Dagny 0 #1 November 8, 2004 ...for Ramadan. That means no food, no drinks, no smoking, no gum, no negative thoughts or speech from sunrise to sunset. The Muslim student association at my school is raising money for hurricane relief by getting non-Muslim students to participate for just one day in fasting. Sponsors have volunteered food or money for every non-Muslim student that fasts for the day. Besides raising money, the real purpose of fasting is to be reminded of the poor and those who are suffering from the pain of hunger and thirst. It's also a way to cleanse the body and practice self-control. For me, it's a short twelve hours (of no WATER! How do I do that!?). For them, it's an entire month. There is an iftar to break fast at sundown followed by a meal contributed by local Muslim families. I have a lot of respect for anyone that can fast for an entire month. I'm struggling with the prospect of a single day! Take me, I am the drug; take me, I am hallucinogenic. -Salvador Dali Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
windcatcher 0 #2 November 8, 2004 Hey girl! Fasting can be extremely hard, your flesh fights back, but you can make it. Just a little warning, your body might get a little upset at you from not feeding what it wants, so you might get a little irritated, dizzy, or tired. Just a thought Mother to the cutest little thing in the world... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BGill 0 #3 November 9, 2004 good for you! i did that last year because my best friend is muslim and it was kinda like my way of saying "yeah i respect your religious views" and stuff like that. the actual fasting wasnt all that hard, especially since ramadan usually falls when the daylight is pretty short. you can just do like they do and have a HUGE breakfast before sunrise and you'll be just a little hungry by the time the sun goes down. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites tunaplanet 0 #4 November 9, 2004 Quoteno negative thoughts or speech That's fucking insane. Forty-two Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites piisfish 140 #5 November 9, 2004 you forgot no sex... 12 hours should be OK. actually they have motivations to do Ramadan, it's normal to them, it makes them good muslims. usually during Ramadan the rythm of living is a bit slower too... Helps you keep your energy longer...scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites dtpilot 0 #6 November 9, 2004 you are stronger than most. Way to go! Most people dont have respect for other religions and the most religious people have respect for all people reguardless of religion. way to go!! "Believe me! The secret of reaping the greatest fruitfulness and the greatest enjoyment from life is to live dangerously!" -- Friedrich Nietzsche Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Dougiefresh 0 #7 November 9, 2004 Quote***no negative thoughts or speech That's fucking insane. No, just very very hard. Kinda the point, I gather.Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. --Douglas Adams Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites DrunkMonkey 0 #8 November 9, 2004 Quote...I'm fasting tomorrow... Wow! What a coincidence! I'm farting tomorrow! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Squeak 17 #9 November 9, 2004 QuoteQuote***no negative thoughts or speech That's fucking insane. No, just very very hard. Kinda the point, I gather. It's more the ceasation of -ve thoughts, once you identify one you stop it. It's like meditation you can't acutally stop thought processes (as a beginer) but you can change them.You are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites crotalus01 0 #10 November 9, 2004 from what my muslim friends have told me, there is no smoking or sex during the entire period of Ramadan, day or night. you can break the fast when the sun goes down but theres no nookie allowed - or smoking. i actually cancelled my tip to Afghanistan because it was gonna be the middle of Ramadan and i didnt feel like dealing with it - besides, there is always next year..AND i used that money to buy a rig As for me and my house, we will serve the LORD... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites DrunkMonkey 0 #11 November 9, 2004 Quote...my trip to Afghanistan... Do you also vacation in Fallujah, Beiruit, Pyongyang, and Rangoon? It's called the Bahamas...Nice and safe, you can hook up with some college hottie on a beach in Bimini....Look into it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites crotalus01 0 #12 November 9, 2004 actually you are kinda close DrunkMonkey. my last three vacations were Cambodia, Thailand, China, Myanmar (2002) Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Turkey (2003), Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, China (2004). havent been to Iraq yet, been close (about 1 mile from the border in Turkey). actually no plans for Iraq in the near future, too dangerous. however, i DO like to see things for mysellf and not rely on the media. you would be (pleasently) suprised if you ever visited Afghanistan. As for me and my house, we will serve the LORD... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites peacefuljeffrey 0 #13 November 9, 2004 Quote...for Ramadan. That means no food, no drinks, no smoking, no gum, no negative thoughts or speech from sunrise to sunset. OMG for a second I thought the thread said you're FISTING tomorrow! Imagine my disappointment to find out you're talking about food! Are you sure that during Ramadan they don't even drink water?! Sounds like a very UNhealthy thing to do for twelve hours. I know I could not / would not do it. I'd have a mother of a headache after that long with nothing to eat or drink. Could this be why Muslims have been... Oh, wait, this isn't Speakers Corner... -Jeffrey-Jeffrey "With tha thoughts of a militant mind... Hard line, hard line after hard line!