Happy Ramadan...

and good luck.

It’s at times like these, times that I live and breathe, that I am glad I don’t subscribe to any particular religion. It's not that I have anything against any of them, I do, however, doubt that I have the will power and mental resolve to stick with the various commandments, rules, rituals and customs for a prolonged period of time i.e. the rest of my life.

It just seems a little too much sometimes. I mean, I barely have the time to catch the 7pm news, let alone spend an entire Saturday or Sunday in prayer, or my Friday lunchtime kneeling on a mat. As I’ve said before, life is all about time management, and religion just seems to take up so much time.

Besides the time, there are extra costs attached. Clothing, apparel, donations, fund raisers, books, etc, etc. I’m not sure of the total costs involved but I prefer to see a direct return from my investments.

For example, on a Sunday, I like to invest in a bucket of golf balls at the River Club and beat the hell out of 50 – 100 balls, occasionally mentioning the Lords name, as well as his sons. After, but sometimes during, the ball beating I like to enjoy a bit of the “holy wine”. It’s normally around this time that I donate a few extra rand to the waiter. I much prefer this to, say, kneeling on a step and waiting forever for a drop of cheap wine before dropping a couple of coins into a collections bag that may or may not fund the priests gambling/internet porn addiction.

Anyway, this isn’t about me. This is about those brave (?) few who have chosen not to eat for the next month or so. Happy Ramadan and good luck.



Classic.