New Ink
Bryan | Jul 01, 2009 | Comments 3
Check out my tattoos. They’re my first. I like em.
My left wrist says “love” and my right hand says “hope” in Burmese. I’ve thought about doing it for about a year now. When I’ve made my trips into Karen and Shan State and even Chin State (various regions within Burma) all the men had tatts on their arms. For the most part they were prayers for safety, for courage, and for hope. They have no choice to be committed. It’s their lives for which they fight. I get to leave and return to America as much as I want.
Burma is engrained in my heart. For whatever reason I’m drawn to this country and I have no plans of stopping. At times it’s quite rough and I question why I get so involved. Bottom line, there are people in Burma who need hope and love.
I can’t speak Burmese yet and maybe never will. At least my wrists can tell them how I feel.
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love n respect … from me and all the burmese people out there n back from burma.
Thanks Jake. Love & Respect to all of you as well.
that is awesome! I have a friend who got “freedom, justice, equality” in Burmese on his arm. I’ll have to come up with some sweet one-word-power-tattoo soon before all the good ones get taken!