Solidarity

Today I start my first day of fasting, it will only last one day. In order to show solidarity with Muslim students on campus many of us have chosen to fast for the day; meaning no food or drink from sunrise to sundown. I've got 12 hours to go before I can eat. You must ask yourself, why I would fast? It is the ninth month in the Islamic calender, therefore Ramadan. According to Wikipedia: "The fast is intended to be an exacting act of deep personal worship in which Muslims seek a raised level of closeness to God. The act of fasting is said to redirect the heart away from worldly activities, its purpose being to cleanse the inner soul and free it from harm." (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramadan). So I here go for a day of fasting I'm hoping I can do this. I seem to find it almost like fasting is a type of meditation for the soul. 

Today, I will try to post short blurbs of blogs to see if I can finally put up more blogs in an efficient and timely matter.