The sun is in my eyes. That’s exactly where it needs to be. Shortly now, the sun will set and the holiest day of the year will begin. I’m deciding now whether or not to fast. It makes sense, fasting that is, actually changing your state of mind which forces you to think differently during a holy day. Then there’s the productive discomfort of a day without food.
What is a day without food? Especially when our fast ends, with the next days, and others remain in the state of fast without their choice. The fast connects us to something more universal, something basic and human.
And the day itself is about atoning for sins, a forced pause to reflect on actions committed, thoughts cultivated and transgressions committed.
The sun is in my eyes, exactly where it belongs.
Welcome, this clarifying light.
A Life of Wonder 
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