I have never had to do the Baha'i fast in 30 to 40 degree temperatures before so it should be little different physical experience than I am used to... I have always loved fasting and the lessons I gain from it... In Canada people often do not understand the power of fasting beyond giving up cake, however, fasting is common to the Buddhists so I am looking forward to it....I flashed up this picture of us on our visit to a contented Buddha as a before shot....ha ha... although loosing weight is not a goal of fasting... it is more of a side effect... fasting is about mindfulness, sacrifice, discipline and control and is one of the important pillars to a spiritual life, along with service to others, prayer and meditation... aja is too young to fast ... but she rubbed the Buddha's belly to wish me luck...
p.s. This will be the first year that I will not have to whine about missing Tim Horton's Roll Up the Rim, which always happens during the Baha'i Fast from March 2 - 19 .... as there is no Tim Hortons at all here in Thailand...for you Canadians I am sure you can start a Facebook group or something to get the time of "the roll" moved to a different time of the year.... hey maybe there is a lesson to learn from the small sacrifice of missing 'the roll'
Sitting in my local Starbucks, with an unopened Tazo Giant Peach green tea, that I can enjoy after sunset. Coffee smell not affecting me too much, but those cupcakes are screaming my name...
ReplyDeleteI think Aja was punching the Buddha in the stomach... not rubbing it... does that change the luck?
ReplyDeletePayman went to the Timmy's by our house almost everyday during the Roll Up time 10 minutes before we could break the Fast. I didn't win anything, but Payman won a couple of coffee's and doughnuts.