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Elisza · 3419 days ago · link · · parent · post: Show and tell: your tattoos and what it/ they mean to you?
I don't have any tattoos either, but I've considered on getting two: the character 山 (read as shan) meaning mountain, and 羽 (yu) meaning feather, and lightness (pertaining to weight). The idea comes from the saying, ''重于泰山 轻于鸿毛'' (zhong yu tai shan qing yu hong mao) which translates literally to 'As heavy as the Tai mountain, or as light as a swan's feather.' It can be taken as a warning at least for me- to live meaningfully, and to make a positive impact to society no matter how small, to accept duty and responsibility's weight on myself and not shy away from it. But for now, these remain a fantasy, though I'm slowly mentally etching those two characters into my soul.