Watz there in a name?!?

The sweetest thing to ones own ear is their name!
When ever I heard people's name, invariably I compared to mine! And always felt my name is inferior to others in many ways! First thing it’s as old as India! Associated with India and Indian history and politics! And during those early years of India, this name seems to be pretty popular! there are many great (:D) women whose name I share with, take it first women prime minister of the world or first test tube baby's creator in India, this name is/was found in every field.

This name means goddess of wealth, prosperity and wife of sustainer The Vishnu.
She is supposed to be very beautiful, her face is as pleasant as lotus and she bestows prosperity on all those who believes and worships her! If you take a shortened version of this name, "Indu" that means full moon! Also means today in Kannada!

So now back, so I always felt my name is old fashioned, represent that grandma's era blah blah and all! When some one asked my name a pinch of inferiority was always there in me. I wished to have a sweetest, melodiest, prettiest and coolest name :) and I envied those who have such a beautiful names to tag on to their personality. I felt how lucky they are to have that name.

Today I and one of new friend (my lunch friend!) happen to meet in the rest room. As we were discussing about some “things”, there came one more girl. As usual we smiled at each other and extended the same topic to her as well, and complimented her hair! Then she was telling us how hard it has become for her to manage and how she is loosing her hair due to the stress at work! Etc (i was smiling and imagining her to be at my previous work and imagined what would have happened to her!!). I could see that, she is indeed very stressed and exhausted, remembered my days few months back and felt sorry for her :( and just before leaving she said, "I like your name" hmmm! I thought she is telling it to other friend, she has very beautiful name! On our first lunch itself we had spoken in length about meaning of her name and about that spelling mistake in my name! But as she continued talking I realized that she is indeed telling it to me!! Hmm! that was the first time some one was complementing my full name!! I was pleasantly surprised! I was so surprised that I did not even thank her for the compliments! Felt Wow! Hmmm! I though not bad! There are people who like my name too hmmm! No need to say that, she made my day :) and then after that, I started pondering about my name! Thought about its meaning, though I knew it long back what it means etc but never realized how good or bad it is. I always looked this name in prejudice! And associated with that grandma's era! But now after that incident and that pondering I started to like it and told it myself!! And indeed I felt it to be sweet and good :)

I wonder how many times we take everything we have for granted! We won't realize unless, until some one comes and tells us the meaning of it...