I could never grow a beard my entire life. It wouldn't come in fully and would leave patches on my cheeks. I'm not fond of the fumanchu/walter white look so I just kept shaving. Shaved everyday, wasn't lazy about it.
Until recently I decided hey lets see if it comes in. geez I'm 52 now so it just might work this time, lol. So I'm sporting my first real beard ever right now. It's about 2 months old now. Still a little thin on my left cheek but not too bad.
I gotta admit...it is kinda cool not having to shave in the morning! It's got quite a bit of grey in it, but that's ok. Scripture says grey hair is a glory for man or something like that. I took that to mean that, if you get to live that long to go grey.
I've heard it said that grey hair is a sign of wisdom. Who knows if its true or not. Might be. I have a mixture of black and grey, so that would mean that I have some wisdom but still have a lot to learn. that feels about right to me. I'm no idiot, but do have a lot to learn.
Eh. I like it. It's to the point now that I trimmed it up and groomed it, and I'm finding that I pretty much do have to shave every day again, or every few days. Just in a different way. Shave a portion of my neck and trim up the rest. I was trying to take a selfie in the mirror today and couldn't do it. Too much flash. I was thinking maybe I should change my avatar.