Nerds and Names

Are you by any chance, a nerd? You might be a nerd if you are reading this. By virtue of writing this, I may be a nerd. But the truth is actually I'm not a good nerd. I don't really fit the category because I'm not nerd smart. What I mean by that is I don't think I'm less intelligent, but I'm not good at things that nerds are good at, like math and chemistry. Also, I'm not actually socially awkward, I used to be when I was very young, but I grew out of that. Nerds are not always people persons.Ain't nothing wrong with being a nerd in this day and age. When I was a kid, nerds were made fun of. Now they are all rich. So who's laughing now? Unfortunately, the popular kids don't stand a chance against these nerds when it comes to success. Like I said, a lot of my friends were nerds in high school, but I didn't totally fit in the with the nerds, I was failing math. I was kind of between the nerds and the weird kids that had their own thing going on.You know what? I kinda think my name has to do with why I'm more socially inclined. People don't have a hard time saying my name, and even though my mom was going to name me Paramjeet, my dad fought for me to have an easy to pronounce name. Honestly, it all starts with the fact that it's easy to introduce myself.I think part of the reason Nina is not a rich nerd is because I've been busy yacking away instead of learning math. It's all about calculus in the end. My dad once told me he thinks calculus could explain the entire world. If the entire world is like calculus, I will definitely fail at life.There's all these theories that if your name is at the beginning of the alphabet you are more successful. There is something about being first in line. But, it's odd that a name can have so much power. But yet in many religions, including mine, Sikhism, the name of god is what is the most important thing.They say you should chant his name. They say you can use whatever name you want like Allah or Ram. There's something about the fact that if you say his name enough times you might turn into him. Like a name is that important. Who named god though? Ever wonder?Nina is not a bad name, and it's sort of understood internationally. I always thought I'd marry someone with a name like Nick. I'm serious. This is what I do in ninaland. Come up with names of potential suitors for my imaginary love life.Sikh names are usually really long. But that is a tradition, they could use shorter names if they wanted to. I remember my Vietnamese friend in high school had a Vietnamese name at home that they called her, and a legal American name that she used in school and in life. I think that is an interesting way to address the name situation.I have a friend whose name is very Indian, very, very. She thinks she gets overlooked for jobs because of her name. That could be true. My name is like my face, people often think I'm Mexican or Middle Eastern. Nina is hard to identify. However I kind of wonder why my blog does better in India than in the U.S. It's probably because I have an Indian name.But you know like people try to be all creative with names, forgetting that children can be so cruel. I think Gweneth Paltrow's kid's name is Apple or something. I'm not even going to look that up. For argument's sake, let's say the name is Apple. What kind of future do you think Apple has? People look at that kid funny every time he or she says their name. You don't know if it's a he or she, which is fine, gender neutral is fine, but fruit?People name their kids after cities and countries. I know 'India' is a name. And 'China.' I'm not sure how I feel about this one. I mean Asia could be a nice name, but Antartica, not so much. Sydney I can deal with, Tenessee I'm not sure.I don't even know where I'm going with this whole nerdy name thing. I think if you have a nerdy name, you may be more likely to be a nerd. Which inherently means you are more likely to be rich. i.e. Bill Gates, Zuckerberg. They are clearly nerds, regardless of their names, they made it to the top of nerdom and they actually rule now.What is the thesis of all this, the point shall we say?Don't give your kids horrific names. And if it seems like you have a nerd for a child, invest a lot of money in their education.nina