I have five « cryptic » tattoos I designed myself that have the deepest meaning to me. My faith is everything to me and, as a Jewish person, getting tattoos is strictly forbidden for me. But I feel like if crossing a line can bring something good to someone else (like through a conversation about them and everything they’re related to), then it’s worth it and I can sacrifice this little piece of myself. Even if I know it means facing a bigger punishment in the end. Of course I’m not considering myself as a « martyr » of any sort, I just meant I would never have done it for the « aesthetic », nor I would’ve placed them in hidden spaces or kept their meaning to myself, because I see them as open gates. They’re treating of things personal and close to my heart, things that are hard to talk about « naturally », so I found a way to make it easier. To recap, I just thought « if doing it can bring more to people than it takes away from me then let’s go ».