That which nourishes you destroys you

But while the Faust legend predated Marlowe, his was one of the earliest truly popular versions, unrivaled in critical success until Goethe two centuries later. This exchange is fascinating, because by all rights, Mephistophilis should be trying to convince Faustus to go forward with the bargain.

Yet hell is so terrifyingly real to him that for just a moment, even this devil cannot help but try to dissuade him. O f course, Faustus in his pride nonetheless completes the deal. But before we dismiss him too quickly, we do well to remember all the little ways in which we ourselves are Faustuses.

Or, as C. We are half-hearted creatures, fooling about with drink and sex and ambition when infinite joy is offered us… We are far too easily pleased. It is a theme he wove into the structure of Doctor Faustus , a play we can still read with approval today. For whether we want to admit it to ourselves or not, every one of us at times looks as foolish as Faustus, pleasing ourselves with trifles and seeking nourishment in the poisons of the world when eternal happiness could be ours.

The cause-and-effect relationship between depression and appetite is not fully resolved although that depressed people overeat is a general stereotype. About the report, it is probably the only one of its kind and not many have considered the subject worth investigating. But the dominant themes are not surprising.

It is he whom none of the things disturb which are independent of the will. What nourishes is what destroys a lot of women, especially in Hollywood. What nourishes them is what the see killing their self esteem, their body image and their self worth. The idea of tattooing a phrase like this or any of your examples on your skin, to me, means a lot. A tattoo is a permenant thing and a permanent reminder of who you or who you want to be. It keeps it fresher in your mind.. Fair enough!

Not everyone thinks long and hard about tattoos these days and interpretation is part of it. I have a few tattoos and thought has gone in to it for myself but not for how others may interpret them. Stone crumbles. Wood rots. People, well, they die. I also have Nosce Ipsum on my inner right wrist, meaning know thyself.

How many people have read the whole thing? The sheeple speak again. More conformist cultural brainwashing. How nice to love something that is also admired by 11 year olds as well. Tattoos might once have stood for very different principles, but now, they scream: Trendy, conformist, classless, stereotype. They are ego, bad-taste, and stylistic retardation on parade…by the ignorant hoards that know of no other way to exclaim their….

And as always, there is the trickle-up theory, what was once the garb of ghetto streets, becomes a trend of the elite some day. Same with these wretched things. And one that more people would benefit from being aware of. I have a rosebud anklet on my right ankle, in commemoration of a girlfriend who died. I have six stars going down my spine, each about the size of a quarter, each a black outline with a thin coloured line on the inside.

These also commemorate people I know who have died. The quotes are from two bands that literally saved my life, from the three songs that always touch my heart. Make sure it means something. Thank you for your thoughtful comment, Rosemary. Can you tell us why you chose mainly words and phrases instead of only images for your tats?

All of the quotes are in cursive. The tattoo is a mark of the soul. It can act as a window through which we can see inside. Or it can be a shield to protect us from those who cannot see past the surface. Hi everybody… It is funny how people throw around quotes. Surely the people who have these quotes tattooed to themselves attach some sort of personal meaning to them.

And yes, I am a young person. I have three tattoos, two of which people always think are one whole. I guess that is because they are close to each other? The reason I chose this particular phrase was a combination of two factors. The first was, it is a fragment of a line from a song. The song has a lot of meaning to me. Sticking to your guns. The second half is the moment I got this tattoo, I was just getting over depression, and found my way through it with religious confermation.

So, for me the tattoo, is about not giving up, and moving forward. Like say a prayer cause here I come!!! Thank you for posting this! Like many individuals have commented, most people I know get tattoos or have gotten them as a reminder of something significant in their lives.

However, all the tattoos are symbols or symbolic. None that I know of are quotes. For example, one twin I know had the number 7 tattooed above her heart. The reason she had this inked on her skin is in memory of her twin sister who passed away. It was a team effort kind of unusual. In my case, I have the chinese letter for dragon inked onto my left shoulder blade on my back. Dragons can have a lot of sybolism.

The dragon, for me, symbolizes change as dragons are the harbringers of change. Dragonflies can also symbolize change or freedom. To sum it up: I had a near death experience. I hit the mid point of my college career pass or fail point in my degree. I lost my boyfriend of 3 years to my supposed best friend who at the time claimed to be a lesbian. The tattoo is unfinished but eventually I will have a dragon, head eating tail — around the dragon chinese letter — to symbolize eternity.

It is the reminder that the only constant in life is change. Life is constant change. It has personal meaning for me obviously but is not necessarily meant to be shared with others.

It stays hidden most of the time. Okay so I got the same quote as Angelina tattooed on me before I knew she had it. As humans we have weaknesses, and some times when we give in to them we become dependent. I too am late upon seeing this blog, but I felt the need to add my two cents.. I have 6 tattoos but one of them is 6 conji down my spine. They ALL have a meaning to me. My first one is a blue butterfly on my foot which is in honor of my dad who passed away when i was 20, with some orange and pink daisies which is in honor of my mom who passed away when I was Their initials are also in the wings.

Then I started the one down my spine. It say love, hope, faith, mother, strong willed, beauty,. I then got a verse from the bible underneath both of my boobs with a heart in the middle. My latest addition which i have added in the last month is the start of a half sleeve. In the middle of my arm is a old school pinup girl, sailor jerry type, shes holding a cake in one hand and a knife in the other.

I also put a skull and cross bones and a sparrow. Eventually it will all be filled in with other old school stuff.

I most likely will not get it now…lol.. It had a very different meaning to me.. And since they are egoically based, they will eventually destroy you as your ego is a destructive entity. What that saying means is that the things we care about the most have the greatest potential to harm us almost like a loved one that breaks your heart. The phrase is about Anorexia. Some people in this time would starve themselves just like today only the reasons were different.

The issue was that if you starved yourself for long enough you would begin to see food as an enemy and find it almost impossible to change that thought as everything would then ride on it. This would normally lead to their eventual death. I myself am not tatted, as of yet, but if I were, it would be of a henna design I got a couple years ago at a Renaiisance festival. I loved the thing to death, and it actually meant alot to me because it took ages for me to decide what to do. I was frustrated however at the relatively massive amounts of olive oil I had to put on it to take care of it…very sticky..

So that is what I would have again, in the same place. Thank you for sharing your interesting reflection, Andrew. What meant a lot to you, now means something to the rest of us. I love tattoos. One of them represents different bands without saying their names that consumed my teenage years and every time I look at it I smile because I remember what that stage of my life brought to me.

Life long friends, the experiences, the memories. I remember watching an episode of Miami Ink where there was an older women getting her first tattoo. Her reason to get one simply her initials was for that in for any reason they would be able to infinity her body. Hurricane, tornado, murder… ect. I love her way of thinking. It makes us individuals. In the other view, a coworker of mine pointed out how he would never want one because it would make him easier to be identified in the cases of if he had ever committed a crime.

So the question is.. Just a thought to ponder on. Not looking at it as sex and drugs but the things you think are good like work, money and food. I look at it is a reminder that you should not get so consumed with something because it could destroy you when you build your life consumed on a particular thing.

For example, the workaholic dad; the single women caught up in her career… Things that may not physically destroy the person but may still destroy other aspects of the persons life.

Contrary to popular belief it is NOT about anorexia, it was just borrowed by that community as a motto for anorexics and recovering anorexics. For example, in Dr. So you see, it is anything but meaningless. It is applicable to anyone really as everyone has their vices. The other tattoo I have is Latin, and I had it done yesterday. I chose that phrase for many reasons. You are commenting using your Facebook account. Notify me of new comments via email.

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