Day 2.7

Day 2.7

No impure thoughts, going though my head, nephew just stepped into my room, he didn't get up either. Seasoned Ramadan campaigner is he. Rest assured I'm human, with all the foibles of humanity. Maybe not all but you know what I mean.

It's becoming clearer to me, this is what Ramadan is about, for me...ill keep it to me so as to avoid conflict. I don't want to argue a point with anyone, I want to learn...

What is this experience doing for me...

It's getting me to step out of the daily grind, stop worrying about the superficial, concentrate on the important matters.  Question my rationale, expand upon it, explore my thoughts, and quantify me. It's a work in progress it's only day two. But a picture is becoming clear, there is nothing to fear, about health... I had a conversation about hunger with a friend of mine last Saturday and the subject of hunger came up, and people who have for various reasons have gone without food in order to prove a point.  Bobby Sands 

came into mind, now for those of you who don't know who he is; here's a link: 

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Sands

His motivations for doing what he did were what they were. Mine are no way near that. I respect a man or woman who will stand by their conviction.  Whatever it may be, but the difference for me in the here and now. I'm not trying to change the world. I'm doing this for me. I'm doing this to see if I can go without things that ordinarily I would not need to. 

I also want to give thanks for what I have, I want to do it in the way prescribed to me as I was brought up. I was never forced into fasting. That would be cruelty, and my parents, thanks to the almighty, were never cruel to me.

This is at all times a choice, it's my choice to fast, it's my choice to share my experiences, Im not here to debate my choice, I'm here to share my experiences of that choice. 

If at any point I feel unwell I will take the steps to deal with it.