Human beings are, by and large, extremely creative creatures, ever ready to express themselves with outward displays that reflect their inner thoughts and feelings.
Some people turn to words to better make real the creative juices they have inside, others build things, others still utilize art. It’s not so much the method that’s important, so much as the act of producing something that others can take in.
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I mean, this is nothing new. As a species we’ve been creating and constructing for almost as long as we’ve been around. Look around and you’ll find creative flair in just about everything humans have touched, be it architecture, food, clothing, even plain old city design.
It should hardly come as a surprise, then, that so many of us choose to treat our own skin as a canvas.
I’m talking here about tattoos, which have held substantial significance in many different cultures across the world over the past few thousand years. Tattoos have been frowned upon in some societies at certain points in history, but today they’re more widely accepted as an expression of the owner’s personality and soul.
It varies from person to person, but for the most part tattoos hold at least some degree of importance to the individuals who choose to get them. Signs and symbols denoting a passion or interest are common, as are words or phrases that particularly resonate.
Perhaps what’s so interesting about this is the idea that most tattoos mean something. In other words, they can provide a glimpse inside the owner’s mind, sometimes clear, other times vague.
Now, it’s important to remember that this doesn’t always mean positive things. There are those people who proudly sport symbols abhorred by the majority of society. There are others who wear tattoos that might serve as an obvious warning sign.
Case in point: the three-dot tattoo that’s considered by many to be directly connected to the Russian prison system. You’ve likely seen or at least heard of people – many of whom have a criminal past – tattooing a tear on their faces, but you’re perhaps unfamiliar with the three simple dots in a line that we’re talking about here.
