Tattoo

On Friday I woke up just like any other day. Got out of bed, went and hung out with some friends that came down for the weekend, and then ran a few errands. But the entire time I was looking forward to what was going to happen later in the day, my first tattoo. I've always been fascinated by the idea of having one, especially one that means something to me. I'd never tattoo something on to my body that I wasn't comfortable with having for the rest of my life. I decided to get a tattoo called "Wawa Aba". Wawa Aba means "seed of the Wawa Tree". The seeds are extremely hard, and don't break easily, which is why the tattoo means what it does. It's an African tribal symbol that represents a person who is strong and tough, and it's supposed to inspire those who wear it to persevere through any hardship. Perseverance, to me, is the most important attribute any human being can possess, because if a person perseveres then they will never fail. I was nervous that it would hurt, but once the artist started putting it on the nerves were relieved. It felt more like if I had a bad sunburn and someone took a mechanical pencil and tried to write on me, more of an annoying feeling then a painful one. Now that I have it I love it, and I'll probably be going back to get more eventually.