Ramadan day 22 - self restriction leads to gratitude.

In a time where everything is easily accessible with just a few clicks, the friction blocking us from our wants is virtually eliminated, making the human weaker and more irritable when things don’t go exactly as planned. Ramadan comes in and acts like the perfect regulator. The divine medicine that keeps our desires in check, and allows us to be satisfied with less. That one date you eat when it’s time to break your fast tastes SO much better than if you were eating it any other day.

More importantly, you are more grateful for that date after a long day of not eating anything. On any other day when you’re not fasting, you will be eating constantly, and that one date might even be discarded because it briefly touched the floor. Subhan Allah.

Self restriction is a great way to appreciate what you already have, and Ramadan is our reminder of that.