My Name

My Name

My name “Jose” is connected to the name “Joseph”, which came from Hebrew and Aramaic word meaning “Yahweh shall increase”. In the Old Testament of the Bible, there was a man named Joseph. He is one of the twelve sons of Jacob that was sold by his brothers because of jealousy. Joseph became the Vizier of Egypt and in the end, the brothers reconciled with each other and lived in Egypt for a long time. In addition, my parents chose “Jose” in honor of our national hero, Dr. Jose P. Rizal. In comparison, Joseph and Jose Rizal have in common. They both have charm that made them popular. The story of Joseph is one the most remarkable scenes in the bible. Likewise, Jose Rizal became our national hero. Both men showed inner strength and intelligence that made them successful. In addition, they both traveled outside of their own country for them to build their own dreams. Joseph was sold to the Egyptians and by hardwork, he became the second most powerful man in their land, the Pharoah being the first. In contrast Jose Rizal was not sold to anyone but he himself traveled to Europe to study and fulfill his plans.  I can somehow compare myself to these both men. For instance, I can say to myself that I have inner strength to face the challenges in my life, especially nowadays. I can say that I am intelligent because I have curiosity to learn new things. I wish I could travel to Europe to have a vacation or even to study there just like what Jose Rizal did.

My name “Louis” came from the saint-king Louis IX of France. The meaning of Louis is “famous in battle” hence, a lot of kings were named after it. As what I have said a while ago, I have my own inner strength to face my challenges in life. I have my own strategy and imagination to counterattack my problems for everything. According to Myers Briggs Personality Type, I am an introvert, intuitive, thinker and judger (INTJ) category. That means I am driven by my own ideas to achieve improvements. And that was awesomely true.

My surname “Fabio” came from the Latin patrician family of Ancient Rome “Fabius”, which means “a bean farmer.” I am in shock when I first learned about it. It was like a mystery unfolded scene in a movie. But what is the significance of this meaning in my life? I answered it by reading the Parable of the Sower. In the parable, there was a farmer who sow seeds from his fields. Some seeds fell on the road and eaten by the birds nearby. Some seeds fell on the rocky soil but sprang up at once because they had no deepness of earth. Some seeds were scorched as soon as the sun came and withered away. Some fell among thorns and choked them. While other seeds fell on the rich soil produced their crop. The meaning of this parable is about the types of faith the person has. The sower is the Lord who sows the seeds (word) to the fields, which is us. In addition, a Filipino quote brings us to the conclusion, “You reap what you sow”.