Danny ChaiI’ve mentioned before how no one can ever sport a Hitler-style mustache ever again because, well, they’ll channel Hitler. It’s not a great loss, but still pretty amazing that a man can do such evil things that he renders a style of facial hair extinct.
My question is, why doesn’t the opposite happen? Like with Abraham Lincoln. Perhaps our greatest President. Newsweek claims he’s been the subject of more books than anyone but Jesus. Why wouldn’t you want to channel him? Yet I can’t think of anyone who’s sported his full beard, no mustache look other than former U.S. Surgeon General C. Everett Koop. And maybe it’s just me, but I think it worked for him. I strongly urge others to try it. I would myself, if I had more than 20 chin hairs. In fact, I once did, but Jieun said it looked like I needed to wash my face. Not quite the noble statesman look I was going for.
Fascinating statistics, again from this month’s CT:
27% – Rate of major depression in women who have attended religious services since childhood.
36% – Rate in women who have changed attendance patterns (nearly all had stopped attending services).
31% – Incidence of major depression in men who have always attended religious services.
24% – Incidence in men who have stopped attending.
First of all, I’m shocked at how high the rate of depression is in every category. Were I to have guessed I would have been way off. This calls for awareness and compassion.
I really don’t know what to make of these stats. I’m not even sure what can be concluded. But it’s intriguing.