Few days earlier I went to a salon for hair cut. Starting from my child hood, I have never ever tried anything different with my hair style. So I entered the salon and the hair stylist welcomed me with a big a smile. It’s a tradition or rule what ever; a doctor before starting his operation, a chicken shop owner before cutting the chicken and a hair stylist before cutting the hair, always show all their love and affections towards their patients, chickens and customers subjects.
Before starting the hair cut, the first question the hairstylist asked me “small medium or long?” I hope you people are thinking what kind of question is this. Even I also thought the same, when he asked me this question. For first I thought, “Might be he was not good at English, so instead of saying large he was saying long to offer me a drink before haircut.” But he was not that nice as a person, he meant something else which my friend who knew their local language made me understand. Now I will tell, what was that question originally means.
As the hair stylist did not know that much English, so he asked me if I would prefer to keep my hair short, medium or long? As my friend suggested me few days earlier to keep my hair short this time, it would suit me; so i agreed after a long discussion with him. Might be this one is the biggest risk I took in my life till now, because since my child hood I never ever kept my hair short. I liked my hair to dance with wind, to cover my face and make their presence feel.
But as doctor loves to cut the unnecessary parts of our body just like, appendix; similarly hair stylish always love to cut hairs of others which they think unnecessary. So without even wasting a second, he started cutting my hair. I started feeling the comb and the scissors in between hairs, and the sound of scissors on my head echoed in to my ears. My dearest and beautiful hairs started falling on my face, but this time they were not connected to my head. As if they were saying me, “why are you doing this to us?How could you Forget those girls found you cute, it was only due to us. Even some of them praised us.”
I got emotional by feeling their emotions. My tears were about to rolled out of my eyes. But I am really good at controlling my emotions. So I prefer not to look at them and closed my eyes. I let that person, who had complete control over my head for next few minutes decide how he wanted to decorate it.
This process continued for next few minutes. I found hairs which were of no use and which were on their way to heaven, now all over the apron which was covering my body. I could hear that hair stylish saying me that, “Sir it’s almost done”. I slowly opened my eyes, as if I do not want to see my head after that cyclone took place for last few minutes on it. Still I am a brave man, so I opened my eyes to see the destruction. But it was not that bad. Then I had no other options also other than thinking so. I could not bring my hairs back to its original length.
I thought that thank god at last the process got over and I was about to stand from that chair, then one more question that hair stylist asked me, “sir do you want a tail?” Believe me I could not express my reaction to this question in words. For a second I thought is he god or what! Is he asking about my next birth, if I would prefer to be an animal?
Than by seeing his facial expression &his hands pointing towards bottom of my head’s back side, I realized that, oh! he was asking something regarding my hair. Then he made me realize that he wanted to keep some hairs little long, at the bottom of my head’s back side, to look like tail. He tried to convince me that, now a day’s girls prefer guys having this tail. Style factor you know!
As already I had taken the risk of cutting my hair small, so I thought of giving it a try also. After all who does not want girl’s attention? So with my due permission, he started making a tail on my head. It took just a little time for him to make an artificial tail on my head with my natural hairs. And at last, the process of making a tail on my head got over.
Now I am having a tail on my head. Now I also started loving it. Still I am not sure, if girls like it or not, as none of them mentioned me about it till now. That’s why I hate girl, they can notice very easily those six white beards on my right corner of face, but they can’t notice my beautiful tail. May be they are jealous of my tail. But now when I meet tiger, lion, elephant, zebra……cow, dog, donkey, cat etc on road…. I just turn & show them my newly born tail, although it’s placed in a different position. None of them mess with me anymore, may be they are afraid of me now as I have a tail on my head. Most importantly my neighbor’s dog does not bark at me anymore. May be he started considering me as his best friend.
Just one tail changed my life…… This is today’s tale for you all. Be happy & keep smiling.
Joe
December 16, 2011
Extremely funny post Arindam! My brothers and I all sported tails when we were much younger but since have grown out of that for quite some time now. I must admit, I don’t care too much how my hair looks. Being in the military for 8 years, I’ve grown accustomed to extremely short hair, and that’s the way I keep it to this day. In fact, I have cut my own hair for the last couple years. When I think I need a hair cut, I just break out the clippers and start buzzing away until I’m satisfied with the length. Of course I’m married and do not have girls to impress, so it works for me! LoL!
