I am not by far a fiend for tattoo's but I enjoy looking at them and seeing other peoples. But to much in this day and age we see pointless tattoos which will be on someone's body for their whole life and you have to wonder if they are going to regret there decision of getting silly little ones like a camel on their big toe when they're seventy years old, or some kind of writing on their neck when they are job searching. I believe tattoos really should mean something and should be done if it hits something to you which has some significance.
I have one tattoo on my body, and it was an impulse tattoo that I had thought about for a while, and I knew if I got it, there would be a story behind it which would stop people judging and saying 'well, won't you regret that in years to come'. The cover photo to this article is in fact the tattoo on my foot and I am here to tell you the story of why I got it and why it means so much. This is no where near a feel sorry for me story or doing it for attention, it's more like the tattoo's meaning of raining awareness as you may find someone else with the same kind of tattoo.
The impulse decision to get it was made by other people inviting me to look at tattoos with them, and I thought I may as well get one. But I did not know what and then it occurred to me I wanted something with a story. As you can see in the picture there is a heartbeat and a semi-colon. The main part of this is the semi-colon which is a huge awareness and supporting raiser for those who have tried to take their own life. The quote to go with this is "A semicolon is used when an author could've chosen to end their sentence, but chose not to. The author is you and the sentence is your life". The heartbeat around is to do with people who suffer from depression and anxiety.
This small thing I realized is a nice gesture to people who I may not know with this kind of thing going through their heads, but ultimately it is for the people I personally know, and have known that have had these conditions. I know a few people that have actually taken their own lives, some a little closer to me than others, and I have had friends that have spoke about taking their lives, some even speaking to me to try and help themselves through it. On top of this knowing a lot of people who have suffered from severe depression and anxiety.
So although it is not something that is huge and people don't really know the true meaning of it, it is a nice symbol for those that are completely aware of what it means and those suffering can know they have someone supporting them. This kind of a reassurance for these people could be the difference between life and death and knowing a little tattoo about 3-4 inches long on my foot can do that, i'll deal with it in 50 years when I'm wrinkly and it does not look like it does now.
