As I celebrate Ramadan reunited with my family, I’m reminded that the holy month has lessons for us all

‘Eating, drinking and speaking is probably on the top list of things we often do without putting too much thought into it. But Ramadan teaches us not to take these things for granted.’ Photograph: Steven Saphore/AAP

This Ramadan, the excitement I used to get as a child, rising with my parents just before dawn for a brekkie full of treats, has returned in an even sweeter way – watching my own children experience their first ever fasting feast in Australia.

The excitement was building long before the moon was sighted and the long marathon of spiritual deeds began.