It was one of my long time wishes to shave my head. I have heard
from many of friends as it’s very cool and I too wanted to feel it. There is no
harm in trying it as it will grow back in 2-3 months time. But there were too
many ‘No’s, including a heavy one from Mom. Mom’s reason was, you can’t come
bald for your brother’s marriage. It had taken more than 6 months to find a
suitable alliance and marriage since then. But I had to wait and wait. In the
deepest mind, I too was not sure whether to go for it – after all shaving your head
will never go you a smarter look.
A week before the ceremony while at native with my bro, mom
and a cousin; the same topic came up – my longing to shave head. As usual mom
was against saying you wont look good in that and bro in my support. I loved my
cousin’s attitude, “you go and just do it; after all its your head”. Yeah, why
mom can’t think like that?? Her final argument of brother’s marriage is over
but she was saying she don’t want me to take me along with her with no hair in
the head. But I am in Bangalore and she is at Kerala and wont be at home not
more than a weekend in a month normally.
D-Day
I have to do it, but when, that was a question. I have decided my next hair cut after brother’s
marriage is the one. And I had to wait for another one month to gain the guts.
Each morning I will say today evening and in the evening I will say, “Oh!! It’s
late, tomorrow”. Finally on the fourth weekend after brother’s marriage by noon
I decided to go to barbershop. A question was still in mind – a usual hair-cut or…..??
Finally reached the barbershop and told the brand new model cj’s hair style. He dint have any
emotional change (why should he have, he has done more than full moon’s he had
seen; Oh I missed it, it was a Lunar eclipse night). I am still not sure; I
have to do it, but today?? Very first scissor movement locked the decision. He
took the heaviest lock of my hair in single cut from the middle portion. No
more escape. So I am going to have a head shave!!
First thing I did after coming out, was a call to mom – “I
did it!!”. Bro was also at home then. He turned to a politician – after supporting
all these days, now he asks are you crazy. And both of them wanted to see pix.
Soon I went out for a weekend cricket hours. It was a bad day with bat, and a
mediocre one with ball. When I reach back, bro has given publicity enough among
the cousins. Finally by dinner time, I uploaded my pix in Facebook. I have
never got so many comments or like for anything on Facebook, not even on my
birth-day. Mom immediately called after seeing it, “I am shocked” and was the
end of call.
Why-syndrome
The question everyone had “why, why did you do this??”. I didn’t
have any reason. So answers were filled by themselves – love failure, new love,
someone special asked, anything religious, Tirupathi visit, saving money and many
more. One of my colleagues have asked this 4 times or so. Why to a hair cut
raise so many of “why”s. I agree the scientific approach starts with questions
like “why” but why a “why” for such a stupid thing. I fear these people will
tomorrow why I had breakfast, why I slept, why I walk to bus-stop, why I.. why I..
Verdict
Still in the first week, I don’t know how long it will take
nor how it will feel after 2 weeks. But as of now, its too head is always
cooooooool. A drop of water on head is really amazing. You have to feel it. I
am enjoying by gentle pats on my head even when I wrote this sentence. And more
proud after doing another senseless act in life.
