A Good Name Is Better Than Gold

All that you have is your name.   What is in your name?   In your name are there actions that align with what you say.   Do people use synonyms like: trustworthy, honest, and dependable?   What is in your name?  Choose carefully.  More than gold can be tarnished.  My Great Great grandfather, Steven selected the name Stanmore as our family name after being freed from the Boatwright plantation.   History said that he wanted to choose a name that was indicative of the excellence and stamina that his progeny had demonstrated.   During my 7th grade year Mrs. Dawson, my science teacher, would tell me that "Stanmores don't act like that" whenever sagacity escaped me.   My grandmother would also tell me about those great Stanmores who wore our name before me.  She would often say that "Stanmore stands for something."   Stanmore, like your name, has only the meaning that you give it now.  What is in a name?   Whatever is in your name, you put it there.