Another year.Another Lent.Yet another chicken farm you gave up? Well I gave up a lot of cocoa beans from Ghana ( I gave up chocolates coz I can't resist them!)
Does every Lent come and go for you? Lemme know if you agree with my thoughts.
If you long for the lent to get over,don't take it.
If you keep looking at the calendar everyday,please don't take the Lent.
If you keep longing at pics of chicken tikka and gosht in magazines and masala packets,skip Lent.
If you do take Lent,keep some time aside to pray sincerely.
You can do charity on other days of the year also.
Do not think Lent is the time to lose weight and look fab for your Easter new-LBD.
Do not walk around looking pious and serene. The world is not Christian only. Your office peon does not know it is Lent.
Do not force your family members to take Lent. It should be voluntary and from the heart. That means not keeping the butter,sugar,toffee jar and mayonnaise secretly hidden in the closet!
Do not call family and announce you are on Lent. The sky won't open suddenly and rain blessings on you.
Do not show-off. It stinks.
Just like other things in life,make sure the why and who of Lent. Talking about religion maybe uncool in today's 140-character world but the very God who created oceans,homo sapiens and cute pugs also gave brains to create the 140 character tool and 'coolness'. So read and learn about why,how and when Lent came to be. Don't give excuse of time and source. Even the doodhwala has a smartphone and open wifi.
Lent is not New Year where you take 'resolutions'. and then tweet about ' shucks yaar nahi kar paya'!
So what does Lent (or any special fasting day/period mean for you ? )
Does every Lent come and go for you? Lemme know if you agree with my thoughts.
If you long for the lent to get over,don't take it.
If you keep looking at the calendar everyday,please don't take the Lent.
If you keep longing at pics of chicken tikka and gosht in magazines and masala packets,skip Lent.
If you do take Lent,keep some time aside to pray sincerely.
You can do charity on other days of the year also.
Do not think Lent is the time to lose weight and look fab for your Easter new-LBD.
Do not walk around looking pious and serene. The world is not Christian only. Your office peon does not know it is Lent.
Do not force your family members to take Lent. It should be voluntary and from the heart. That means not keeping the butter,sugar,toffee jar and mayonnaise secretly hidden in the closet!
Do not call family and announce you are on Lent. The sky won't open suddenly and rain blessings on you.
Do not show-off. It stinks.
Just like other things in life,make sure the why and who of Lent. Talking about religion maybe uncool in today's 140-character world but the very God who created oceans,homo sapiens and cute pugs also gave brains to create the 140 character tool and 'coolness'. So read and learn about why,how and when Lent came to be. Don't give excuse of time and source. Even the doodhwala has a smartphone and open wifi.
Lent is not New Year where you take 'resolutions'. and then tweet about ' shucks yaar nahi kar paya'!
So what does Lent (or any special fasting day/period mean for you ? )
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