Fasting is a door closed behind me. Fasting is me on the road

According to the Rev. Simeon of Thessalonica, “the post of the Christmas Quartermen depicts the post of Moses, who, having fasted forty days and forty nights, received on the stone tablets the inscription of the words of God. And while fasting for forty days, we contemplate and accept the living word from the Virgin, written not on stones, but embodied and born, and partake of His Divine flesh. ”
In the form it is now, that is, the forty-day, Christmas Fast appeared in the XII century, but the custom of fasting before Christmas, that is, especially spiritually and physically preparing for the feast of the incarnation and the coming of the Savior into the world, appeared in early centuries. Advent is also named Filippov in honor of the memory of the Apostle Philip, the day of commemoration of which falls just on the eve of the fast. This post is fixed in dates, always begins on November 28 and ends on January 6, before Christmas.
Yes, of course, we all know what and Kom this post. And, unfortunately, the debate about the binding / non-binding restrictions on food will arise and continue (well, is it really possible to sin with a cutlet, the main thing is not to eat people?), That the whole world, including the majority of Orthodox Churches, is celebrating Christmas at the end of the year, and not at the beginning (very often there is a badly concealed apology for celebrating the New Year, and not at all protecting the old / new style and unity with the whole Christian world), well and in general, alas, clashes in networks of opponents and supporters of those or other opinions regarding a hundred are almost ordinary by the end of the year.
Thus, from November to January, the time that a person could usefully devote to himself is inhibited. And yes, I understand why some of my friends at this time are removed and disappear from their pages. But the point is not only on the Internet and the time spent in it. Fasting is a time of contemplation and acceptance. Can it somehow be combined with a bazaar and swearing, or, in general, just wasted time (let's not flatter ourselves, because social networks still perform this function by filling holes and voids)? Hardly.
Therefore, fasting is in a sense an opportunity to quietly collect a bundle and leave. From myself and to myself. From the former to the new. Sincerely, if possible, no role-playing games, no serving of duty, no evidence of anything to anyone. Fair.
From obedience. To god
Fasting is a door closed behind me. Fasting is me on the road. So, probably, I collected and concentrated. Unless, of course, there is a goal. And the route, in general, has been known for a long time. But it seems imprudent and dangerous to leave the house without a goal and final destination. So, probably, we know where we are going. And to whom.
And the memory of being human. And that God also becomes human because he loves me. But during the long roads of this life, it would be nice for me to restore this memory. Because more than a person, I can not bring him. And the human offerings were also different. There was gold, and there was a sponge with vinegar.
And the greatest mystery of my God is that He accepts all this with patience and humility. Not only as a Creator, but also as a Born.

Priest Andrew (Mizyuk)

Оrigin:https://www.pravmir.ru/post-eto-zakryitaya-za-mnoy-dver-post-eto-ya-v-doroge/