For the last two decades and more, we have lived on Rota Circle. \u00a0I have told many people that all the streets in our neighborhood have Spanish names, and in Spanish Rota means circle, so we lived on Circle Circle. \u00a0I was assuming that to be true. \u00a0It made sense to me – rotator, rotary, rotunda, Rota, etc. \u00a0Last week we had a friend from Mexico visiting with us and when I told her we lived on Circle Circle, she laughed. \u00a0Then she explained to me that in Spanish, Rota meant broken or wrecked. \u00a0I looked it up. \u00a0She was correct. \u00a0We do not live on Circle Circle, we live on Wrecked Circle. \u00a0How depressing! \u00a0How embarrassing. Why would anyone name a street after a something that was broken or wrecked? \u00a0Names are important. \u00a0They represent an image. They allow people to make quick judgements. When God created man, he gave him the name Adam, and one of the first jobs he gave Adam was to give names to everything put under his care. The writer of Proverbs said, \u201cA good name is to be chosen rather than great riches\u201d (Proverbs 22:1). Even Confucius said, \u201cIf names are not correct, language will not be in accordance with the truth of things.” I didn\u2019t name my street, even though I tried to translate it, but I need to make the best of it. \u00a0Any names in your life of which you need to make the best?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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