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In a class of mine called Beauty and the Body we were talking about age and beauty, and responding to my question, “What associations come to mind regarding gray hair?” a young woman said, “Monotone.” Others seemed to silently agree. Light hair and light skin they were thinking.
Well, what about very dark black skin and black hair? What about blonde hair and Anglo skin?–in other words, another variation of light hair and light skin. Interesting, too, that we call light skin fair skin if it’s young–and fair is a synonym for pretty.
“Pale” came up and perhaps “drab” too when more students added the images in their minds. As they spoke, monotone was meaning achromatic, which translates as loss–loss of color. With a nod to Lao Tzu, those who see loss will become loss.
It is so important to contemplate the changes age brings to the body. People live much longer than they once did, so these ideas are valuable to think about what these changes mean.