Today I got to talk to a former student who happens to be a Muslim. She's doing the full-on Ramadan, and she's not even drinking any water. Basically, I feel like a complete wuss that a 15-year old can do this, but I have to do a half-baked version of it because I'm afraid of getting headaches. Good thing I believe in Odin, who doesn't require all of these dietary restrictions. (In fact, I'm pretty sure he actively encourages the eating of pork.)
Speaking of pork, I just might have to break that rule. The thing is, I have to defrost my refrigerator. No, it's not some old fridge, but it's a long story to explain why I have to do this, and "defrost" is as short and concise a way to put it as I can come up with. What's the problem? Well, I have some pork products that are in there, including some hot dogs that I got at IKEA (and those seafood sausages in the pork casing I mentioned before).
So, what's worse? Breaking the rules of the experiment or throwing away food? Ironically enough, this whole thing has made me feel even worse when I waste food, so it's actually going to drive me to eat pork. I suppose that I'll remove the casing, but I don't know how to just eat the beef part of those hot dogs.
One way or the other, a lot of food is going to go to waste, which really is a shame. What's worse is that we're going out to eat Sunday night. It's for my father-in-law's birthday, but it feels really wrong to be buying food when I have so much that I'm going to just toss.
Ugh.
That's what NEIGHBORS are for! Say, "Hey, let me stash my sausages in your freezer and when Ramadan is over, I'll grill you one up as a token of neighborly good-will and appreciation!"
ReplyDeleteBTW, your student does have tremendous self discipline, it sounds like. I wonder though, why is she abstaining from water? That sounds dangerous...
She's abstaining because that's part of the process. Since I don't fear the wrath of Allah, I'm willing to break that particular rule.
ReplyDeleteTo be honest though, when I was in Egypt and it was Ramadan, I saw a lot of people drinking water. Probably because it's even more dangerous when it's as flippin' hot as it is there! (And there wasn't always air-conditioning.)