on NPR today, they were in Pakistan interviewing people about Ramadan. One man who owned a restaurant was asked whether it was hard to be hungry and go the whole day preparing food. What a dumb question. He said no, that it felt good. The interviewer asked what it felt like, and he said it felt refreshing, like your whole body was being cleansed.
i usually love snacking and eating all day, but sometimes when i go the whole day without eating, i feel exactly like this guy. in a spiritual way, too, not even in an anorexic way. it's like I'm too focused on the day God has given me to worry about food. i feel thankful and blessed to have a life that I don't always have to think about food (which is definitely an american thing). i also think about people starving in other countries and hope that all this time i wasn't eating, they found something to eat. NPR, i appreciate Muslim tradition more now. Thank you, Pakistani man for putting things in perspective. Amen
