Inside Out

28 Ramadhan, 1441

The circumstances of fasting cause one to turn inward during Ramadhan, but this is normally tempered by a strong sense of the communal - especially as the month develops. That sense of community has been lacking this year and, for me at least, I've missed the balance provided by that sense. For others, those old and alone, the lack must have been far more hurtful. As is so often the case, I find myself keenly aware of the good luck I experience, none of it deserved, none of it inevitable. Finding ways to share good fortune is the way forward, the way out of self.