Among the major worriers about their looks are the people who have gotten a little thin around the hair. They take much kidding. People are likely to call them curly or slick and ask them if they comb their hair with a wash cloth. Most folks who have grown a little bald are pretty good sports about it. They may feel as if they do not have much choice, but John T. Capps III has done something about it. John has formed an organization called The Bald-headed Men of America. For the paltry sum of $5.00, if you have the requisite qualifications, you can join. To qualify you must "have a chrome dome, bald spot, a haircut with a hole in it or a hairline at least five inches above the brow."

There are over 10,000 members of Mr. Capps' organization. They meet annually and award prizes for such wonders as best-all-around bald head. smoothest head, the perfect '10' head, to name just a few. Mr. Capps' philosophy is summed up by his statement that "The Lord made millions of heads. The ones he did not like, he covered up."

We would all be better off if we learned to laugh at ourselves instead of worrying about the things we cannot do anything about. We will always lose when we compare ourselves to others in any realm or undertaking. I can always find someone smarter than I am, someone more handsome, someone with more money or nicer clothes or who drives a larger car. If I go around worrying about it, I will never enjoy the very unique things about me and the wonderful gifts that God has given to me and to no one else in all the world.

The Apostle Paul in his letter to the Philippians said that he had learned to be content in whatever state he was in. For years in my travels I thought he meant he could be happy even if he were not in Texas. What he meant was that he had learned the secret of looking at the things God had given to him without looking around him and wishing that he were someone else or had something else. The next time you begin feeling sorry for yourself and decide that you were shorted when the looks were passed out or somehow missed out on some of God's other blessings, just think to yourself BALD IS BEAUTIFUL and remember:

"It's a mark of distinction if upon your head
You don't have any hair.
It sets you apart from all those fuzzy folks;
It makes you suave and debonair.
So we'll comb our hair with a wash rag
And not worry about the glare.
If a fly slides down and breaks a leg,
We'll not despair.
We take it all with a grin
'Cause we've got the badge of distinction:
A headpiece made of skin."
-- Anonymous