What's In a (few) Name(s)?

You remember this, right? Well if not, this is my name tag for work. It has been read by thousands, sparked many conversations, and I have always loved looking at it. On Tuesday night at about 10:30 pm, I was finishing wiping down trash cans in an empty park with Christmas hymns playing on the speaker system, and garlands and lights on most buildings. There was literally no one in sight and I got to thinking about this name tag. Look at it again... notice anything? No, it's the same. It pins onto my costume every day and allows people to recognize me as knowing the answer to any question they have and lost children to identify me as a safe stranger. It represents me. Well, I noticed something different. My name tag doesn't have one, or even two names on it. There are three names on my name tag that represent me. Look again... you see them all, right?
Walt Disney - This man. Words cannot describe how much admiration I have for him. In my eyes, he was the most influential non-religious person that ever walked the face of the earth. Before coming here I loved Walt like anyone else did; we all enjoy Disneyland, those classic feel-good fairy tales, and a good excuse for a vacation. That is barely the beginning of the happiness that exists on this earth because of his life and work. I've always heard quotes about dreams and brushed them off as reasons for dancers and singers to keep doing what they love, but he has taught me and I understand that a dream is much more than that. A dream is something you want for yourself and others and you're willing to do anything to achieve it. We are all familiar with Walt's dream as it is often manifested when we turn on a game on ESPN, watch Pirates of the Caribbean, Modern Family, or the ABC World News, meet Mickey Mouse, and sing along to A Whole New World. One day, Walt wanted to spend time with his two daughters so they went to a park and he sat and watched them play. He began to wonder why it is that parents have to sit and watch their children play and what kind of place could facilitate happiness for all ages. If you ask me, he succeeded. Because of him, I have realized my dream and there is no way to repay anyone for that.
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2010Brigham Young - This man was a living prophet of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in the 1800's. He literally led the Mormon pioneers across the country in extreme conditions and trying circumstances. There is no way I could ever do what he or the saints who traveled with him did. The reason he is on my name tag is because he established the beginnings of the wonderful university that I am blessed to attend. In my entire life, I never imagined I would find a school that made me feel so at home. It is the only place I have ever been without my family that I have called my home. Every day I spend in those buildings, with those people, and around that spirit makes me a better person and I could not ask for anything more from a school.
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Maddi - Hi, my name is Maddi. I am a sophomore in college and I love life. I love and trust way too easily, but I think that's the only way for me to learn the most. My family is everything to me and I have been blessed with the best friends in the world. I love my church, my Savior, and my Father in Heaven more than I ever thought possible. My favorite feeling in the entire world is seeing other people happy. Unlike the two men above, my story on this earth isn't completed yet. Like Walt, I have a dream to make people happy. I want so badly for everyone to see how wonderful this life is that we have been given. Like President Young, I want to make a difference. I want people to learn as much as they can about the world around us because there is too much to miss out on if you don't go looking for it. For now, this name tag only says Maddi. But someday, it will have a last name and a lifetime of memories and influence behind it.