Echoes From A Distance

Shortly After I Had Returned From A Foreign Trip Some Years Ago Anold Friend Saw Me And Quickly Noticed That I Had Gone Partially Bald.He Was Startled. So He Spontaneously Yelled A Seemingly Tough Questionat What Happened To The Hairs On Your Head? Spontaneouslytoo I Yelled An Answer Back At Nature Took Them In Place Ofthe Wisdom That I Couldnt Pay For! And We Teased And Laughed.My Friend Thought I Had Joked But I Knew I Hadnt. However Illleave The Judgment To You.By The Time Youre Done Digesting The Substance Of This More Thancompelling Masterpiece Id Like To Know Your Stand. Had I Jokedor Had I Not?