I was up early this morning because I had to take my dad to where he will massage his body. If we get there late, we will come back late cos people are always very much but if we go there early, we will leave early so we have to be there very early. So we got there and luckily we met just one person and she gave us the grace to enter before her and we did.

While we entered and the man was massaging my dad's body, he started talking to me and said he has always called me Alfa (a leader in the Muslim religion) without knowing that I am Pastor (in my mind, I was like did I tell you I have a church or cathedral). He said he does call me Alfa cos of my beard and that it is those Alfas that leave their beard like that.

I laughed and didn't say anything. He was saying all sorts of things like I should shave it away since I go to church, that pastors don't keep their beards, it doesn't make sense to keep beards blah blah blah. My dad was also contributing to it and I was just laughing within me. I didn't give a reply at all cos I know if I start to discuss with him, he won't still listen to what I had to say so what's the point of disturbing myself so I kept shut all through but within me, I know I won't shave it off.

I don't know who told them pastors are to shave their beards while those Alfas can keep their beards. So many beliefs our parents believed but it's wrong for me. Read through very well, I said for me cos it might sound right in some people sight also just like my parent. I kept the beards cos I feel it looks good on me and not because there's any belief somewhere. I can only be convinced if they can bring it out from the Bible or else, I won't cos I just don't understand why.

Seriously, I was angry with the way he was talking cos that belief and so many other beliefs have led many of them astray and it's affecting them now. I will probably write about those beliefs tomorrow or next time and talk about them when I have gathered a lot of them. My beards are what I love and I will keep them as long as I love to and even if I shave them, I would only do that to avoid them seeing me as a prodigal son.

Thanks for reading my rant this night, I just had to talk about it and ease my mind. I appreciate your time in reading it, God bless us all.

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Bye for now 🥰🥰🥰.