There was once a youthful chap who held onto a fantasy about developing his hair long like the surfers he respected. He was paralyzed by a deep-seated fear of barbers and refused to trim his hair for over a decade. As a result, a tangled mess of epic proportions grew out of his scalp instead of just hair. After a life-changing encounter with a master barber, Owen Thomas, originally from Wales, England, found that he was no longer the same person.
Owen had chosen not to use scissors until he was 14 years old, partly because he had a mild mental illness. The simple idea of a hair style creeped him out, passing on his folks defenseless in their endeavors to tame his mane. Owen’s once-free-flowing locks became tangled in knots over time, hidden behind a perpetual cap to protect him from peer ridicule. Owen’s parents devised a clever ruse after educators urged them to address their son’s appearance.
They persuaded Owen to go to the barbershop under the guise of getting his desired long hair. Owen ventured into the barbershop with his father Anthony. There, they met James Williams, an experienced barber who was taken aback by Owen’s tangled mass of hair. James persevered and set to work, comparing the challenge to peeling potatoes as he carefully worked through the hardened mass. He freed Owen’s natural locks from their tangled prison by combining skill and precision. For Anthony, the second was a hotly anticipated triumph. His son had finally accepted the shears after struggling for a decade and emerged from the barber’s chair with a newfound sense of self-assurance.
James acknowledged the difficult task at hand as he considered the transformation. But when he saw Owen’s surprise at his new appearance, he knew it had been worth it.
Owen promised to take good care of his hair now that he had a new haircut because he wanted his dream hair to come true. As his folks plan ahead, they stay confident that Owen’s recently discovered certainty will make ready for future visits to the barbershop, where his hair will develop further and more energetic than any other time.