Hungry Kya?

One thing I just cannot handle is hunger. If I'm hungry, then my brain refuses to co-operate till I get some food inside. And if I let myself stay hungry for a long time, then I end up eating a HUGE quantity of food. Now-a-days, that situation seems to occur very often and my sudden spurt in weight might be because of that. And when I'm hungry I literally bark at anybody who talks to me and feel depressed about the smallest things that have no significance.

I simply marvel at all the muslims who fast the whole day for Ed. Since it is Ed eve now, and two of my roomies are muslims, I hear anecdotes of how they feel dizzy after 3 PM et all. I'm amazed. Purposely forgoing food without reason is something I can NEVER think of doing. Believe me, one day I tried. I skipped breakfast and by 11.45 I went mad. I drank 3 cups of coffee and had 3 cream biscuits before lunch and has full meals with 3 chapathis, rasam,sambhar and curd for lunch. And then I felt like my life regained its meaning.

I never used to think too much about these people who fast, till last week when my room-mate was describing how she felt faint at 5.45 and how her brain went into reverse gear at 3 PM. I felt sorry for her.
But some people really carry this off with full style. A colleague of mine who sits next to me is a very pious muslim who hasnt skipped fasting even a single day till date for this Ed. I didnt think too much about the fact that he is fasting till I heard the above incident from my room-mate. Then I noticed how he remained as patient and cool as ever till 6 PM. No barking, no making faces. He still manages to explain everybody's doubts and silly questions without losing temper.
And after that, till date I havent bugged him with questions after 3 PM :).

What I really like about this whole ritual is the real meaning behind it. That one is supposed to cleanse his thoughts during this time period. You are not supposed to think evil, see evil , bitch about others and basically,try to be a good human being. The fasting is to give a peek to how millions of people live through out their lives.
I dont know how many people follow this, and this is the most important of all.

Whatever, hats off to people who can stay hungry for the whole day even without drinking a drop of water!!