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I’ve never been much for regrets, which is one of the reasons I love tattoos so much. I’ve currently got 3, ranging from the very small to the pretty big, and I’m antsy for more. What are tattoos but pure, unbridled, expression? No matter what comes later, at that moment, you lived it, you felt it, you meant it.
Mr. Powazek’s take on getting his first tattoo sums it all up:
We all have tattoos already, of course. They’re our stories, our mental scars. The things we carry around with us, just under the surface. Your first breakup is always there, just around the corner in every relationship that comes after. Tattoos like this may not be seen, but they’re just as permanent.
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Life is about collecting scars. Some of the scars are internal, some are external. Some you show to the world, some just to the ones you love. Some are forced upon you, and some you choose. It’s the collecting that’s important. If you don’t have scars, you’re not living.
Viva la Vida.