I opened my PM account kasi kailangan ko ng something for my current setup then I paused for awhile seeing this thread:
Share Lang: I started attending this church org for teens (CFC-YFC) way back HS pa. Back then hooked na ako in playing instruments and I really know what I wanted. I started listening to Black Sabbath, GnR, Pantera, Slayer, Metallica, etc. and some of my older heads would say "ano ba yang pinakikinggan mo? parang demonyo" (pertaining to the bands). I was like: "this is the genre that I wanted to play when I grow old". Hanggang sa pagpasok ko sa college (although naintindihan na nila later on what I meant back then), ganun pa din ako not minding others would say.
Fast Forward: Way back 2011 I had my first ink (kasi madami nang sumunod. haha!) on my left arm (Half Sleeved), and super happy ko kasi 1: I wanted a tattoo since bata pa ako 2: there's a reason behind this tattoo and its design. My former churchmates then commented: you went overboard bro, hindi na kalugod-lugod yan". I just don't mind every word na nasabi nila, umalis nlng ako and moved on with my faith.
My point: regardless kund anong itsura mo: maganda o panget, maputi o kayumanggi, may tattoo o wala, all of us were loved by our God, an Awesome God! Having a tattoo is not a basis for condemning someone, nor to be the subject of insult for some "WORTHY" people. As long as you have Him in your heart and mind as well as in your actions, you are on the right track! Today, hindi ako nahihiya to raise my arms and praise Him with my tats on my arm waving "HI" to my seatmates, kasi hindi lang naman ako nagiisa, madami kaming may tattoo na nagpupuri at sumasamba sa Kanya