a day without electricity

On sunday, I found out just how hard it was to live without electricity in my life. Without electricity, I woke up with the sun, because the sun was the only thing that provided light for me throughout the day because we were not allowed to have and open flame in the dorm. When I first wake up, I automatically turn on the computer to check my email. I couldn't do that because it would be against my fast. I had to eat raw foods because most of the meals in the dining hall were cooked using electricty. I couldn't take a shower because I'm sure electricity was used to pump water to me. So i was dirty throughout most of the day. It was pretty boring in my dorm room without electricity because I couldn't watch tv or go online so I spent most of the day outside walking around. When the sun set, I couldn't go back to the dorm because there would be lights on everywhere. I realized how important of an infrastructure electricity is and how much we as humans have depended on it. This fast helps me hold the Amish or people in third world countries who live their whole lives without electricity in high reverence.