Originally Posted by Pegleg
My dad had a cousin that was a prisoner during WWII. They tortured him by tattooing almost his whole body with tattoos applied with bamboo. VERY painful. He was a really nice guy that was turned away by many after he came back home. People didn't like them and wouldn't listen to why he had them. To this day I can't stand to see tattoos. They remind me of how he had been so mistreated first by the Japanese and then by his fellow countrymen.
This truely is a sad story. Your pain is obvious. Please think about this. It isn't the tats that caused this pain it is the people who couldn't see past them. Makes me feel a little kinder to those more different than me.
Thank you for this simple lesson. Some good has come of this sad story.
peace