Being in the middle age, even though I have not inherited my father's mental abilities or my mother's cooking skills, I am happy that at least I am genetically blessed to have black tresses from my parents. Both started greying quite late in life and my hair has just started turning grey in patches. But the inherent fear that grey hair is an indicator of age makes me pull them out whenever I get the chance. But my daughters and husband are of the strong opinion that one has to age gracefully and accept these signs of ageing with dignity. I am trying to convince myself that dyeing my hair is not yet an option and its a big question whether I would be comfortable using a chemical dye or herbal dye that is available in the market since I am not a great fan of the wide variety of cosmetics available in the market. In fact I feel so uncomfortable applying make-up that I turned out without make-up even on my wedding day. So, to dye or not to dye my hair is a big question I have to face in the near future.
I have fallen into the habit of observing people around me for signs of age (quite a popular pastime in the middle ages , I guess) and amazed at the urban middle class population who are not shy of using any amount of cosmetics to make them look younger. Other day, I was waiting with my husband to see his doctor at the nearby hospital and the one hour of waiting period made me realize that there was not a single person in the waiting area with grey hair though the majority of them were above 60. Even the doctor himself, who I guess should be more than 50 didn't have a single strand of grey hair. But the most amusing part of this observation was that even though people are trying their best to hide their age behind the dyes, I could still guess that they were not young. Every filmstar you see including thespian Dilip Kumar to haggard Sanjay Dutt to ever fit Kamalahaasan strut around proudly with thick black tresses. But we know that they are no longer young but still they want us to believe that they are young. More than any other cosmetic, I think hair dyes are the most popular and widely consumed ones irrespective of the gender and hope one day there is some survey regarding this.
Southern cinestar Ajith Kumar seems to be one exception in this crowd who has happily settled for his salt and pepper look and is even daring enough to take up roles which suit this look rather than the other way round. Hope I get the same courage to face the world with my shining grey hair ala Medha Patkar, the social activist and not think about these things as important than fighting for a social cause. Hope I get that maturity and dignity few years down the line.
I have fallen into the habit of observing people around me for signs of age (quite a popular pastime in the middle ages , I guess) and amazed at the urban middle class population who are not shy of using any amount of cosmetics to make them look younger. Other day, I was waiting with my husband to see his doctor at the nearby hospital and the one hour of waiting period made me realize that there was not a single person in the waiting area with grey hair though the majority of them were above 60. Even the doctor himself, who I guess should be more than 50 didn't have a single strand of grey hair. But the most amusing part of this observation was that even though people are trying their best to hide their age behind the dyes, I could still guess that they were not young. Every filmstar you see including thespian Dilip Kumar to haggard Sanjay Dutt to ever fit Kamalahaasan strut around proudly with thick black tresses. But we know that they are no longer young but still they want us to believe that they are young. More than any other cosmetic, I think hair dyes are the most popular and widely consumed ones irrespective of the gender and hope one day there is some survey regarding this.
Southern cinestar Ajith Kumar seems to be one exception in this crowd who has happily settled for his salt and pepper look and is even daring enough to take up roles which suit this look rather than the other way round. Hope I get the same courage to face the world with my shining grey hair ala Medha Patkar, the social activist and not think about these things as important than fighting for a social cause. Hope I get that maturity and dignity few years down the line.
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