If there is one particular thing I could remember well of the many many things I learned from my late father, it is that our name is very, very, very, important.
A good name is more desirable than great riches; to be esteemed is better than silver or gold. ~ Proverbs 22:1 (NIV)
"Never take it for granted and always take your signature seriously." This is what I remembered my late father telling me long, long ago...
My late father once taught me the 2 different type of signatures he had when he signed for documents, one easy and simple to sign for petty unimportant documents and the other serious-I-mean-business type of signatures which he only used for banking documents and important paperworks.
Because of my dad, I always keep in mind that I will not simply allow my name to be used by others without proper justifications and especially for their personal gains.
Because of my dad, I am extremely wary when people close to me asked for my help to be guarantor and so on.
The prudent see danger and take refuge,
but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.
~ Proverbs 22:3 (NIV)
No matter how lucrative the returns or how honest or great promises given in exchange for my name to be used, I will politely excused myself out of the requests.
I am writing this as I dearly prayed that my loved ones will get the meaning of this. How important it is to hold onto our precious name and not let it be abused.
