Tuesday, May 20, 2014
Monday, May 5, 2014
“No, I Don’t Color My Hair and Neither Do I Use the Tanning Salon!”
Two very good minister-chaplain friends of mine recently commented on my hair. One asked me if I dyed my hair and the other made a sidebar reference to his own receding hair line by mentioning my full head of hair. I am not accustomed to people commenting on my hair color or its length. I can say that I prefer the “low maintenance” approach to hair management. I buy shampoo that literally costs $1.49 a bottle and I can comb my hair in about 30 seconds as I get ready for work and the day after showering. My hair management quotient is low!
Then, recently one of my daughters got a part-time job at a tanning booth. One disclaimer first—I have never used a tanning bed before and I am not sure I would admit it if I had! One day recently I was at the tanning salon picking up my daughter from work and had opportunity to walk in and sit down as she finished her tasks. Then something amazing happened. I noticed that about one-third of the customers who walked in were actually men. I was shocked. I never imagined that so many guys used the tanning salon. Their ages seemed to be in the 20-40 range so I would say they were relatively young.
All right, so what does hair coloring and tanning salons have to do with me? Well, not too much other than it is something I find interesting. I have already decided I will live with what the good Lord gives me—brown and slowly greying hair and skin that is pinkish that tans easy. I guess the hair color and tanning phenomena is a matter of “keeping one’s youth” and/or living life in a way that makes one happy. Regarding hair coloring and tanning salons I am trying to practice a “live and let live” or if you prefer the religious approach, “don’t judge your neighbor!” approach to life. But I must say that being asked if I dyed my hair and seeing men in tanning salons is really challenging that ethic. Just bear with me. I live a pretty simple life!
I try to be a “live and let live” person. I trust that I and others know what they need and want in life. So what if a guy colors his hair or uses the tanning booth. Does it really matter? I don’t think so. Instead those cultural phenomenons are just that—they are part of the culture of staying young and looking good. It’s big business in the USA for sure. As for me I am trying to gracefully age or is it age gracefully. Either way the important word for me is “grace-fully” and less so the word “age.”
Dear God: Help me to be a "live and let live person" who "judges not his neighbor." Amen.
Then, recently one of my daughters got a part-time job at a tanning booth. One disclaimer first—I have never used a tanning bed before and I am not sure I would admit it if I had! One day recently I was at the tanning salon picking up my daughter from work and had opportunity to walk in and sit down as she finished her tasks. Then something amazing happened. I noticed that about one-third of the customers who walked in were actually men. I was shocked. I never imagined that so many guys used the tanning salon. Their ages seemed to be in the 20-40 range so I would say they were relatively young.
All right, so what does hair coloring and tanning salons have to do with me? Well, not too much other than it is something I find interesting. I have already decided I will live with what the good Lord gives me—brown and slowly greying hair and skin that is pinkish that tans easy. I guess the hair color and tanning phenomena is a matter of “keeping one’s youth” and/or living life in a way that makes one happy. Regarding hair coloring and tanning salons I am trying to practice a “live and let live” or if you prefer the religious approach, “don’t judge your neighbor!” approach to life. But I must say that being asked if I dyed my hair and seeing men in tanning salons is really challenging that ethic. Just bear with me. I live a pretty simple life!
I try to be a “live and let live” person. I trust that I and others know what they need and want in life. So what if a guy colors his hair or uses the tanning booth. Does it really matter? I don’t think so. Instead those cultural phenomenons are just that—they are part of the culture of staying young and looking good. It’s big business in the USA for sure. As for me I am trying to gracefully age or is it age gracefully. Either way the important word for me is “grace-fully” and less so the word “age.”
Dear God: Help me to be a "live and let live person" who "judges not his neighbor." Amen.
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