October 2: Day 1 of my fast, day 586 of our chain.

Haven’t fasted in a while now, first time in Germany. There are so-called Stolpersteine (stumble stones) here in the city to commemorate where Jews were living but who were deported and killed by Nazi Germany. These keep the history alive so that it won’t repeat itself.

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October 3: Day 2 of my fast, day 587 of our chain.

Not having good thoughts of my own on the second day, I quote Mark Twain: “Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one’s lifetime.”

Not always easy for everyone to travel though…

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October 4: Day 3 of my fast, day 588 of our chain.

As the hunger subsides and mental clarity comes back, the craziness continues https://thewire.in/agricu…/up-two-die-convoy-ministers-son

Four farmers were among eight persons killed in UP’s Lakhimpur Kheri after a convoy of three SUVs, including one owned by Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishra, hit a group of farm protesters leading to a clash. Meanwhile opposition leaders are being blocked/detained when trying to visit the site.

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October 5: Day 4 of my fast, day 589 of our chain.

Technically the morning of my fifth day. It always amazes me how the human body adjusts to fasting, while there are painful periods, there are moments of bliss and mental acuity. Your body focuses on the basics and partially heals itself (just like a Keto diet is supposed to help your body fight cancer cells). The hunger for power and money is often not different (than overeating), it can go out of bounds if it is not controlled, leading to events we are fighting here…

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October 6: Day 5 of my fast, day 590 of our chain.

The last day of my fast, each one feels different. Let‘s remember what we are fighting for“Now those tensions are seeping into American universities. In interviews, a dozen academics based in the United States say pressure from Hindu nationalist groups and supporters of the Indian government threatens to undermine academic freedom on American campuses, creating a hostile environment for those specializing in India and South Asia. Some of those interviewed did not want to be named for fear of being targeted or because of employment concerns at their universities.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/…/india-us-universities…/

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