Hunger and thirst

Tomorrow is the start of Lent,1 a time for spiritual reflection. Last year, as a spiritual practice, I did Ramadan in Lent. I did this because I really like the notion of Ramadan and because I'm full of admiration for the fact that a large percentage of the world's population fasts in a very rigorous way for a whole lunar moth. It's hardcore, it's 熱心 (nesshin: ardent), as they say in Japan. I like that. And I did find, fasting day after day last year, that I felt connected to those who suffer...