, I'm strong, and I'm a mother. Those are the good points. I'm also haunted which can sometime cause me to be reckless or become scared. These would be the bad points. I'm sure other people would add to my true name. It's a work in progress for me. What's interesting in the book is that if you change, your true name changes. So bad people can become good, and good people can turn bad.

I guess there is still some hope for me. What would your true name be?