of course it is an individual decision :-)
i discovered about 4 grey hairs last year (and i'm only 28!)
i pulled them out but worried a little about what i would do were they to recurr. thought a lot about whether i'd pull them again (you can't do that indefinately!) or whether i'd leave them be, or whether i'd start dying my hair... my hair is very dark brown and so they will look fairly distinctive.
one of the professors back home had lovely long thick hair that was this steely iron grey colour. i'm fairly sure she didn't dye it it was just left natural. she looked fairly distinguished. one of my friends mothers was getting these grey streaks at the front and that looked fairly distinguished too. i'm sure that there are different patterns of going grey and some of them are more attractive than others, however.
i decided... that when they recurred i'd leave them be.
on the upside they haven't grown back. last year was a bit of a stressful time for me workwise and they haven't recurred yet. but i'm fairly sure they will. and when they do i think i'll leave them be.
i want to try and accept my body gracefully if at all possible.
and those little rituals that we do to help us feel youthful, well, i guess they all start to add up. personal decision of course. but i guess i have trouble with this notion (supported by some men and also some women) that a womens only value is in her youthful and beautiful appearance. if you want to be taken seriously as a person... i'm sure there are more useful things you could do with your time... but individual decision, of course.
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