Thursday, January 13, 2011

After months of consultation, procrastination and deliberation, we've decided Michael's Chinese name.

艾迈程

Ai Mai Cheng

I'll break it down for you.

艾 Ai: (our family surname) "fragrant grass"

迈 Mai: (given name) "a step"

程 Cheng: (given name) "journey"

Good features about this name include:

- It's definitely a boy's name

- It has a good meaning, "a step in the journey"

- Some phonetic similarity to Michael

- people like it

Here's how he fits into our family then:

艾安祝 Ai Anzhu (Drew) fragrant grass - peace - blessing

艾睿秋 Ai Ruiqiu (Rachel) fragrant grass - discernment - autumn

艾泰德 Ai Taide (Titus) fragrant grass - great - morality

艾迈程 Ai Maicheng (Michael) fragrant grass - step - journey

Jenny - AKA - frogmama1/13/2011
I love this! And what a special story lies behind the meaning of these names :) ...and it is a great tool as it ties in with the Chinese culture so much (of course!) Thank you - Michael's Chinese name is a beautiful addition to your family's names.
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kaw1/14/2011
what great meanings for all of you! hugs!
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allcedars1/16/2011
Love it!
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Hi friend! We like to hear back from you. -- Rachel & Drew.

Neighbors 邻居

“It may be possible for each to think too much of his own potential glory hereafter; it is hardly possible for him to think too often or too deeply about that of his neighbor. The load, or weight, or burden of my neighbor's glory should be laid daily on my back, a load so heavy that only humility can carry it, and the backs of the proud will be broken. ...

"There are no ordinary people. You have never talked to a mere mortal. Nations, cultures, arts, civilizations -- these are mortal, and their life is to ours as the life of a gnat. But it is immortals whom we joke with, work with, marry, snub and exploit. ...your neighbor is the holiest object presented to your senses.”

- C.S. Lewis, The Weight of Glory