10Jun/123
Selah
This is Kristen's Hunter Thompson tattoo.
'Selah' has been described as Hunter's version of Vonnegut's 'so it goes'. In reading all of Hunter's works the term 'Selah' always stood out to me as a beautiful way to sum up a lot of the terrible realities we all face as Americans and as humans. The tattoo reminds me to stay positive and know that you may not be able to change all of the problems in the world but you can change your attitude and outlook. Selah.
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June 10th, 2012 - 16:12
That’s my daughters name. I have it in Hebrew on my forearm. I really like yours!
July 3rd, 2012 - 01:39
it seems to be pronounced similar to the cantonese way of saying “doomed!” like “oh no, I’m doomed!!” so I’m glad to know it has a good meaning instead!! It’s a really lovely tattoo! I like the colours!
November 15th, 2012 - 21:09
If you’ve read Psalms, this is actually a Hebrew musical term or something similar, like ‘praise God!’. I haven’t read any work of Hunter Thompson, and it seems interesting how you’ve quoted him and how this word has touched you.