How Shoko Tendo tattoos, has changed my life and with a question

Simply magical. It is not every day that a book that inspires you with so much courage and strength to face difficulties in your life.

The book, which I refer is Yakuza Moon, written to reflect the life of the author Shoko Tendo was. Born in 1968 into a family of a Japanese yakuza gangster dad or past, has been training hard after falling into bad company at an early age. Players came from the medieval and outlaws have long portrayed the yakuzalike latter-day samurai tradition of honor and duty, living the extravagant life. Dad was a leader in relation to the Yamaguchi-Gumi, the largest group of Yakuza, a life "classic" yakuza full of Italian suits brought and imported cars fast.

To be honest, Dad never really talked about his yakuza business while at home and brought Tendo impeccable manners.

But surrounded by bad influences, could not tend their formal education, became a Yankee or adolescentsThey lost their virginity to her first boyfriend, when barely in middle school. And as if life were not difficult enough, was employed thin-sniffing and "Speed" or marijuana, and a center closed after the reformatory caught in a gang war.

Eight months later, she was only told that my father fell seriously ill with tuberculosis released. His family was huddled in total ruin by the daily visits by the borrowers Rowdy between debt growth. In a state of anesthesiaand denial, he continued his regular update of drugs, mixing with Bad Company, suffered a number of accidents, rapes and engaged in casual sex dirty "love hotel".

In short, they were a total rebel aimlessly from day to day, and - get this - she was just eighteen then. It was the kind of growing pains that every reader is moved to tears.

The life I tend to then has taken a different perspective of 21 years when they are bundled into a tattoo shop in an oldKnowledge. Although it was full body Irezumi tattoos or exposed during their life, was the first time she had felt so deeply through the art of skin. Pierced and true to his character, he decided on impulse is tattooed from the base of the neck to the toes, with a design on a geisha with a dagger centered in the mouth. And on each of the arms was a dragon tattoo.

Strange, because the tattoos, took their position on a complete and complex changenew meaning. Such was the emotional power and impact of tattoos that can transform a person by a torn upbringing rough night. Literally, empowerment has come when tattooed.

Then, his twenty-second birthday was a member of the Yakuza who had married his left hand cut off, to leave for his marriage with his band prepare. However, had the happy occasion, a bittersweet taste for them, as was raped by her possessive and mentally unstableEx-boyfriend the day before.

A little later, she was forced to abort her first child when she and her husband was too poor to afford an increase. The reality was extremely hard on both.

But the cruelty of life is not quite the end. Two days after his first salary received as a married woman, the mother suffered a stroke and died shortly afterwards to recover without it. Depressed by a blow by blow in life, fell in a suicide attempt and helpSleeping pills. Luckily it was saved by hospital staff only news that his father was dying of stomach cancer to get. God help her!

The loss of both parents tend eventually led to her senses. Determined to leave behind his past questionable, has thrown his life at work, when they opened their first savings account ever selected for three decades. In fact, they were finally able enough for their parents shop buying proper dignified burial.

Now, thirty years late, and tendscompletely free from its turbulent past and lead a happy life with his young daughter, who resigned Tendo was not the longest. Its history has taught us to take care of our loved ones and full of valuables. Compared to what he has lived most of the problems we face just too small. Remember: No conflict is too much to fix - fast. Unfortunately, tattoos remain on her - a strong and vivid memories of his days to be Wild. Iwish her the best.