Combover

All of us have seen men who are losing their hair. As a man not nearly as young as I used to be, my heart goes out to them as I still have hair on the top of my head and dread the day when that may no longer be the case. This is why I feel a special degree of sympathy for those men whose hair thickness is, shall we say, no longer what it used to be. These men wear their hair in the style of a combover in order to cover their balding plate and, if they are lucky, perhaps make others think they still have at least close to a full head of hair. I appreciate their effort because there may come a time in my life when I, too, resort to the combover.

Despite the impression a combover may give, those with this so called hair style either are going bald or are close enough to where they already are bald. No amount of swept over hair is going to change that reality. One point is: combovers are nothing more than diversions designed to cover up (no pun intended) the truth. Granted, it is harmless and no one who does it, has done it or will do it is should be punished or criticized for their attempt to postpone living with the inevitable reality. Having said that, another harsh reality is that combovers fool no one. They are as easy to spot as a unicorn at a bull roast.

Another point here is that efforts to cover up or hide the truth are never successful forever. People either spot deception right away or at some point the actual truth eventually reveals itself. More often than not, when truth does come out, it is like an unstoppable avalanche. Professional communicators need to take this to heart. When communicating, be honest. When communicating, do not compromise the truth. When communicating, do not mislead. Combovers are ok when it comes to hiding impending baldness, but they are not acceptable when standing in the way of undeniable truth.