My writing ended as fast as it started. This was due to school pressure: two essays, one dissertation, and one scholarship interview in Finland within the scope of four days. These days are now gone, I am back to revision, eating and writing.
I ended my fast on Sunday after six days of fasting. However, once an ordeal such as this one is stopped I have to say that the amount of calories devoured during the first days is not anymore than during the fast as the stomack is the size of a raisin and eating can make you very sick. The whole thing was definately a great experience, would and will definately do it again. I would say that especially after day five I started feeling very good, experiencing no hunger and no problems in reading and working.
Since I have been talking about the consumption of fresh water, I think it is good to recognise that today is UNICEFs thirst day. It continues until the 30th. I will try to pay specific attention to the amount of water I consume and not to overconsume. Soap can be used while the shower is not flowing and the kettle can be filled with only the amount your tea mug can take in. Also dishes do not need running water to be clean. I would also donate Unicef some money, but since my Finnish bank has screwed up my internet banking system that is out of the question at the moment.
There has been various projects on water so one might hope there to be more knowledge about it. Yet the disparities between the developing and developed world are huge. Finland has the greatest water reserves making it perhaps the Iraq of the 22nd century unless, of course, it pollutes everything before that. It is pretty successful in throwing toxins in at least its rivers and the sea.
I will continue my fasting in one way: i will have a juice day once a week, this is what they recommend you to do. I think this would be a great way of keeping all the reasons I did it for in my mind.
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