This morning, I sent my mother to the airport. It's an airport, so one can expect non-local to be there. Be it Westerners, or 'westerners' or even people from the neighbouring sultanate. They probably start their holiday earlier than us.
I am not feeling well, coughing. And it's hot. So I need to hydrate myself very often.
Then come this westerner (with his cockroach attitude) sneering at me while I was having a sip of water. As if he is telling me to respect the fasting month. A telepathy.
Local are more tolerable. We get along very well regardless of race and religion. There is no restriction for non-fasting individuals to drink or eat in public, unlike the western part of the nation. There, non-fasting individuals (a non-direct way to address certain group of people) are considered as immigrant, and those who fast are the natives. So, the 'natives' would impose rules on other races. And as always quoting their supremacy in this land.
Our local people are very nice. Very tolerable and there's acceptance among each other's culture. When I was 7, I refused to drink in front of a trainee teacher because he is fasting. He encouraged me to drink, and not to feel awkward drinking in front of him. My act of drinking in front of him is actually a blessing. A test, which he gains for not tempted by my action. And it's my right to drink too. Which he thinks that it is not right to deprive others just because they can't drink.
Even so, I still ask my friend before I drink or eat. My friends are okay with it. Bonus blessings... Almost everybody in this state is okay with me drinking in public, and we also don't just drink in front of them, unless necessary.
Sore throat, so I took a sip, very discreet, except that this 'Cockroach' saw me. Did I gulp the whole bottle of mineral water? No, Did I drink it publicly, yes, but discreetly, facing the wall, actually. And I need to drink. So he wants me to drink outside the terminal? Absurd! And he's an adult, matured enough not to be tempted.
Maybe they are privileged in his state where other races kow-tow with them the majority. there's always news where non-fasting students have to take their lunch in less desirable places such as toilet, which they deny calling the toilet a changing room.
Here, students are free to have their lunch in public, and my fasting friends would join, just to accompany us. She's not eating though, she's there as a friend. According to her, her act is to strengthen the bond of friendship among us, (we are from different backgrounds).
Yea, some people think that they are privileged, imposing absurd rules on non-practising individuals, whereas here, we are at liberty to do anything we want. Though we 'live on trees' we still could respect other people. And minor things such as drinking in public during fasting month is not an issue.
Funny, very very funny. Maybe those so-called civilized citizens should learn respect from us 'tree dwelling barbarians'.
Maybe I was wrong for drinking in public, but I have my own reason (unwell) and this is my homeland. And I considered a lot of factors before drinking. Drinking facing an empty blank wall. He's 'kay-poh'ing thinking that he a religious police, policing other people who
Or maybe he is staring at me but other things. But this situation is also a throw back from an incident occurring last year. In a bigger airport. More cockroaches. More leering.
Maybe I am wrong for prejudging this man, he might not meant to stare at me, but such incident occurs.
Well, I am very proud of my fellow comrades (meaning people from my state) for being very understanding all this while. Giving us the liberty to do our things. Not imposing irrelevant rules. Seeing the bright side of other's action. Considerate. Yes we are indeed brothers and sisters, a big family. This whole large state is a one big family.
Wishing my fellow comrades celebrating Eid, a happy festive day, drive safe, and
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