An artwork full of stories.

Hey guys.

It has been a long time since i blogged about a specific topic which i love the most among all the post i've posted, guess now i'm just full of excitement to pour out my thoughts and to clear some misconception people have. I don't know if you're one of the stereotypers i've met throughout my life but whatever it is, i too will not judge you since everyone got their own free will to think about what they want. People do judge every single thing about you without an apparent reason, some just refuse to hold up a mirror right infront of them and question themselves back. Life is fair, we go through difficulties but in different levels depending on one's ability to bear it all.

This topic i'm about to rant is definitely relevant to me, and of cos to many others as well. As you all know, i'm really a big fan of tattoo. I've seen people with tattoos all over their body and they still look as beautiful as can be. Maybe in the past i've got a wrong judgmental mind, thinking that whoever has inks on their body is a bad person. But as i grew older, i realized most of my friends with inks on their body were the most sweetest person ever. I've seen pictures of girls covered in tattoos on Tumblr, on Blogs, on Facebook, you name it you got it. In my own opinion, i seriously fell deep in love with them. Not in a obscene way, but in a way i could see great passion they have for inks. When one is proud of something of themselves, they'll definitely want the world to see it no matter how anyone would judge against them. Many people misunderstood the meaning of having a tattoo on one's body, assuming that it can ruin their life and their future. Maybe it did to some people but to many others, they're simply proud of what they have on them not because they wanna show it off but because that specific ink they got has an important meaning to them that they will never regret getting it no matter how much of slammage they got.

I know that people around us do care for us sincerely, they just do not want us to regret making the decisions we made on our own. Friends being friend, parents being parents. All those whom we're really close to would definitely give us their honest opinion out of concern. Not that i want to ignore their concern, but because i really have a love for tattoos and no one can ever change that. I can say that i appreciate everyone telling me the consequences of having a tattoo, but it will never change my mind no matter how society judges me. People say we'll regret next time when we walk down the aisle with that special someone. From what i know, our future parent-in-laws will not like it if that person whom their children is going marry is covered in tattoos. Love is like the wind, you can't see it but you feel it. Sometimes you have to accept what's best for your children, being judgmental towards the things they love will not bring happiness to them. I do not regret getting tattoos on my body despite knowing that one day i'll have to walk down that aisle wearing the most beautiful wedding gown. No matter how you look, no matter how broken you are, no matter how much of scars you have, you'll still be the most beautiful bride or groom on that special day and no one can ever tell you otherwise.

You can see how beautiful it is to walk down the aisle carrying memories you adore the most on yourself. Seeing through pictures of wedding couples covered in inks, to me its the most sweetest piece of art one can ever imagine. Rather than questioning people why did they ink themselves, its time to ask them what their tattoos really meant. Stereotypers can go on being who they are, but not one of them can change anyone's passion for what they have likings for. The more you judge, the more they'll prove you wrong. So before colouring a thought in your mind when you see a person covered in inks, always know that each one of them got a story to tell. Just because one got a tattoo on their body, it doesn't define who they really are. Its the same theory as : ' Just because i came out of the water, it doesn't make me a fish. ' OR ' Just because i'm broken, it doesn't mean i will live my life like this forever. '

I'm a Christian, people told me its wrong to get a tattoo because i'm a Christian. Maybe they're right, its true that i've got a body of Christ and i should never hurt myself with needles. The Bible said clearly in (Leviticus 19:28) ' You shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor tattoo any marks on you : I am the Lord. ' I've done some research on this piece of verse. If someone actually read the entire chapter, it is actually referring to the pagen rituals that were performed over the burial of the dead. Not like as if i'm gonna tattoo satan on my body, not like as if i'm gonna tattoo satanic chantings on my body. I know my intentions on getting a tattoo, i don't tattoo myself to destroy whatever i have in Christ. Bible verses were inked on me to remind myself that i am saved by God and to remind myself to stay as firm as possible when people break me. I don't have the intention to go against God just because my flesh was inked by needles, i still go to Church and i believe that i am still who i am in Christ. So don't ever tell me that i am not obeying God because i inked myself, i still love God the same and it will never change.

I've known of people from Church who inked themselves, they are still who they are. They didn't change after they got inked, they didn't stop going to Church after they got inked, they didn't disobey their families after they got inked. They are still the sweetest person i've known, what have you stereotypers still gotta say? If having a tattoo on one's body can change their personality, everyone who are covered in ink will not be seen doing good deeds, will not be seen going to Church praising and worshiping God, will not be seen married to the ones they love, will not be seen having children of their own. They will all be in one place doing bad things together because that's how people look at them. You need to start thinking out of the box, one wrong thing you did doesn't define who you'll be next time. If we make the right decision in life whether or not you have inks on our body, then you're on the right track for sure. Not like as if tattoo's ink can destroy our brain cells and turn us into something so evil, it doesn't work that way. In the end, we're still humans after all. We make our decision, we regret but we rise up again.

This is Kat Von D, the best well-known tattoo artist on TLC reality television on LA INK.

If i could, i wish to look like her. Beautiful inks on her body, talented for her own artwork and still happily married to Oliver Peck. All these people got a story to tell, they didn't regret making the decision they made. Look at where they are now, still standing firm and strong no matter how the world judges them. She didn't go around doing stupid things on TV, she didn't go around slamming everyone on TV, she did beautiful piece of artwork for her customers and empathized herself in their shoes when her customers shared with her their stories and heartaches. So what has tattoo got to do with one's personality? If Kat Von D is still the person she is today, what makes you think we aren't? We're still the same breed, we're breathing the same air, we go through pain and crisis. What's additional for us is just a piece of artwork we have on our body that we are proud of, nothing has changed.

You wanna judge and state your opinion, go ahead. But never inline us with the bad.

' I am a canvas of my experiences, my story is etched in lines and shading and you can read it on my arms, my legs, my shoulders and my stomach but like everyone else, i was born naked and screaming, waiting for my life to write itself on my skin. ' - Kat Von D