Regrets are one of those things that sit in and plague your mind. They leave you wondering why you did what you did or what if you had done something differently. Everyone makes mistakes, and sometimes those mistakes lead to regret. Some of the decisions you make can permanently scar your mind, and even your body, for the rest of your life.
Tattoos are one of those completely controversial topics. They are one of those "scars" that are permanently stamped on your body. Despite all the negative connotation associated with them, though, I will never regret my tattoo.
"Why would you want to permanently scar your body?"
"You'll regret it later and won't be able to do anything to change it."
"You won't feel the same later the way you feel now and it won't mean the same thing."
All things I have heard in reference to my tattoo. It's always a shame to me when people can't open their minds enough to try to understand why people make the decisions that they make. Not everyone who has a tattoo got it as some drunken mistake. It's the tattoos that mean something that will never be regretted.
Instead of it being there as a permanent "scar" reminder of the stupid mistake, tattoos can be a permanent reminder of something meaningful in life like family, friends, a loved one who passed away, a pet or a Bible verse that helps you through tough times. All things that mean something to the individual.
So don't tell me to regret something that means so much to me, something that means so much to me that I decided to stamp it on my body as a permanent reminder of how much my family means to me. I'm not going to regret it and never will.
No matter how much my life changes my tattoo won't. It will still be there years from now as a reminder to turn to my family in a time of crisis. Every day I can look in the mirror at a perfect piece of art on an imperfect person and be reminded that life might not get easier, but my family is right there by my side and has my back.
For others it's the reminder that they have someone up in heaven rooting for them to succeed and watching over them...a reminder to turn to that Bible verse to calm your nerves or when everything else seems to be tearing you down that it will build you back up and put a smile on your face...
If someone wants to break me down for permanently "scarring" my body with a little bit of ink then maybe it's time for them to look in the mirror and see their own imperfections. I rather look in the mirror and see a "scar" that means something to me in everything that I do instead of having a mind so closed that I'd tear someone down for the decisions they decide to make. I would forever regret having a closed mind; I will never regret my decision to get a tattoo.