Arindam
December 16, 2011
Thanks Joe. 🙂
I never experiment too much with my hair, i love them the way they are. Still at last i preferred to keep them short. Although i had a tail now, but it’s really small, to even get noticed by a person who is standing few meters. So i also think that, not a single girl is going to get impress. By the way just like you, although i am not married still i also do not have girls to impress, so i hope it will work for me. May be we both passed that stage of life Joe. 🙂
mj monaghan
December 16, 2011
That is awesome, Arindam! Extremely funny. I love the part: “I found hairs … which were on there way to heaven.” Great story, my friend!
Arindam
December 16, 2011
Thanks a lot Mj. 🙂 I am glad that you liked it. I just tried to bring that thought of haircut in the funniest way possible for me.It’s always my pleasure to see you in my blog.
Thanks for all the inspiration. 🙂
wolke205
December 16, 2011
Bwahaha, great story 😀
Arindam
December 16, 2011
Thank you 🙂
magsx2
December 17, 2011
Hi Arindam,
What a wonderful read, a great story, and a bit of a laugh. Well done. 🙂
Arindam
December 17, 2011
Thanks a lot 🙂 I am glad you enjoyed it.
Becky Green Aaronson
December 17, 2011
I enjoyed this story a lot, Arindam, and felt like I was at the hair salon with you! Very funny.
Arindam
December 17, 2011
Thanks lot Becky 🙂 You were actually there, i forgot to mention that you are the person who paid the bill for my hair cut. 🙂
meladjusted
December 17, 2011
What a refreshing take on a haircut – thank you for a good story!
Arindam
December 17, 2011
I am glad you liked it. Thanks for the visit & comment 🙂
jakesprinter
December 17, 2011
Great Story and you make my day happy he he 🙂
Arindam
December 17, 2011
Thank You Jack. 🙂
aRVee
December 17, 2011
I have fun reading your story and so you have a tail? haha… Congrats for conquering your fear of changing your hairstyle and cheers to that! 🙂
Arindam
December 17, 2011
Thanks lot Arvee. 🙂 And yes i have a tail now, but it’s a short one and not at the place where it’d be! 🙂
aRVee
December 20, 2011
haha cherish it my friend 🙂
brittany220
December 18, 2011
Haha enjoy your new tail! 🙂
Arindam
December 18, 2011
Thank you Brittany! I am really happy that you enjoyed my new tail. 🙂
Angelia Sims
December 18, 2011
You have a nice tail. I am sure all the girls will notice your style. Too cute about your hairs falling to heaven. I bet it’s easier to wash. 🙂
Arindam
December 18, 2011
Thanks a lot Angelia. I am also hoping that girls are going to notice my style. 🙂 Nice to see you in my blog. I appreciate your visit.
Barb
December 19, 2011
Does anyone tug your tail? Hopefully it will attract lots of lovely women who want to hear the tale of your tale. Fun post
Arindam
December 19, 2011
Barb my tail is too short to even fit in to someone’s hand (and for sure i am not going to let it grow to such length) , so no one got that chance to tug it. 🙂 Ha ha
But i am not sure it is going to attract anyone, i hope my age has something to do with it. (do not forget those four white beards on my face 🙂 Thanks a lot Barb for such a funny comment. 🙂
Priya
December 19, 2011
Well, now that you have a new hairdo, I am sure the hair will begin to find a different way to attract the girls! And soon they’ll dance with the wind anyway! Enjoy the tail-ed times while the last. Or do you intend to now keep it this way?
Arindam
December 19, 2011
Ha ha ! i am not sure if the hair will begin to find a different way or not! And yes i am waiting for them to dance again with the winds. 🙂 No i do not think i will keep it this way. May be first and last time. 🙂
writingfeemail
December 20, 2011
When my nephew was small, he wanted a ‘rat-tail’ on the back of his hair. As it grew longer, his little sister began to use it as a handle to lead him around by. Needless to say, it didn’t last long. I hopt the tugs you get on yours are happy ones from beautiful ladies.
Arindam
December 20, 2011
ha ha !! 🙂 LOL
Renee my tail is too small, even to hold in hands.But i am not going to let it grow to such a length, that it may come in hands of others. And i am really sad while informing you that, i have n’t got tugs from a single beautiful lady 🙂