My Center; Meaning of Edgar

Part I: My Center

There is a place that I visit a few times a year that is isolated from the city. This is a place not often visited by others, where I can relax and feel free. It is a place of nature, with only minor alterations by man. It is called the Hot Springs, for the exact reason that it contains natural jacuzzi-like pools. The Hot Springs is located an hour East of Bakersfield, through a canyon and right off of the Kern River. I visit this place with my friends to come closer to nature, to go hiking, and enjoy the hot springs in the utmost state of which we came into this world, nude. There are other visitors that do the same; all with the purpose of getting closer to nature. This place allows me to come closer to my primitive, instinctive ways, by running through the trees, mountains, rocks, and water; it has meaning to me because it lets me be free from conformity and the stresses of life.   

Part II: Meaning of Edgar

According to most sources, my name, Edgar, is an English/French/Polish name. The meaning of my name comes from From the Anglo-Saxon 'eád' or German 'ôt' - 'good, property, inheritance' and 'gar' or 'ger' meaning 'spear'. It combines in the meaning 'spear of prosperity', 'protector of the good (with the spear)'. According to my mother, who chose my name, she chose 'Edgar' for the sole reason that she liked the name thus decided to give it to me.