Editor’s Perspective: Nov 22 2018

November 22, 2018November 22, 2018 by Melinda Collins No Comments

“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others”

Mahatma Gandhi

My 13-year-old daughter’s hair has varied considerably in length over the years, generally ranging from midway down her back to as far down as her hips. Now it’s a ‘number one’.

For those of you unfamiliar with the hairdressing (or perhaps more accurately, ‘shearing’) term, this corresponds to a 1/8 inch length.
Rather than the increasing temperatures causing her to recreate the look Sinead O’Connor made popular in the late-80s, it was all in aid of raising much-needed funds for Leukaemia & Blood Cancer (LBC) New Zealand.

Six Kiwis a day are diagnosed with a blood cancer or related condition and LBC is the leading organisation dedicated to supporting patients and their families. While I am pleased about the bathroom time this has freed up for myself, I am most proud of the fact that this was a completely self-motivated move and one which has netted more than $900 for the charity.

While this has given rise to the very sobering reality that I am far too wedded to my own hair, it has also demonstrated the fact that one small person can make a very big difference. As Thomas Fuller once said, ‘Charity begins at home but should not end there.”