on getting old ( er ) … ( 11 / 13 / 2009 )
on getting old ( er ) … ( 11 / 13 / 2009 )
“ I guess the most recent major event was the discovery of my first white hair last week . It ’ s strange the effect that a white hair can have on you . I can handle the extra weight that seems impossible to lose , the need to sleep more after a party , the extra folds of skin , the fact that all my friends are married or living together in monogamous relationships , that some are even already having their 2nd or 3rd child , but nothing brought it home that I ’ m getting older like that single white hair …
My first reaction was to panic , wondering if there were more of them hidden somewhere I couldn ’ t see – and that had me wondering whether monkeys are really looking for fleas when they ’ re grooming each other , or are they checking for white hairs . Then there was the dawning realization that I may just have to start ‘ acting my age ’ …
And yet once I got over the initial shock and suppressed the urge to yank the hair out I started examining it , admiring it even . It ’ s actually quite long , not exactly white , but silvery , and really soft . I actually kind of like it , which makes me wonder why I never noticed it before .” ~ Fatima Yousif
( To age Grace-fully is to remain forever Young .)
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