Ramadan Kareem
Ramadan is to me:
A time to purify the soul
A time to be thankful for what you have by giving it up for a short period of time
A time to reflect on the rest of the year and enjoy your personal spirituality
Some good quality one-on-one time
A chance to congregate in large numbers for massive amounts of food (after sunset) and see everyone you miss dearly (inshallah)
A chance to be closer to a higher being via deep reflection and sacrifice
A chance to stop eating and drinking(during the day), smoking and swearing, thinking bad, doing bad, to be as good for 30 days
A chance to be as perfect as possible in our daily lives (to set the bar high for the rest of the year)
A chance to take time out to focus and realign our lives
The time to live a simple life, as the poor would so we may always remeber those who suffer daily for something we take for granted
The time to be kind to others at all opportunities
-Just some of the reasons to fast and/or participate in Ramadan in whatever way you are able, regardless of your faith or creed...
*Image created by and used from Mekaeel at http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/3829828/
4 Comments:
At 26/9/06 01:22, Tarek said…
Happy Ramadan to you
At 26/9/06 11:30, S!lent.Sp!r!t said…
Ramadan Kareem and hope there is an opportunity for you to be part of Dubai's ramadan
At 26/9/06 13:04, tooners said…
Happy Ramadan.. good to see you reflecting so much. Hope it lasts throughout the year for you.
At 29/9/06 20:57, sophia said…
Eric,
if you are in southern california - let me know.
sophia9280@yahoo.com
It's been so long that I almost forgot that you had a blog. it's nice to know how you are doing!
hope to hear from you soon :)
sophia an
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