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites peacefuljeffrey 0 #14 November 9, 2004 QuoteQuoteno negative thoughts or speech That's fucking insane. It's also hard for me to believe. If the Muslim world were being true to this, why did I read the other day about how they have upsurges of violence during Ramadan? Why does there end up being ANY upsurges of violence during Ramadan? Is the violence only banned from sunrise to sunset? -Jeffrey-Jeffrey "With tha thoughts of a militant mind... Hard line, hard line after hard line!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Dagny 0 #15 November 9, 2004 Quoteyou're FISTING tomorrow! Thank god I'm not....twelve hours of fisting...ouch! QuoteAre you sure that during Ramadan they don't even drink water?! Yep, no food or drink. Seriously, right about now...forget the food...I can't quit lusting after water fountains! Okay...so five more hours until the iftar. I turned down gum today, hell, I can do anything now! Take me, I am the drug; take me, I am hallucinogenic. -Salvador Dali Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. 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tunaplanet 0 #4 November 9, 2004 Quoteno negative thoughts or speech That's fucking insane. Forty-two Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 140 #5 November 9, 2004 you forgot no sex... 12 hours should be OK. actually they have motivations to do Ramadan, it's normal to them, it makes them good muslims. usually during Ramadan the rythm of living is a bit slower too... Helps you keep your energy longer...scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dtpilot 0 #6 November 9, 2004 you are stronger than most. Way to go! Most people dont have respect for other religions and the most religious people have respect for all people reguardless of religion. way to go!! "Believe me! The secret of reaping the greatest fruitfulness and the greatest enjoyment from life is to live dangerously!" -- Friedrich Nietzsche Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dougiefresh 0 #7 November 9, 2004 Quote***no negative thoughts or speech That's fucking insane. No, just very very hard. Kinda the point, I gather.Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. --Douglas Adams Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DrunkMonkey 0 #8 November 9, 2004 Quote...I'm fasting tomorrow... Wow! What a coincidence! I'm farting tomorrow! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #9 November 9, 2004 QuoteQuote***no negative thoughts or speech That's fucking insane. No, just very very hard. Kinda the point, I gather. It's more the ceasation of -ve thoughts, once you identify one you stop it. It's like meditation you can't acutally stop thought processes (as a beginer) but you can change them.You are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crotalus01 0 #10 November 9, 2004 from what my muslim friends have told me, there is no smoking or sex during the entire period of Ramadan, day or night. you can break the fast when the sun goes down but theres no nookie allowed - or smoking. i actually cancelled my tip to Afghanistan because it was gonna be the middle of Ramadan and i didnt feel like dealing with it - besides, there is always next year..AND i used that money to buy a rig As for me and my house, we will serve the LORD... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DrunkMonkey 0 #11 November 9, 2004 Quote...my trip to Afghanistan... Do you also vacation in Fallujah, Beiruit, Pyongyang, and Rangoon? It's called the Bahamas...Nice and safe, you can hook up with some college hottie on a beach in Bimini....Look into it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crotalus01 0 #12 November 9, 2004 actually you are kinda close DrunkMonkey. my last three vacations were Cambodia, Thailand, China, Myanmar (2002) Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Turkey (2003), Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, China (2004). havent been to Iraq yet, been close (about 1 mile from the border in Turkey). actually no plans for Iraq in the near future, too dangerous. however, i DO like to see things for mysellf and not rely on the media. you would be (pleasently) suprised if you ever visited Afghanistan. As for me and my house, we will serve the LORD... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peacefuljeffrey 0 #13 November 9, 2004 Quote...for Ramadan. That means no food, no drinks, no smoking, no gum, no negative thoughts or speech from sunrise to sunset. OMG for a second I thought the thread said you're FISTING tomorrow! Imagine my disappointment to find out you're talking about food! Are you sure that during Ramadan they don't even drink water?! Sounds like a very UNhealthy thing to do for twelve hours. I know I could not / would not do it. I'd have a mother of a headache after that long with nothing to eat or drink. Could this be why Muslims have been... Oh, wait, this isn't Speakers Corner... -Jeffrey-Jeffrey "With tha thoughts of a militant mind... Hard line, hard line after hard line!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peacefuljeffrey 0 #14 November 9, 2004 QuoteQuoteno negative thoughts or speech That's fucking insane. It's also hard for me to believe. If the Muslim world were being true to this, why did I read the other day about how they have upsurges of violence during Ramadan? Why does there end up being ANY upsurges of violence during Ramadan? Is the violence only banned from sunrise to sunset? -Jeffrey-Jeffrey "With tha thoughts of a militant mind... Hard line, hard line after hard line!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dagny 0 #15 November 9, 2004 Quoteyou're FISTING tomorrow! Thank god I'm not....twelve hours of fisting...ouch! QuoteAre you sure that during Ramadan they don't even drink water?! Yep, no food or drink. Seriously, right about now...forget the food...I can't quit lusting after water fountains! Okay...so five more hours until the iftar. I turned down gum today, hell, I can do anything now! Take me, I am the drug; take me, I am hallucinogenic. -Salvador Dali Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
