To be honest, Ash Wednesday drives me insane. Especially when I am on break and completely used to snacking all day and not eating proper meals. In an attempt to keep our minds off our stomachs, Sistra and I and a friend of ours had long conversations and told amusing stories. Of course, we got talking about food. Cue loud rumbles from three hungry stomachs. I assume one gets used to fasting, of course... but that doesn't make listening to the mention of food any easier right now. It doesn't help that Grace and Princess have been asking us, "Can we have strawberries? Can we have chocolate? I'm gonna have chips, is that okay?" Talk about adding insult to injury. I can't wait till tomorrow.
In this, I will credit the Muslims: Ramadan must be really, really difficult. A whole month of this, except not eating at ALL while the sun is up? I applaud their self-control. *rumble* ...excuse me, please... it has a mind of its own.
3 comments:
fasting's great...I'm awful at it, though! you know, just prior to VII, the fasting regulations called for every weekday during Lent having meat only once a day, with I believe no snacking....except Fridays of course, which were, all year, days of abstinence from meat
I couldn't stop daydreaming about steak.
~Dr. K
Dr. K: I'd have been daydreaming about hot dogs and hamburgers if there weren't strawberries under my nose. Not being able to snack on fruit all day is really difficult...
Matt: My suggestion is to grab a couple (or a bunch) of friends and occupy yourselves all day, if possible. Provided you have something entertaining to do, it makes fasting a little easier. (Note: This also works if you eat simply because you are bored.)
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