Fasting and Fooding
Have you ever tasted the sweetness of water? If not, to taste the sweetness of water, you should abstain from having a drop of water atleast for 12 hours. To know the hunger also, this same can be applied. Not a joke dear friends, it is the ultimate fact which we experience in the month of fasting.
Image from Unsplash.com by Herbert Goetsch. Every drop counts and can never be replaced with anything else.
Water is an essential thing for all living things. This is what we are learning from our school days. And this is 100% true. In a recent survey, it is told that 25% of the countries in the world is suffering from drought. Probably, my country India will be one among them very soon.
I have seen in many public places where the taps are just open and water pouring out. None of them who come across this, never takes the pain to even close the tap.
Image from Unsplash by Brooke Lark
If you ask me why I gave so much description of water, it is because I had a gulp of water after 13 hours of fasting. And the energy I got was something I cannot be expressed.
Less intake of water can lead one to severe migraines, headache, fatigue etc. so it is told that in Ramadan period one has to drink water to keep himself / herself hydrated.
While breaking the fast, all the family members sit together in circular form with all the required eatables placed in the centre. The pleasure we get when sitting together is another great experience.
Next comes fooding. While some of them limit themselves to what they should eat some, has an uncontrollable attitude of eating food. Which is the main reason for many of them getting hospitalized at the end of Ramadan period.
Usually the fasting is opened by drinking water and eating dates along with fruits and juices. And after that, heavy food containing veg and non veg items are being shared among all those seated there. A moment of joy.
Food is given much importance in many of the places. Sometimes it looks like people are fasting for the sake of fooding not knowing the after effects. People after praying make it a habit to eat from dawn to dusk.
Fasting is always good. But it has its essence only by the way it is carried. Let fasting and prayers help everyone to move forward with a peaceful life.
Thanking all those who went through my articles.
Hi,
In a nearby office for Muslim affairs, which also happens to be part of the same building where we pray every Friday, complimentary dates from Saudi Arabia are distributed throughout Ramadan. Prior to praying every Friday at this particular masjid, my mother and I would journey many kilometers or approximately three hours to a wonderful mosque located farther from the masjid. I would then spend hours and hours in the mosque praying for my parents in particular, as well as for my friends, family, and meaningful connections in my life. :-)
All the best!