8th Ramadan - Theodicy

I was not feeling too well today. My body was aching especially back. Perhaps the lack of exercise. So I decided I must take an EL or  MC as driving too far and long will just aggravate the situation. No one else here to care for me! Where is family when you need to rely on them near you, I thought when I cane back to Malaysia I could be nearer to them but after 14 years not much of a difference. So I got up did the necessary with the children and went to the clinic. Got the MC and reported as such.

When I came back I decided to cook for Emir’s lunch as he is fasting half day today as yesterday he fasted full day. So chicken pilao biryani it became and it was done by 12pm in time for him to have lunch and be sent off to school. 

Biryani pilao

On the way back I bumped into a neighbour from the same floor and we chatted. He was visiting his mother who lives on the same floor who was >80 years old and stays alone. He said she prefers it that way as she has 2 sons and did not wish to trouble them. But he visits regularly. 

I packed some biryani for them and he reciprocated with some rolls. Wasn’t necessary but you know the nature of Ramadan makes everyone more generous to reap its benefits. I gave my contact in case of emergencies I would be around. 

After that I read about the difference between religion and spirituality which seems very appealing and congruent with the last book chapter I wrote with Prof. Makmor on why do God allow bad things to happen to us… philosophical with… what was that word now Prof. Makmor used… theodicy. I thought and read about that before and theology is also an appealing field of study. Perhaps not now but later if God does not plan to take me sooner. 

Thereafter I rested and hoped that that backache will subside. 

Alhamdulillah 

Reading link on spirituality and religion: https://chopra.com/blogs/meditation/religion-vs-spirituality-the-difference-between-them