10-01-2013, 10:34 AM
Hmm, let's see if I can remember my story.
Many years ago, there was a special, limited-edition run of a coin (I can't recall what occasion it was meant to celebrate) which I bought and treasured and which became a sort of lucky charm in my mind (superstitious nonsense I know but hey), so I carried it with me always and was constantly playing with it (I actually lost it after a few years and was rather upset but luckily my friend had also bought one and knowing how much it meant to me, kindly gave me his one. I don't carry it everywhere anymore and keep it safely at home!)
On the back of this coin, was a picture of a dove and the motto was "In Peace, Goodwill" and the dove is commonly regarded as a symbol of peace and hope (as in the Noah's ark story, where the dove returning carrying an olive leaf indicated that it had found land) and as these are values/states that are important to me and which I do my best to bring about and due to always carrying this coin with me, Dove became a nickname I was given by my friends.
More recently, there was a soap-bar released called Dove and I didn't want to share a nickname with a bar of soap, so I stuck man on the end, to make sure people didn't get confused and start washing their armpits (or worse) with me
Many years ago, there was a special, limited-edition run of a coin (I can't recall what occasion it was meant to celebrate) which I bought and treasured and which became a sort of lucky charm in my mind (superstitious nonsense I know but hey), so I carried it with me always and was constantly playing with it (I actually lost it after a few years and was rather upset but luckily my friend had also bought one and knowing how much it meant to me, kindly gave me his one. I don't carry it everywhere anymore and keep it safely at home!)
On the back of this coin, was a picture of a dove and the motto was "In Peace, Goodwill" and the dove is commonly regarded as a symbol of peace and hope (as in the Noah's ark story, where the dove returning carrying an olive leaf indicated that it had found land) and as these are values/states that are important to me and which I do my best to bring about and due to always carrying this coin with me, Dove became a nickname I was given by my friends.
More recently, there was a soap-bar released called Dove and I didn't want to share a nickname with a bar of soap, so I stuck man on the end, to make sure people didn't get confused and start washing their armpits (or worse) with me