Fasting

By O.M. Hillside · May 7, 2019 · 622 · 3
  1. I'm not Muslim myself, but my parents are. And this Ramadan, I decided to fast the first day with them. Today hasn't been so bad. Just a little hungry, thirsty, want to smoke, and haven't had any coffee. It's actually kind of nice, in a way. I feel like I'm getting closer to myself. I'm not walking around as me plus coffee, or me plus tobacco, or food or water. I'm in a mostly unaltered state of mind. Which is nice. I'm also going to fast the middle day and last day of Ramadan. Not going to do the whole month because holy cow does that take a lot of discipline. I used to do it when I was younger. But that was before I had a bunch of stuff I need to do, before I lost faith (in this exercise being commanded by god). So, definitely not the whole month. But 3 days is good enough for now. Maybe next year I'll up the ante.
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  1. paperbackwriter
    interesting share Hillside
    paperbackwriter, May 7, 2019
  2. Moon
    An ex Muslim? My friend is in the same boat. Only, he lived in Turkey for some years after leaving. To say his life was in danger would be an understatement.

    Thanks for sharing, O.M.
    Moon, May 7, 2019
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  3. O.M. Hillside
    @Moon, well being an Egyptian-American who lived 95% of his life in America with parents who are pretty chill, I haven't had much problems. Just judgement from the family, but I imagine that most apostates go through that. Plus, I never really cared. I know it's all love -- they're just worried about my soul. But, somehow, I think my soul is just fine.

    Any details you could give me on your friend? I like hearing stories from people who left the faith. If not, it's fine. But if you want to tell me, just shoot me a message or tell me here.
    O.M. Hillside, May 7, 2019
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