Fasting is Amazing

~ A Testimonial by Wang Zhong, Oct 2007, Singapore

Fasting is a tedious chore to me. Two meals without food and the whole body feels weak. In 2005, I attended the fasting camp reluctantly, partly to please my wife who is trying so hard to convince me, and partly because I was having a bladder inflammation and have already been sick and suffering for several days. I don’t usually fall sick.

On the first day of fasting, it is still alright to persevere without food, but to be denied of smoking was most unbearable. I felt uneasy the whole day, and I really regretted coming to the fast. So, it was really not easy, but I pulled it through and had the first taste of fruit juice on the 4th day which tasted wonderful! And thank goodness, we could finally go home in the afternoon, but still have to go on juices for another 2 days.

On the fifth day, I discovered I could not urinate for the whole day, and the bladder felt like exploding. I couldn’t stand it anymore and wanted to go to the hospital. My wife did not agree, she called Ray and Siok Khoon for help. They asked me to continue my water fast, do a cold compress on the bladder and squat to urinate. So, I tried that from 6pm until midnight and I managed to squeeze out 6 lumps of bloody material, and then finally, out came the biggest piece, and my bladder was clear. By then, I was already sweating profusely and was so tired, I slept right away.

On the 6th day, I continued to fast. When I urinate, some tiny lumps still continued to make their exit. It was then that I realised the amazing effects of fasting, that the body can clean itself of all the dirt even without medication.

Although I knew the benefits of fasting, but I still have my reservation.

Recently, while I was working, I felt some numbness around the abdominal area. I did not pay any attention to it until I had an abdominal convulsion. I was worried that it could be due to some problems of the bladder or the prostate, so I hurried to a doctor, but he could not pinpoint a reason for this. My wife wanted me to fast, so I listened to her. And after two days of fasting, my abdomen recovered, and this reassured me once again that fasting is the way for the body to recover.

奇妙的斷食

斷食在我而言可說是一種苦差事，兩餐不吃渾身都發軟。2005年參加斷食營，一方面是在太太的百般卻說下勉強敷衍她，一方面是膀胱發炎，病了好幾天發冷發熱好辛苦。平常我倒是很少生病的。

斷食第一天，沒進食其實還可以忍，沒煙抽可真要我的命，渾身不舒服，坐立不安，好受罪啊！很煩，很后悔！

好不容易挨到第四天才有果汁喝，那真是甘露啊！謝天謝地，下午終於可以回家了！但是還要喝兩天的果汁。第五天卻發現不能小便，憋了一整天，膀胱漲得快要爆了，真受不了，決定進醫院。太太不肯，卻向Ray和淑君求救。他們叫我再水斷，冷敷膀胱，蹲著小便，從傍晚6點到半夜，前后擠出6小塊帶血的小肉塊，最后一塊最大，叭的一聲，如溝渠疏通了一般，尿順暢了，累得我滿頭大汗，倒頭便睡。第6天，還得斷食。小便時，斷斷續續還有小肉塊出來。此時，我才真正明白斷食的奇妙，不用藥也能把身體內的骯臟一一清除掉。

雖然知道斷食之益處，但對於斷食，我還是敬而遠之。

最近工作時覺得腹部麻麻，卻不去理會它，直到前天整個腹部痙攣，我擔心是膀胱或前列腺的問題，趕緊找醫生，他卻說不出個所以然。太太卻要我斷食，只好聽她的，斷食兩天后，腹部沒事了，再次肯定了斷食能讓身體自我康復。

王忠
10月2007年，新加坡