Saturday, May 18, 2019

The BS of feeling hunger of the hungry A.K.A the purpose of fasting

Couple of days back I was on my way to drop off my daughter to her school.  For the past 3 years this has been my morning ritual.  I get in the car turn on CBC metro morning hosted by Matt Galoway and start zigzagging and cursing and honking and violating right lane exit only and also showing V signs, taking way from schmucks to giving way to deserving and smart people.

Matt Galoway is amazing...and Ana Maria Tremonti, who comes after him sucks!...she is so full of herself and so full of her empty Canadian hoopla.  Matt though is different story I feel with him in good company and I think whole Canada respects him and feels the same.

As we know we are now deep into Ramazan and Matt invited a Muslim restaurant owner who was giving free food to anyone who came to him.  Matt starts with laying a field of roses for him.  I do not remember the exact words but it was something like this: so tell us why are you doing this?  It must be because for muslims it is a time to reflect and helping others and sharing and festivity. This must be why you are giving free food.

This was a perfect setup for Muslim Mr restaurant owner and he could have built on this premise and so I eagerly waited for an answer bringing 80% of my perception sensors to listen to the answer and that was very risky as those perception sensors are usually needed to avoid all the driving mistakes of  my own and of others usually lady drivers and sometimes of some weird ass holes in their Tercels, Versas and CRVs and who are trying to navigate to their clerical jobs in well banks and insurance companies.

But  only if wishes were horses, beggars would ride!  The muslim Mr restaurant owner says

"O no its not that we do fasting so we could feel how hungry feel when they are hungry....

What, what, What, what, What, what, What, what, What, what, What, what, What, what, What, what, What, what, What, what, What, what, What, what, What, what, What, what, What, what, What, what, What, what, What, what, What, what, What, what, What, what, What, what, What, what, What, what!

Seriously, Seriously, Seriously.

No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No.


I can debunk this myth with one single question:
Does it really take you to become hungry in order to feel how hungry feel?

In fact a 2nd one if fasting makes you feel how hungry feel when they are hungry, do you feel how rich feast when you break your fast?

Well I will add another one FYI:  why there are hungry in the first place?

But this is all the explanation given by 99.9999% Musalmaans of the world.

So Mr restaurant owner giving free food to the needy, and all the other Mr and Ms Muslims let me explain the purpose of fasting

  • Fasting is a tradition
  • Fasting is for health reasons
  • Fasting is to make your routine in sync with nature:  you rise up with the sun rise and you finish up your day with sunset
  • Fasting is a must only for those to whom only health allows! 


For the last one let me take it to the next level if your health allows you to fast for one meal that's a fast too (wink wink thats me these days), if it allows for two meals with minimum food intake so your head doesn't go bonkers when you are doing your labour intensive or even less intensive day routine.

and lastly fasting is a month of festivities so go crazy in partying!

So there you are: Be wise Muslims it is very important especially when you are given a chance to speak :(.

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