Thursday, August 16, 2012

The buka puasa problem

I have ,on looking back ,come to realise that I have lost a number of my Muslim friends after the fasting period.Then the realization that the fasting concept is wrongly practised and this may have led to their health problems.You see, in the day you fast and the body is deprived of food and water.There is the religious aspect of fasting which i shall not dwell into but from the health point of view if you dont eat the whole day and then upon breaking fast you like kind of make up for lost time then the body is treated violently and it may not be able to take it. The sensible thing is when you break fast to just start with a little bit and then if you still feel like eating carry on but moderately. There are many kiasu people who just because they pay for the Buka Puasa Dinner want to get their money's worth so they tend to consume a lot of additional food.You should not think of what you have paid for the Buka Puasa food but take it as a reward for yourself for abstaining the whole day and also from the religious point of view you have been able to fulfil the requirements of your religion.Eating then takes on new meanings .... I came across some non Muslim friends who pay for the Buka Puasa food and they say they will sit there until closing time as they have paid for the food and should get their money's worth.Sad to see people with such shallow thinking and who are really so ignorant about the reasons for fasting. Because of this sudden surge in food intake people tend to develop heart problems and you will note the frequency of heart attacks during this period which should never happen if people just look at the rationales for fasting and how the after fasting food intake should be.

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