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I have really fine hair and a high forehead. People told me I was going bald when I was as young as twelve, although in reality I didn't thin out until I was in my twenties. Now at thirty, I've come to accept the fact that people can see my scalp, although I have maintained much of my original high hairline (relatively).
I was never worried about losing hair. My dad was as bald as Patrick Stewart for as long as I can remember him, and so was my grandfather on my mother's side. I don't think the saying "bald is beautiful" is merely denial. Women may look at hair as an element of first attraction, but when it comes down to it, sense of humour, intelligence, and a nice body might matter more to them. I've known some women who are actually attracted to bald men... I'm not too sure why, exactly, but maybe this is of some relief? Shaved heads are in vogue, at least, aren't they?
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Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing?
—Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön
Humankind cannot bear very much reality.
—From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot
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