Now that I'm approaching 40, I've got some hairs growing in weird places. My wife found a nice one growing unsuspectedly out of my ear just this morning. According to this website, these are symptoms of my upcoming second puberty.
I love this quirky campaign by Phillips Norelco (makers of the Nose and Ear Hair Trimmer). The writing is silly, and the story is one every "maturing" man can relate to.
On a personal note:
You know, there's something "strange but beautiful" about that rogue hair that sprouts out from the strangest of places. It's like a magical gift from nature, and part of you wants to let it be, even nurture it, just to see how long it can grow. But of course, the wife doesn't understand. She just stares at it and says, "Are you gonna do something about that?" And you want to respond, "Yes, I've decided to let it grow, to let it be all it can be, then, maybe I'll color it candy apple red, or give it some curl, really spruce it up and showcase it." But you don't do that. You end up plucking it out. If its lucky, it ends up in a scrapbook for remembrance and safe keeping. After it's gone, all you can do is look forward to the next interloper that appears from some random pore. The exciting thing is that we have no idea where it will appear. The magic hair could appear anytime, anywhere. Oh and the day you discover it, oh what a day it is. You're disgusted and overjoyed all at once. Nevertheless, you embrace it, and stare in amazement that you could create such a glorious thing. You ponder its existence and think, "this is life." Soon you have to pluck it, but for a moment you experience pure creation, a remarkable hair that overcame all odds and made itself known to the world.
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