A fact about my name

I picked my English name as Irene after I read about the chemical properties of a chemical element, Iridium. Iridium is one of precious few metals, which do not dissolve or even oxidized in aqua regia. Only in its flocculent state can it be slightly attacked by heated aqua regia.

The property of Iridium that never being oxidized by strong acid is similar to the quality I hope to have. I’ve grown up in piles of books written by authors who stayed pure and static in the tide of the society, in which most people may not get positive influences. They were like pearls, though in mud, still remaining shining and clear.

That is what I wish to be like: the most true and purest thing into myself won’t fade away by the time. I picked the first two letters, Ir, also the elementary symbol of Iridium, and named myself “Irene”.