When I was just a young boy I can tenderly recall sitting on an antique barber chair at the local barber shop and observing my dad receiving a haircut and shave. It is not anything like what it is today. There was an art to it. The barber really appreciated what he was doing and it was apparent that my father enjoyed it. Not only that, but the barber shop was where men could socialize with themselves.

The haircuts were always so precise. My father would be sitting in one of the many used barber chairs as the barber would purposely take his time to give the perfect cut. Most men kept their hair short as that was the fashion back then. After the hair cut was a shave. This was not a shave as we imagine today, with foam from a can and a plastic disposable razor. Rather, the lather was put on with a brush and a straight razor was employed. It appears frightening, but it is the cleanest shave you can ever receive. After the shave was the hot towel that always felt so pleasant.

The men would principally argue about sports or politics, though the matter of women would come up often. It was a time to be at ease and get to know everyone a little better. Today, when you get a haircut the chatting is kept to a minimum and you often try to get out as soon as you can.

As I stroll by the local barber shop and observe the sign indicating barber chairs for sale, I question why this rite has mostly disappeared from our customs. Do people not value a proper hair cut and shave anymore? Have we all become so anti-social that spending an afternoon socializing with our buds and neighbors seems like a chore? While I am not one to be cynical and only wish for "how things were", I do wish that humanity will recall and value the way it was just a couple decades ago.

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