To dye or not to dye is a mid-life dilemma that seizes every one and continues till the end (‘Open page’ – “Looking for that silver lining”, July 2). Having gone through the entire experience of the stages of dyeing — from black to slight grey, and then from white to blacker than black and finally surrendering to the nature — I remember wasting valuable time and money on the futile exercise. A friend of mine made me realise the fact that it is only grey hair that befits a senior executive and adds dignity to his looks. I stopped dyeing my hair.
My wife continued with the process for a little longer, just to please the children. And, ultimately, she too gave up the process gracefully. Our friends say we look great and we like to hear this being said again and again.
Krishnamurthy,
Chennai
Every person wishes to look good, attractive, smart and beautiful or handsome. There is nothing wrong in it but the use of beauty aids and products with harmful chemicals and toxins etc. in order to look this way is not good for health. This fact is known to most persons but they still ignore the marketing techniques used to sell such products in abundance. Even dyeing and colouring hair has side-effects.
Look natural and be natural. Accept what god has given you and do not use harmful beauty aids. In the long term, beauty aids cost a good amount of money and have negative effects.
Mahesh Kumar,
New Delhi
