Rooh Afzah!!!

Is it not amazing how we can abstain from eating drinking all day long during the whole month of Ramzan i.e. complete 30 days. It is amazing because when it’s not Ramzan if we are not able to have our lunch during the lunch break, the rest of the day is spent with a headache till we get something to fill our stomachs. But during Ramzan patience takes over completely. Even with temperatures as high as 38 to 40 Degrees Centigrade outside we still do not drink water. I have never ever till now heard of anyone who broke his or her fast in the middle. Its amazing. My little 14 year old cousin to my 75+ Year old nano, all fast. Except my grandfather this year is not fasting because his health does not allow him to. For me Ramzan teaches me quite a few things. For example:

It’s amazing to get up early in the morning. These whole 30 days I will get up at 5 o clock in the morning. And since I have to get up early I try my best to be asleep by 11 max 12 o clock. The cool wind, the fajr Azan, the chirping birds, the sunrise, the sight of sunlight hitting the greem plants and trees…..WOW!
During Ramzan I try to avoid all kinds of soft drinks. I know it’s not a rule but since last year I have been avoiding soft drinks during ramzans. So the only liquid intakes I get are water, juices and milk. Its very though provoking that why do I take soft drinks at all year round. The feeling is of have a cleaned inside. Both spiritually and digestively.
The aftari. The samosas, pakoras, fruit chart and the rooh afza!! I cannout imagine a aftari without these. After fasting for 13 hours when the maghrib azan is called out, as you take the first date and the first sips of rooh afza, and you feel the drink going down your throat and you get this feeling, of…..i dnt k now what to call this feeling but its so sacred. Nothing in the world can be compared to this feeling.
Patience. During Ramzan I tend to talk less. And I automatically become a bit more patient. I am patient when there is a que at the supermarket and I have to wait in line for my turn. I become patient when I m stuck with a red signal light. I am patient when a officer at work denies to input data for me. Surprisingly I am still patient when my dear hubby spills all his ties on the bed to chose which one to wear every morning, takes out 5 belts to choose from and never ever puts these things back where they should be. Now that’s really patient of me!(but only for Ramzan, because its automatic)
Eid and it prep. As the Ramzan proceeds the favorite topic of every one around is what dress to make for the eid, whether to put mehndi and the sweet dishes to make and the relatives to visit. The harmony, the excitement, the charm of Eid is very special.

But there are a few things that I see around during Ramzan that break my heart:

People not fasting because they smoke and they just cannot quit during Ramzan or people fasting but smoking too giving their own made up reasons as “jo andar jata hai wo bahir ajata hai”. Tu bhai app khana kha kay vomit ker du…iss say bhe roza ho jayeee ga app ka kai (Angry Face).
People being lazy at work saying that its Ramzan and they want to take it easy. Hey dude its not that you have to conquer the world, its your work. Please do not make Ramzan as an excuse for not working.
People keep rozas without sehri as a practice. I mean why cant you just get up and have something to eat instead of just sleeping all along and then getting up late to keep the fast without sehri.
People tend to become very sensitive and start losing their temper very fast.
People put to much food in their plates at aftari and they cannot finish that and hence a lot of the food gets wasted.

Though would like to continue but Now am off to bazaar to get myself a pretty dress for eid.

Chao