March 11, 2007
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Soldier
Every morning I wake up and I would drop down and do a set of push-ups like a soldier. I make sure that my physical pain overrides my emotional pain. Every morning, I prepare myself to fight whatever the day chooses to throw at me.
So I decided that after my business partner and I acquire our first property, I would get my second tattoo that says ‘soldier’ (as a reward and reminder) on the inside of my heel. Now before you go into a laughing frenzy, as do the majority of the people that I told my story to, the word ‘soldier’ actually means alot to me…
How I perceive the word ‘soldier’:
1) I didn’t choose ‘warrior’ because one, the word ‘war’ is in the word and I do not believe in war. Second, warriors are known for winning wars and fighting for the sake of fighting. Nothing more, nothing less. However, in this life, it isn’t always about winning. And life is definitely not just about fighting — for the wrong reasons anyway. A warrior, is a fallen hero, nothing but a hubris.
2) Soldiers go to war, but they don’t go to war to kill. Soldiers fight for the right reasons: protection, family, love, country. I commemorate those that we’ve lost in WWI and II, because they all fought for a greater purpose in mind. None of them wanted to be in the act of violence, but they did it because it is their DUTY.
3) Yeaaahhh, Beyonce says it right, “I want a soldier”. Who doesn’t want to marry a soldier? I want a man that fights for his family ( a breadwinner, even though I can easily bring home the dough). I want to feel like I can be reliant and trusting in him to provide for the family — and at the end of the day, I’m gonna cater to him.
4) In this life, you have to fight for what you believe in, or else someone will come and shatter your dreams, telling you what you can and cannot do.
So Xangans, should I get this tattoo?
Comments (5)
choice is something you do not give to anyone.
go for it! i think it’s a really well-thought-out idea
i don’t think i could think of anything i’d wanna tattoo on myself…
hmmm but the word sold is in soldier…. SELL OUT to WAR! kidding kidding
are u just gonna get the word soldier? or spice it up a little?
i would personally never get a tatoo but thats just me!
umm… i personally wouldn’t get a tattoo because of the oppression that it represents for the chinese people. only those in prisons in china had tattoos. but other than that, up to you. just never get one on your boob. i’m not down w/ boob tats!
where’s your other one? or can i guess?
I met a girl yesterday with star tattoos on her wrists.
They were like her Wonder Woman bracelets that would protect her.