Why Get Inked

A lot of people these days don’t care what kind of tattoo they’re getting.  A very popular motto is “Think before you ink.”  That is very important! don’t get very excited, don’t haste, choose your tattoo design very well and make sure you won’t regret it.  Also, I don’t recommend putting your wife’s / girlfriends name on your skin. I think your last name would do.  Also, a lot of people are getting tattooed today when they are drunk, high or even in love! Yayks!. Well, this is based on my experience, I do have a dragon tattoo on my right shoulder and I don’t even know what it means. Obviously, I regret it.

But there are lot of reason to get a tattoo.

1.       Self-Expression:   Well, a tattoo can be considered as a work of art to be used to display your uniqueness as a person.

2.       Spiritual Growth: This can be a good reason to get a tattoo, if you just had survived a great disaster or some event that changed your life for good. Then it’s not so bad to have a tattoo related to that event.

3.       Tribal Identity: This kind of tattoo can be used to identify on what tribe, gang and organization you belong.

4.       For Spiritual Protection: This kind of tattoo can be used as a spiritual protection. Ex. Tattooing the face of Jesus Christ or any Portrait of a saint on your skin to avoid accidents or any unlucky circumstances.

5.       Marking Important Events:  A good example of an important event is a wedding or a divorce.  This will remind you every day on what just happened that day.  

6.       Paying Homage:  A very good example of this is the Portrait of John Lennon, Elvis Presley and many popular celebrities that died.

7.       To Express Commitment: Getting tattooed is no joke; this will be permanent on your skin. Unless you get a laser removal tattoo that will be very expensive.

8.       Totem Symbols and Animals: A lot of people are getting this kind of tattoo; this is to express their connection between their soul and that symbol.

9.       As a memorial: I do have a friend whose sister has died. And her portrait was inked in his left forearm to help him remember a beloved family.

10.   Enhancing Sexuality: There is this theory that getting tattooed on your lower back will help you open up the base chakra and will enhance your life force.  

I hope this helps! Always remember, Think before you ink.”    The images above are from 'google images' I do not owe them and are just used as an example.