So we fast. Some of us because we are told to do so, some of us because we feel it's right... but almost everybody I know, who fasts, complains. Whiny people come to shull with a lemon in their hand to "avoid hunger"... and the complaining comes and goes and comes and goes... and I guess that's OK, complaining is part of the yiddische heritage.:o)
But through these complaints and suffering we forget the most important and wonderful things of these days of fasting. In Tammuz & Av, we mourn those who have fallen. We mourn for our Bait HaMikdash. We mourn the sadness and opression our people (and the people of the world) have lived. But we don't really fast for this tragic past. We don't fast in absolute sadness...we fast for a better future. We fast for the hope of a peaceful mankind. We fast for messianic times.
Ayurveda (traditional medicine used in India) recommends fasting as a way of healing the body. It's true that human beings need nurishment to live, but these moments of fasting cleanse our organism. It could be said that we live on the energy of our souls while we fast.
It's no wonder a bride and groom fast on their wedding day. The union of 2 souls is an act so glorious that these souls have more than enough energy without the need of food.
What we are doing today as a group and not as individuals is awesome. We are using our compasion, our souls' intrinsic energy, our flow of Hessed (urges to give and be compassionate) to make a better world. And what better day to do so than today, when Israel is at stake and the life of many is not as peaceful (Baruj Hashem)as my beloved ones' or mine?
Follow your inner energy, try not to complain and be greatful to be healthy enough to be able to fast. Your fasting is doing wonders for the Cosmic Energy of the universe. Remember that.
Wishing you a peaceful fast...
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