What's In A Name?

  You know, a name sometimes, says a great deal about a person. Parents,  know the importance of having a good name.The Bible,  stresses the advantages of having a good name and because it does, lets face it there are just some names no thoughtful parent would ever  name their children. I can't imagine any parent,  wanting to name their child Judas, Adolf Attila, Why? These names bring certain things to mind when spoken because the people who held these names did some very terrible things in human history. Judas, betrayed Christ, with a kiss if fact that single act is often called the kiss of death. Adolf Hitler, is directly responsible for the murder of six million Jews during the Holocaust,  in World War II.Attila the Hun,  is known for his numerous merciless raids of Roman cities where he often killed every living person in a city including men women children and even small babies.As one can clearly see then,  not many parents would ever name their children after these horrible men.
  As terrible as these men are in the pages of history if I name certain sports figures they may not be terrible on a personal level but as soon as I say their names negative feelings will be generated in the mind of  the average sports fan. Let's try a few, Pete Rose, Barry Bonds, Mark Mcgwire, Lance Armstrong. All of these men were great in their chosen sport at one time that is until they were accused or down right caught cheating. Now,  all of their sports records, as great as they may have appeared mean nothing! Because these men chose in one way or another to cheat  and give themselves an unfair advantage now one can never know for sure the true existent of these men's athletic greatness their character however is clearly defined.
  With regards to Lance Armstrong,  by choosing to no longer fight the steroid charges against him and as a result having the seven consecutive Tour De France medals recended will always appear  to be guilty of steroid use. The public, by enlarge, seems to realize an innocent man should have nothing to hide and should be more than willing to clear his name no matter how long it takes or what the cost may be a person's  good name reflects their  character it is who they are. A cheater, by any other name their conduct remains, just as disappointing and their condemnation just as everlasting. As always, my friends, these thoughts remain, just, some words, to think on.