Hidden Soul

by Kio

lam Kio. | am #{S& Everybody can easily remember this name and pronounce it. That is what my parents wanted. It is very simple yet turns out to be unusual and original anywhere. When the name is written in kanji Uapanese calligraphy letters) it tells its meaning. #3 (ki) symbolizes a giant tree, aged tall, wide, and matured. 3% (ou) symbolizes "the one in the middle", the center. #It5& among other KI trees stands in the center. It was a long time ago when my mother told me this story of my name. | was a little child yet | remember the moment clearly. | felt the responsibility in my name and | was proud at the same time. 5% can be interpreted further in different ways. #IS& and the awareness of the surroundings. #15 and the elements of life, influences, collected memories and the circle of the whole. BISx, the understanding of myself within others. 48, a tree cannot live without others. There is no %& (center) without its surroundings. A Japanese mother and a Canadian father gave me the name Kio, Kt

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Dream, time, memory And the truth that creates me. Outside my shell, | have to see the other elements of the world To find my position in the circle of life And see my future.

Hidden Soul

by Kio

lam Kio. | am 4%, Everybody can easily remember this name and pronounce it. That is what my parents wanted. It is very simple yet turns out to be unusual and original anywhere. When the name is written in kanji Japanese calligraphy letters) it tells its meaning. Ait (ki) symbolizes a giant tree, aged tall, wide, and matured. 3 (ou) symbolizes "the one in the middle", the center. #813& among other KI trees stands in the center. It was a long time ago when my mother told me this story of my name. | was a little child yet | remember the moment clearly, | felt the responsibility in my name and | was proud at the same time #813 can be interpreted further in different ways. 419% and the awareness of the surroundings. #13% and the elements of life, influences, collected memories and the circle of the whole. HIS, the understanding of myself within others. 71, a tree cannot live without others. There is no % (center) without its surroundings. A Japanese mother and a Canadian father gave me the name Kio, #8:

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Dream, time, memory And the truth that creates me. Outside my shell, | have to see the other elements of the world To find my position in the circle of life And see my future.

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