As a teenager, I went through several phases of hair loss. These were so severe that my friends would tease me as ‘baldy’ and would predict that I would become completely bald soon (they were being utterly mean of course!).
The reason behind the abnormality was attributed to my diet. I neglected eating at the behest of studying (and more studying) in the hyper-competitive environment that I grew up in. The good that came out of this ‘hair fall trauma’ was that I became very conscious of my food habits – quitting soft drinks, and sugary and fried food items in my early 20s. I did not continue my food celibacy for long because these ‘sacrifices’ helped me arrest my hair fall soon. As I poured love and care into my strands routinely, they started responding to my efforts.
Fast forward 15 years and I became a humble bearer of a long black wavy mane that met with profuse appreciation and compliments wherever I went. This journey of hair transformation was astounding even to me as a person. I grasped that there is no situation that cannot be turned around with commitment to oneself.
Over time, I completely fell in love with my long tresses!
As life made me wiser, I realized how important it is to learn to let go of the things you love, to practice detachment, and leverage your privileges to contribute to something noble – all with the belief that something more meaningful will come your way.
So today I bravely made my way to Unique Hair Design, Copenhagen to put this wisdom in motion. Dorthe, my kind and friendly hairdresser assured me that I have made the right decision and that my head of hair will grow back soon.
Before the snip, she paused twice – first to ask, ‘Are you ready?’ and then, at the final moment, before her scissors went chop-chop, ‘Are you sure?’. Both the questions met with a resounding ‘yes’.
The job has been done and 25 cm of my tresses will now make their way to Vila’s Skandinavisk Parykcenter as a donation to The Danish Cancer Society, Danish Hospital Clowns, and for usage as wigs.
This makes me a part of a project called ‘Vilas hårdonationer ‘ and I can now look forward to receiving a diploma as a token for my hair donation.
Other perks of this happening include a cool (read younger) new look, a lighter head (well, quite literally), and more time for myself….!!
It’s indeed important to learn to let go of the things you love, with the belief that something more beautiful will come your way. In this case, though, the belief is that a head of longer, shinier, and healthier black hair will come my way! *chuckle*