A question kept on being asked during the lecture and was never answered… Is it right for people to take on traditions of cultures that the west have destroyed…? The traditions being tattoo and piercing….. My personal opinion is that I am not responsible for the actions of the ancestors of this country so I see no harm in adopting cultures that are now merely a memory.… What I cannot agree with is when people take it too far and sneer on the cultures and traditions that once thrived in parts of the world the west invaded. ]
http://www.vanishingtattoo.com/tattoos_culture.htm
This site has some interesting information regarding tattoo’s… I myself have two tattoo, one on my back and one on my hip… I have my naval and tongue pierced also… I view them all to be spiritually significant… The tattoos have meaning, such as the one on my hip protects me from impiety … My piercing such as my tongue are a mark of rebellion and spiritual freedom. The link below shows a little history regarding tongue piercing…
http://bodypiercing.ygoy.com/2008/10/30/ancient-history-of-tongue-piercing/
Whether or not people think that this type of body modification is right or not… doest change the fact that it has a long spiritual history and those who are brave enough to deal with the pain are joining a tradition shared my millions of people… All those people cant be wrong… could they…?
