Lesson 27: Rest

Almost there: One last sliver of moon remains visible
in the light just before dawn.

During Ramadan there is something else you begin to appreciate almost as much as that first sip of water after a long day of fasting.

Knowing that you only have a few precious hours between the time you lie down at night until the bracingly early time you get up for breakfast, rest is not something you take lightly. Sleep becomes a sacred pleasure as delectable as water to the parched or food to the famished.

You are also reminded of how important the concept of rest is to all aspects of life: rest from waking, rest from eating and drinking, rest from work and indeed that which I fully intend to take advantage of today - rest from writing!