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Friday, September 12, 2008 Friday, September 12, 2008

hey you guyys... I just typed out my English Compo... Ms Fizah say our essays are gonna be compiled in a book... yays.... just wanna show you guys my 21/30 essay... I think it's kinda lame but it's kinda meningful oso... well it's kinda spiritual and religion-related..... i just hope you appreciate it.....

A time when I managed to overcome temptation

The holy month of Ramadan is when Muslims all around the world fast and they do not eat or even drink anything from dawn to dusk. Not even a drop of water should be consumed. The fasting month takes about 30 days and most would think of it as a waste of effort and time. However, through fasting, it really pays off. The main objective of the holy month of Ramadan is for Muslims to restrain from sins and temptations. The fasting months that I had went through in my life was very fruitful to me.

I was always a greedy person who always think about food and money. I was always covered in greed and gluttony and I could not control it. However, the holy month of Ramadan has made me realize that I should control my temptations.

Entering the holy month of Ramadan is like entering a world so different from what we see. It was obligatory as a Muslim to not consume anything from dawn to dusk. It was a hard task for me, but somehow, I persevered. During the daytime I was always thinking about food. Nothing but food. However, I carried on. I told myself to not give up. I also learned about poverty and how people around the world had survived because of the lack of food and water. These disasters can be caused either by drought or famine. I always asked myself : should we take things for granted or should we take the fact that people dying from the lack of food and water as a lesson in our daily lives?

During Ramadan, I could feel what it was like to be poor and hungry. For all the years that I have lived, I had never thought of what it was like to suffer from poverty. I am fascinated by what God has given me these years. I have more than enough food to fill my stomach. I have parents who earn a living to support my family. I have a home filled with expensive furniture. I have almost everything I wanted.

I want to seek for the right path. The path that leads me closer to God. I kept on persevering through the holy month and found out sooner than expected that it had ended. Every year is a journey for me to overcome all temptations. Only through perseverance can I overcome the temptations of this world. Keep telling yourself to persevere and overcome temptations and see the wonders that may happen within your heart.

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