My Activities From Morning Until Lunch (810 words)

Make detailed list of your activities from the time you rise in the morning through lunch. Once the list is finished, review it from the perspective of a devout Jain nun or monk. What activities would have to be altered or abandoned during this time period?

My activities from the time I rise in the morning and till lunch are as follows:
I wake up, dress, eat breakfast (often eggs, milk, or bacon), watch TV or listen to the radio, check my e-mail and text messages, read a book, chat with my friends, go to university, attend lectures, and spend time with my friends or with my girlfriend.
This is my routine in the mornings. I think most of those activities would need to be at least modified, or, in some case abandoned if I were a Jain monk. Of course, I would wake up, although probably in a very different setting, since Jain monks do not have a home or other possessions. I don’t think I would need to dress up much as a Jain monk. Actually, some Jain monks do not wear any clothes at all, because they wish to adhere very strictly to the principle of not owning any material possessions....

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