"Anyone
can be confident with a full head of hair. But a confident bald man - there's
your diamond in the rough." Larry David
I never felt baldness after chemotherapy to be a disfigurement. The act of being bald does not make a person beautiful, but one can make baldness beautiful. Physical beauty is an aspect of self esteem, a cornerstone of feeling confident and one of the most vulnerable too. I became bald by shaving my head after my second chemo, and felt beautiful and confident too. The painful looks of those around me whenever locks of my long hair came in my hand, made me go and shave my head. It was a source of anxiety for me. Very few are lucky to feel the beauty of being bald and also having long hair. The reason is I don't see baldness as a disfigurement of myself , because at a point of time I realized that physical beauty can get stripped off, but not the inner power and beauty.
I loved myself in my baldness, feeling special and more attractive. I never thought of wearing a wig, because I was happy the way I was, though many advised me to buy one. Embracing the baldness as being bald can be beautiful for many reasons. When one is bald, the beauty of eyes are prominent; it makes you unique, different, and remarkably beautiful. Surviving cancer gives you confidence though you are more vulnerable. You know your hair will grow back eventually. You face it head on, battle with it, conquer it and it is empowering; making you confident in all aspects of life.
My hair grew back after months of finishing all treatment, and got a crowning glory of curly hair and really black and beautiful. I even lost my eye brows and eye lashes; still my eyes were lively. "Nothing changed the mischief seen in my eyes," according to my loved ones. Hair grows back, but if you give up and lose confidence, then it is difficult to bounce back in life.
"During chemo, you’re more tired than you've ever been. It’s like a cloud passing over the sun, and suddenly you’re out. You don’t know how you’ll answer the door when your groceries are delivered. But you also find that you’re stronger than you've ever been. You’re clear. Your mortality is at optimal distance, not up so close that it obscures everything else, but close enough to give you depth perception. Previously, it has taken you weeks, months, or years to discover the meaning of an experience. Now it’s instantaneous. "~Melissa Bank
The chemo of cancer,
Predicts shedding stresses,
Each time I combed,
Locks covered my hand.
Painful gazes followed me,
Better a bald head,
With a baldness full of grandeur
Than the pain I see around.
My head I shaved,
And made it bald,
Though I didn't care,
As I felt beautiful.
I never felt baldness after chemotherapy to be a disfigurement. The act of being bald does not make a person beautiful, but one can make baldness beautiful. Physical beauty is an aspect of self esteem, a cornerstone of feeling confident and one of the most vulnerable too. I became bald by shaving my head after my second chemo, and felt beautiful and confident too. The painful looks of those around me whenever locks of my long hair came in my hand, made me go and shave my head. It was a source of anxiety for me. Very few are lucky to feel the beauty of being bald and also having long hair. The reason is I don't see baldness as a disfigurement of myself , because at a point of time I realized that physical beauty can get stripped off, but not the inner power and beauty.
I loved myself in my baldness, feeling special and more attractive. I never thought of wearing a wig, because I was happy the way I was, though many advised me to buy one. Embracing the baldness as being bald can be beautiful for many reasons. When one is bald, the beauty of eyes are prominent; it makes you unique, different, and remarkably beautiful. Surviving cancer gives you confidence though you are more vulnerable. You know your hair will grow back eventually. You face it head on, battle with it, conquer it and it is empowering; making you confident in all aspects of life.
My hair grew back after months of finishing all treatment, and got a crowning glory of curly hair and really black and beautiful. I even lost my eye brows and eye lashes; still my eyes were lively. "Nothing changed the mischief seen in my eyes," according to my loved ones. Hair grows back, but if you give up and lose confidence, then it is difficult to bounce back in life.
"During chemo, you’re more tired than you've ever been. It’s like a cloud passing over the sun, and suddenly you’re out. You don’t know how you’ll answer the door when your groceries are delivered. But you also find that you’re stronger than you've ever been. You’re clear. Your mortality is at optimal distance, not up so close that it obscures everything else, but close enough to give you depth perception. Previously, it has taken you weeks, months, or years to discover the meaning of an experience. Now it’s instantaneous. "~Melissa Bank
The chemo of cancer,
Predicts shedding stresses,
Each time I combed,
Locks covered my hand.
Painful gazes followed me,
Better a bald head,
With a baldness full of grandeur
Than the pain I see around.
My head I shaved,
And made it bald,
Though I didn't care,
As I felt beautiful.
2 comments:
I have seen that bold bald and beautiful looking you in the picture. Cancer, they say is a spiritual awakening and I think, in that case, the bald monk look goes well with the enlightenment that follows the post chemo days. Few dare to exhibit their bald pate though. Inspiring write up again,Geethechi!
Thank you Asha.
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