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Fasting as a spiritual practice is about three things: being aware, compassion for others and free will.
On the second day of Ramadan the body is still not used to the change of cycle. We become aware of what it feels like to actually listen to the body as it talks to us. Some of us will have never experienced hunger before. Becoming aware of what hunger feels like should make us compassionate towards those who are not eating because they cannot. We are blessed by the creator with the free will to step onto this path. Hopefully the lesson we learn is one of gratitude.
I’m almost through the second day. Only a few more minutes. The watermelon last night was absoulutely divine and I even noticed the fractal pattern of the light green stripes. Right now I am looking forward to some rice and pot roast. I’ve been smelling it all day and I only have a few more minutes before I can eat some of that delicious stuff.
I am so incredibly lucky. I’ve been hungry and had nothing to eat before. What an incredible blessing to have people who love me and to have delicious food waiting on the table.