Murray Lincoln's Desk - # 2 Now See - http://murraylincoln.blogspot.com/: Sorry

I admit that there are some days as a MAN – that I do not understand. I hate to admit that I have lost control of the reality around me. But this time I shout it out – “It doesn’t make sense!” Why would people do this kind of thing? Why would people invest this kind of money on this type of product?

Sorry – it just doesn't make sense!

This part of the world will never make sense to a man that enjoys the great outdoors. It will seem ridiculous to men that enjoy working with wood in the workshop. In fact to most men – it is not something they would ever be involved with – or ever do to themselves. Yet – it seems that what is being done is done for them. Nuts – completely nuts – if you ask this old guy… just plain nuts!

Okay maybe I should explain more. I have witnessed the weird world of false eyelashes for a long time. I have encountered women that have taken a huge amount of time to glue extra eye lashes to their eye lids. Then I read an article that summed it all up. It was in MacLean’s Magazine – August 27, 2007 that I learned more about this weird world of eyelashes.(see reference below)

How about mink-and-diamond-encrusted false eye lashes?

In the Maclean’s Mag article the author describes the Holt Renfrew’s new Vancouver store scene….
“ They're also, as it turns out, more enjoyable. The fun isn't in fiddling around with glue and tweezers in the privacy of one's bedroom. At the Tokyo Lash Bar, stocked with lashes in browns and blacks as well as cherry red and tangerine orange, women sit on barstools within full sight of passersby on Granville Street and have their lashes professionally applied by one of the bar's four makeup pros. The cost varies between $19 and $65, but Shu Uemura reps will put them back on seven more times for free "before gluey build-up becomes too much," says White.”

Duh! Doesn’t that seem a little over the edge to some of you? $19 to $65 for a pair of fury eyelashes? Come one… this is nuts – just plain nuts.

In some of the articles and advertisements that I read about this topic I found that one company plucks tiny feathers from some poor unsuspecting bird – then places these in the new eyelash creation. I bet the little birdie didn’t know his feathers were going to such a good cause.

How about you… does this seem like one of those ‘human excesses’ that is over the edge of common sense? Why in the world are people not happy with the way that they are? I am sorry if this offends some one’s sense of self worth – but I like you the way that you are.

Maybe I am just afraid that the next major fashion push will have men “needing” more or new eyelashes. Can’t you imagine that with me… the deer hunter that takes the long lashes from the white tail deer and then places them over his own? In the deer hunting world that is called “camouflaging”. I have never heard of anyone trying to do that yet…at least among my man friends.

Actually on a trip to Toronto not long ago I did encounter a young man in his early 20’s that had black false eyelashes on. He also had a long black coat and all black clothing – lots of silver studs all over and spiked hair standing straight up. Complete that picture with studs and rings of silver in his lips, his cheeks and through his nose. Way to extreme for me – nuts – actually – just plain nuts. The poor little dude would never make it through a Saskatchewan winter at minus 35 C with a cool northwest wind howling through the studs and rings.

I am writing today to consider a balance in our lives. I truly believe that is the best for us. God’s way is to provide a balance – or a setting where balance can be achieved. Some things are just not good for us. Some things are simply not needed. The first recorded failure in human’s long history – was an issue of a woman and a man wanting a juicy fruit that they were told was not for them. That ‘wanting’ got them into big trouble. Their names were Adam and Eve.

Eyelashes are not the biggest hassle in my life. The only time it rocks me a bit is when I read an article or happen to look closer at a ladies face (which I can get in trouble for in that she glares back at me for looking at her false eyelashes…duh).

My biggest trouble is trying to be something that I am not. I didn’t say my biggest trouble is looking at someone trying to be something that they are not. (We have a Provincial election coming up next month and anything political has a whole lot of people trying to be something they are not… but that is another story all together…)

Oh God – I just want to be real… and be real the way that you made me. I can’t be taller. I can’t be stronger – I can just be me. Thank you God that you made me this way. I like it a lot.

~ Pastor Murray Lincoln ~