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Went to a waterpark at the Great Wolf Lodge in Williamsburg, VA this weekend with my family and some friends. While I was waiting in line for one of the waterslides, one of the lifeguards (a guy) passed me and said he liked my hair. I thanked him, and he told me something I'd never heard before. He said the native Hawaiians believed that we carry our knowledge in our hair, and then said, "You're a very wise man".
Frodo
...when the salon ruined his hair, his brain fried !!
Frodo, An interesting concept.
Hopefully I'm getting smarter by the minute!
peace, jonalbear
That's a very interesting comment there. A lot of Native American tribes I believe think similarly to the Native Hawaiians -- only with a bit more emphasis on hair as a way to remember our own personal history. Occasionally we've had Native Americans (AKA Indians) post here in the past. If any natives ore reading this, it would be great if they felt like stepping forward and shedding some more light on this topic.
It's my understanding that many Native Americans historically / traditionally used to only cut off their hair only during deep grieving times (like at the loss of a spouse or parent).
I like the comment of you having a lot of wisdom because of having so much hair -- hey, maybe that will work for me, too!!
- Ken
However, this was usually a trim from terminal length to a shorter length that one would today still call long. They did not have electric clippers; it was not a buzz cut.
Bill
Sounds like we all need to emigrate to the pacific isles eh Jim :-)
Nice!
Hopefully, reaching terminal length doesn't mean our brain is full.
- Oren