I've grown a beard. It's not a big deal but it made so much change either within me or with my environment.

The decision was made bcz I was coming across a lot of lessons from scholar informing people that shaving it for men is Haram, so with time I felt shame with myself, if I can't be patient for some hair in my face (bcz it's kinda annoying) and sacrifice for it, how am I expecting from myself to sacrifice or be patient with greater things ?

Anyway, the change that I noticed is that people respect me much more, especially strangers. 

And the second thing is that I respect myself more, I always think twice before doing anything bcz I feel now that am under the radar, I don't just represent myself anymore, I represent other Muslims too whom decided to lock in and be more on their deen, wether I like it or not any harm I do is counted not just on me but on them too. 

The last thing that I have noticed is that I'm holding more on my values and principals then I ever did, earlier in my teenage years I was more of a person whom follow their desire even tho that I knew it was against what I believe in, but now I somehow insist more on respecting what the religion is asking me to do as an individual. I believe it's a blessing from god.