Fasting

The Bahaá’í Fast starts in the morning. Due to my current early-rising lifeplan, eating before sunrise will not make any change to my day-to-day lifestyle, apart from the fact that I won’t have to make myself any lunch. As usual, I shall have to watch out that I don’t overcompensate and start putting on weight.

The Fast is the most important part of the Bahá’í year for me, although I find it hard to explain why. Changing one fundamental assumption you carry through life - that certain meals must be eaten at certain times - opens your mind to the possibility that you might harbour other assumptions that could as easily be changed.

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