The Origins of "SurikenGhost"
During one of my play dates with one of my friends in elementary school, my friend and I began imagining that we were superheroes. My superhero name was “SurikenGhost”, pronounced “Shuriken Ghost” (yes, I know I spelled it wrong). This made-up persona of mine has served as a secondary identity to me for most of my life (I don’t behave differently though; I don’t have split personality disorder). For most accounts I create online, I will use the username “SurikenGhost”. People have told me that this name appears childlike, which I acknowledge is true. However, I don’t think being childlike is necessarily a bad thing. Growing up means gaining a greater understanding of yourself and the world around you, not losing the creativity and emotions you had as a child. Unfortunately, the professional world that adults pursue careers in hinders creativity because of the risk trying something new has for failing. I also fall victim t...