Why I Want a Tattoo

It seems that every time I bring up my desire to get a tattoo it instigates the same response - 'Are you sure you've thought this through? I mean, won't you regret it when you're older?' What insanity! There is no way that when I am 64 with a broken hip and painful joints that I am going to look at my tattoo and think 'damn, I wish I didn't have something that reminds me of how great things used to be'.  I don't think an ugly tattoo is going to be high in my list of worries, especially as I won't be at the peak of my attractive era anyway.
For a long time I've cherished the idea of getting a tattoo. Impermanence upsets me; things change far too quickly so to think that I could have something that lasts forever is mesmerising. I want to get a tattoo when I feel like I'm at a truly happy point in my life so I have a constant reminder of that.