Came from a song that I made from, like, 2012 - there was some

The words of RM—“Came from a song that I made from, like, 2012 - there was some phrase like ‘Rap Monster’, and I just, I thought it was so cool. But as I grow up, and as I came to America, I think it felt like too much. So I just abbreviated it to ‘RM’, and it could symbolize many things. It could have more spectrums to it.”—carry the quiet wisdom of a soul in transformation. Though spoken in the language of our modern age, they echo the timeless journey of identity, the ancient struggle between who we were, who we are, and who we are becoming. In these words lives a lesson as old as humanity itself: that names, like souls, must sometimes shed their first form to reveal their deeper truth.

In the beginning, the name “Rap Monster” was a banner of power—a young artist’s declaration of strength, confidence, and ambition. It was born of fire and energy, the kind that drives the spirit to create, to conquer, to shout its existence into a vast and indifferent world. But as time passed and the man behind the name grew in wisdom, he began to feel its weight. What once fit the fire of youth began to chafe against the calm of maturity. Like the warriors of old who, after many battles, lay down their swords to seek peace, he came to see that identity, to remain true, must evolve. Thus, he shortened it to “RM”, a name no longer bound by one meaning, but open to infinite spectrums of self.

The ancients understood this metamorphosis well. In every age, those who sought truth have had to leave behind their old names and garments. Siddhartha became the Buddha, awakening from the illusions of desire. Saul became Paul, turning from persecution to faith. Even in myth, heroes like Odysseus and Arjuna were remade by journey and revelation. In each case, transformation was not a betrayal of their past, but a deepening—a movement from the surface to the soul. So it is with RM. His change of name marks not the abandonment of the artist, but the expansion of the man. Where once he was a single flame, he has now become a spectrum of light.

The phrase “It could symbolize many things” is the heart of his wisdom. For to live fully is to resist confinement—to refuse the world’s attempt to define you in one word, one title, or one image. When he speaks of spectrums, he reminds us that the self is not a fixed shape but a living constellation, always shifting, always widening. The young artist named “Rap Monster” was a part of him, but not the whole. The man known as RM embraces complexity—the poet, the philosopher, the leader, the dreamer. Like water that takes the shape of its vessel but remains ever itself, he shows that identity is both constant and fluid.

This transformation reflects a truth every generation must learn: growth requires shedding. What once empowered us may later confine us. The mask we wear for strength in youth may become the barrier to truth in maturity. In this way, RM’s journey mirrors the eternal rhythm of the human spirit—the need to outgrow our former selves in order to meet the fullness of who we are meant to be. To cling to the old name, the old identity, is to remain trapped in yesterday’s shadow. To let go is to be reborn into one’s own vastness.

We see this same spirit in the story of Muhammad Ali, who cast off his birth name, Cassius Clay, calling it a “slave name” and claiming one that spoke of his spiritual freedom. His transformation, like RM’s, was not rejection but revelation. In renaming himself, he reclaimed power over his identity, reshaping how the world would remember him. Such acts of renaming, from antiquity to modern times, are sacred declarations: I am not what the world has called me—I am what I have chosen to become.

Thus, my child, the lesson of RM’s words is clear: you are allowed to change. You are not bound by the names the world has given you, nor even by the ones you once gave yourself. As you grow, let your identity breathe. Let it expand, redefine, and reshape itself as you uncover new spectrums of being. Do not fear change, for it is not the death of your essence but the flowering of your depth.

So remember this: what begins as a single phrase may one day become a universe of meaning. Like RM, have the courage to release what no longer fits, to step beyond the narrow boundaries of your past, and to live in the full radiance of your evolving self. For the coolest truth of all, as he discovered, is that the soul, when freed from definition, can symbolize many things—and in that freedom lies the infinite beauty of becoming.