HAIR

Here today, gone tomorrow.

I was visiting a middle-aged male acquaintance not long ago, and he started talking for the hundredth time about how thick his hair is. This topic was not particularly interesting the first time he brought it up. It had become quite absurd by the second or third time he went on about it. In an effort to see how far he would take this non-issue, I asked him if he had noticed that I too had thick hair. He replied, "Yes, but mine is thicker."

Does it really matter whether or not your hair is thick or thin? Does it even matter if you have or do not have hair? To a man whose hairline is starting to recede, baldness may be an issue of concern. But how thick your hair is?

People are involved in all too many issues that have little or no real significance. Talking about these issues may be a way to pass the time, but at some point you need to ask the question, "So what?"

There are many issues that really matter. I am not suggesting that we talk about them all the time. In fact, talking about important issues can be totally meaningless if no positive action is ever taken. I am suggesting that talk not be limited to the meaningless. Once in a while, substantive issues must be discussed. More importantly, substantive issues must be acted on. Today would be a good time to start. How about now?