Ramadan is often understood as a month of refraining from food and drink. Physical discipline becomes a symbol of self-control and devotion. Yet its deeper meaning does not end at the outward act. Fasting is not merely the restriction of consumption, but an opportunity to realign one’s relationship with oneself.

From the HRs perspective, fasting is a process of alignment. When physical and emotional impulses are restrained, space is created for clearer inner reflection. One learns to distinguish between needs and desires, between reaction and awareness. At this point, fasting becomes a practice of restoring direction, not merely an annual ritual.

Its ultimate purpose is not only physical endurance, but inner peace. From alignment grows calmness, from calmness arises more proportionate decisions, and from clarity emerges a more ordered life. Ramadan serves as a reminder that meaningful change does not begin externally, but from the courage to realign within.

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