Finally, Ramadhan is over and Idul Fitri has come!
After 30 days of self-evaluation, resisting hunger and thirst, denouncing natural desires and focusing on returning to purity (fitrah), the Moslems all over the world once again celebrate the triumph of Idul Fitri.
A friend of mine made a statement in Facebook earlier on the first week of the fasting month, "Why should we wait for a special season to self-evaluate ourselves and concentrating on doing what is pleasing in the eye of God? Should we not do this every single day of our lives?"
I quite agree. Just as Idul Fitri is a great celebration for the Moslems, Christmas and Easter are of the same value for the Christians. During those holy days we commemorate the birth and death of Christ and the importance of the events in our lives as believers.
But religious festivals are given not only for us to commemorate and celebrate certain events. They are meant to kindle the spirit and importance of the celebrations throughout our lives. As Christians, we need to always remember the reason why Christ was born into this Earth and why He died upon the cross, because that is the essence and core of our faith and entire existence while living in this temporary world.
As it is, Idul Fitri is given so that the Moslems will always remember God's statutes and will for His people to constantly live in purity, always be forgiving, doing good to others and showing mercy to the poor and needy. This is the spirit of Idul Fitri that should be remembered and put into action daily in the lives of the Moslems.
Another year has passed. May the next twelve months we live prudently in constant self-introspection and purity of heart.
Have a wonderful Idul Fitri, my friends...!
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