ok, i’ll bite
during my personal ‘lost weekend’ that lasted about 18 months, i became quite attached to the feeling (about 4hrs after ingesting) of absolute wellbeing
this led me to remark to my partner in experimentation that ‘Gd! i love dr&%!’
eventually we shortened this to GILD
when i turned my back on that lifestyle, i really wanted something to take with me and figured that getting the acronym GILD as a tattoo might work
i sat in a pub one night, (listening to a cover band with the most insanely bad 70’s poseur vocalist) and figured that i’d better come up with another explanation of the GILD in case my mother asks
in a moment of inspirational brilliance, it suddenly dawned upon me that my first name starts with a D!!
presto!! i had it
while thinking about it some more, i realised that it may sound somewhat egocentric to go around with skin-art proclaiming
‘God I Love Dave’
while thinking about where to place the tattoo, i realised that putting it on the front of my shoulder will mean that i’ll see it in the mirror every morning while brushing my teeth
and that, far from being arrogant, it is a stunning way to remind me of who i am and why
every time i’m confronted with a moral decision of some sort, i now have a very easy test
if i decide to do XYZ, will i be able to look myself in the eye 2moro morning and say “GILD”?
if i will, then it is the right decision
if not, …
the original origin of GILD have faded to nothing but a dull memory
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