I called the parent of the kid i tutor earlier today to tell him that i was not going to tutor anymore. the parent wanted to know what was wrong and i told him. in the end, he got me to come back and he said he will have a chat with his son. turned out that the kid lied to his dad and said that i only needed to tutor him for an hour. so hopefully, this will all be straightened out. i am not sure if the kid is going to be resentful tomorrow though. really not sure what tomorrow has in store when i go to tutor. so i am a little nervous but i will do my best nevertheless.
so far, i've completed three days of the nine day fast for Navraatri. i guess it has become part of my life now. i love this time of the year. really do look forward to it and i guess it is becasue my parents have always emphasized the importance of prayer to the feminine energy aspect of God. i actually feel energized now. people say that you feel no energy when you fast...but i feel the exact opposite. i think of it as a time of spiritual cleansing that culminates in a very auspicious day...like Ram Navmi or Vijay Dasami. It's like the picture suggests...you battle the demons within and emerge victorious on the tenth day. the only thing with the fast is that i am creating some muscles in my jaw from chewing the peanuts, almonds, walnuts, pecans, hazelnuts, raisins(don't like them but i eat them) and whatever other stuff you can find in trail mix. never noticed that before. i allowed myself coffee though and i have the prasad from the temple. otherwise, it's me and my trail mix.
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