The power of a single strand of white hair

Menander once said: “It is not white hair that engenders wisdom.”

Nope, I’m not talking about my greying head; that came along a long time ago. It’s that other white hair that creeps up on you. Watch out young men, it’s coming for you!!!

First, it popped up on my chin. I proudly looked at myself in the mirror and said, “Gosh, it’s about time I’m starting to look distinguished”. Shortly after, the white hair on my face began to double in numbers. Yup, it was an invasion. Still, I thought I had the upper hand and the right weapon: Gillett!

About a year later, as I was shaving the white hair off my face, a little sparkle caught the corner of my eye. That’s odd… what could be shiny enough that causes a sparkle on my chest. Yup, you guessed it; it was a single strand of white hair. Aha, this could be a challenge to hide but I have the upper hand; it’s called the “crew neck” shirts and sweaters… no more “v-necks” for this fellow. No sir… no white hair of mine is going to show through a v-neck.

And then the unthinkable happened. A single strand of white hair showed up on my back. Ah, the horror; the shame; the dramatic arrival of the aging process!

In case you’re wondering how I found out about this ruthless intruder, it was my daughter that pointed “IT” out to me, which I replied back with a, “well, daddy is getting old”.

I did not know how much my last statement had impacted my daughter. When I arrived at work today, to my surprise, I found a message from her on my cell phone, which said: “happy birthday dada from upstairs; I love you so much; you’re my best dada ever; I don’t care if you have white hair; even if you do, you’re still gonna be my parent and my baby brother’s parent; love you everybody; bye.”

  

And this was the power of a single strand of white hair!

Thank you for reading,

Armin 

PS. Certainly, Menander would agree that the white hair on the back does in fact engender wisdom J