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Why We Don't Do Tattoos |
| 1. Nonsense Chinese |
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What looks mystical and intelligent often has a nonsensical or embarrassing meaning. Probably neither the wearer nor the tattoo artist understand what the characters actually mean. |
| 2. Wisdom on body modification |
Our bodies, to every hair and bit of skin, are received by us from our parents, and we must not
presume to injure or wound them. This is the beginning of filial piety.
Confucius, The Book of Filial Piety
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| 3. Language changes, tattoos don't |
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Even if you were to find a well-researched Chinese name or idiom and get it tattooed, the meaning may change a year later. You could be stuck with an unwanted association.
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Try These Instead |
We suggest thinking twice before putting permanent foreign symbols on your skin. Why not wear your Chinese name on a t-shirt instead? Just as beautiful, and it comes off.
• Personal Name Stamp
• Personalized Embroidered Apparel
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Many wisdom traditions advise against body modification, regarding the body as given by someone
greater and as holy. These, of course, are traditions treasured by people who have not made rash
decisions to dishonor their bodies in their youth. We cannot with a good conscience support what
we consider to be a regrettable action.
"Our bodies, to every hair and bit of skin, are received by us from our parents, and we must not
presume to injure or wound them. This is the beginning of filial piety."
Confucius, The Book of Filial Piety
"You shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor tattoo
any marks on you: I am the LORD."
Leviticus 19:28, NKJV
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