Beauty is subjective of course, but generally speaking, I think most people consider straight hair more pretty. In a side by side comparison, a single strand of straight hair may seem more beautiful than a squiggly one. But I think that Rickey's sunburst 'fro is so much prettier than mine. It's totally cool! Because you can braid it, twist it, hide small objects in it. And you can do all that, because his hair gets tangled with itself, and it sticks together.
That day, Rickey's hair taught me a sermon.
Rickey's hair is pretty because it does what we should be doing as Christians. Getting messy. Entangling into each other lives because we care. Causing ourselves to stick together. And making it hard to split apart. We are so much more beautiful together as one cohesive unit than a bunch of singular straight strands that may appear fine by itself, but lacks the strength of unity.
So let's learn from Rickey's hair, and stick together!
