Breaking Fasts and Hearts - This Ramzan

"Allahu Akbar... " The Azan is called out and for the next few minutes, you completely forget about the world- It’s just you, the delicacies and your extreme urge to fulfil your temptation you've been controlling since morn. Having lived my teen ages in the Middle East, Ramzan, the holy month for the Muslims, has been certainly a lil' more significant than the rest of the year. To start off with, school hours began late and every class had reduced timing. You get back home from school, wake up after a power nap, hang out with friends and its already time for ifthar. The good deeds, good thoughts, certainly the food, from every angle, Ramzan is simply 30 bright days. And they are talked about day in day out, on all the 30 days. The much talked about and corny Ramzan cookery Shows on TV and the show where the Imam covers the entire screen and talks about the good deeds to be done during the holy month. Leaving the tried, tested and tired topic behind Here I shall talk about the infamous episodes of people breaking their fasts before Ifthar.

They say, Ramzan : the times when you know your desires and learn to keep 'em under control. It was just 20 minutes away from the Azan but, you had already reached a point where you can’t stand your hunger anymore and you buy a pack of Sohar Chips and a can of Coke. Holding them in your hands, you see everything around you asking you not to have it, except for your tummy. And you keep telling yourself, “It’s just 20 minutes away!". But no! The 15 year old me, won’t fight out anymore minutes. He pops in the chips and gulps the fizzy drink right in! You know how much the memory of such an episode would be regret forever. Wasn't for me. 'coz here, 20 minutes away from Azan, mine wasn't the only tummy craving for the pack of chips and can of coke. It just turned out to be one of those stupid things I did with Omar during high school days.
Ramzan : Times when you know your desires and learn to keep 'em under control. You LEARN to keep 'em under control. You aren't born experts, you fail many at times before becoming the super-cool, non-fast-breaking, Sunni you are today.

Saif and Ajmal went up to B'lore during Ramzan, the last year. They had some serious work up there and Saif wasn't fasting the particular day, while the other one was. They finished their so called - Serious work out there and went to the mall to chill. They participated on a road show where they were supposed to compete as a team and the two were winning. They finally completed second and received two King-Sized Dairy Milk Silk, one for each. Ajmal, the non fasting dude, licked every bit of his Chocolate bar and asked Saif to hand him over his. "There was chocolate all over his face and you know I hadn't felt Silk lately. I stopped for a moment and thought to himself, I'm so freekin' hungry and can eat a hell lot right now; moreover, if I don't have my chocolate bar right now, this douche bag is going to have it. Not letting that happen! I've got to break it!”  The couple later hit the Restaurant and ordered food for a life-time and ended up wasting more than half of it.
Ramzan : Time when you are tempted to eat up a whole bull, but, you just can’t.


Tarek, a friend of ours shared his epic incident with us. The temperature on that day was unbearable, and all he wished for was a glass of water! He goes to his girlfriend's house after school, where she offered him water, but he refused to drink, because "I'm a 'good' Muslim", he said.
Yeah!
5 minutes later, there he was.. Hogging 3 bowls of custard pudding, prepared by the lady love. "And it was not because I wanted to break my fast... I just didn't want to break her heart!” That! That is true lover’s Quote.
Even though all these stories were so much fun and entertaining when thought about later, they all said with no second thought. "It could have been avoided!"

Disclaimer : This is to notify that We aren't responsible for Anybody breaking their fasts, after reading this post. Any such events would be dealt between yourself and God. Thank you. But yeah, at the end of the day,

"... it wasn't coz i wanted to break the fast, but, I just didn't want to break her heart!" :-D

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