I understand going without food and then donating that money to the poor. That is a kind gesture.
The idea that an empty stomach somehow draws us nearer to God seems silly to me. Skipping a few meals doesn't make us humble. Especially when you have a full refrigerator waiting when you are done fasting. Humility may be learned from hardship, but voluntarily missing two meals doesn't qualify as a true hardship, in my opinion.
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