got ink?

someone once told me that "a tattoo is a reminder that once in your life you have been temporarily insane."


...WHAT THE HELL?!


i don't know if i am going to be angry about it or just laugh it off. it just goes to show how some people regard having a tattoo as what only "insane" people do and that "normal" people won't. that's bullsh*t because number one: how can you determine if someone is in fact insane or not?; number two: how can you say if someone or something is "normal?"; and number three: does a "normal" person still exist today? the fact that evolution and adaptation has changed the way we think has made me doubt that a normal person still exist. well to tell it straight, "normal" is just a state of mind (also a statistical term, but that's another story). if you think you're normal, then you are. but are you really?

it's just unbelievable that in an age where tattoos are considered as an art form and a form of expression, there are still those who consider it as taboo. are they born yesterday or what? tattoos have been around for centuries and are used in many tribal groups around the world and is a part of their culture. click here, here, or here for more info. but apparently, some people still regard those who have tattoos as criminals, excons, drug addicts, people who have nothing better to do, crazy, etc etc. why? can't good people have tattoos? hmmm... come to think of it... hahaha

well, as for me, getting inked is something sacred. it's your body, for crying out loud! who would want to get a tattoo just for the sake of feeling the pain and nothing else? unless you're a masochist. but not every tattooed person is one. for some people, having a tattoo is like materializing (for lack of words) a part of themselves and showing it to the world by having it tattooed on their skin. a tattoo is another way of telling a story and the main character is the person who owns it. it's his story. his life. and it's sad that other people say negative things about it. [unfortunately, there are those who wants to have or already has a tattoo but they want it just for the sake of having one. adds to the "coolness factor." whatever. it's just irritating and funny. at the same time. and this post is not made to defend them.]

my point is, so what if some people have tattoos? that doesn't prove that they are much less persons than those who are uninked. that doesn't mean they're evil *evil laugh*. it's just unfair to label those who are tattooed as "insane" or what have you just because you don't understand it (it also applies to anything that people usually don't understand). but then again, we're only human, and humans have a tendency to judge something most especially something that they know nothing of. you can say i'm insane, fine. or you can say i'm not normal, that's okay. but are you?

let's face it, even if, that's IF we had become temporarily insane even only once in our lives, different poeple have different ways to cope with it. may it be having a tattoo, or drinking tons and tons of coffee, or shopping, or whatever; all of us are in it. maybe you have been temporarily "insane" too, you just didn't realize it. an insane person would never admit that he is insane. but who am i to judge? it's a crazy world after all. and the people are even crazier.