Not only the tattoo picture makes you’re proud but the whole tattoo ritual. It is a courage test along with a victory. It is therefore quite used, in ancient times, to people with tattoos had respect. 
This tradition started when the person was going from childhood to adult. The traditional process of tattooing was a ritual. They gave the tribe member a lot of respect.
A painful courage trial rewarded with a personal victory.
Of course times have changed and we create tattoos with a machine and the tattoo is much clearer and done faster, less painful but still painful. The rewarded feeling of victory is unchanged.
During a journey as a reminder, with friends or alone, the end or start of a new beginning of a period in your life or just because you like it. You do not know how the feeling will be, how painful it is exactly, nobody can describe it, you have to overcome this uncertainty. This spiritual victory is called; character.
But what did you overcome when you have used an anesthetic? Were is your moment of victory using an anesthetic? You know in advance that you will feel nothing, you have nothing to overcome and there is no victory. You have a picture on your body without any suffering. Nothing to be proud about!
With all due respect, I understand that there will be people who have a traumatic experience for needles. But in recent weeks, I hear more and more often “I want a tattoo but I’m afraid of needles” as if it’s a hype. The question for anesthesia from women as also from ‘men’. I see a trend at work that they already have an anesthetic cream smeared, obviously at the expense of the tattoo quality, but even worse “how can these people ever be proud of their tattoos?
If you needed anesthesia to have a tattoo done, or if your husband, your wife, your mother or father needed to hold your hand… you’ll never deserve the respect of the Tattooed tribe.
Courage is being afraid but going on anyhow!
Have a look at this ‘drama-queen’
