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Osmani's Sufi Blog:
A weekly update of how our behavior changes with information we absorb...
... highlighting a Sufistic viewpoint with Poetry, Philosophy, Politics, Movies, Books, etc.
Jan 26, 2025
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Sufi Quote
An army of philosophers would not be sufficient to change the nature of error and to make it truth.
Hatred
looking for hate?
you’ll find aplenty
rooted in sex, faith, color
and other
some love this hate
as a way
to bond closer
with others of similar hate
likes and dislikes are symbiotic
somewhat
warming a diseased mind
and mentally correcting imagined wrongs
no one knows for sure
if all wrongs are true or not
… either way
rationality eases with time, so to speak
corrections of hurts in past
hurt those who
had nothing of the past…
… or be available in person
Politics...
1. With the amount of hate Muslims are receiving on World media, it's important for sensible people to investigate themselves. Please read the English Quran, as translated by M.A.S. Abdel Haleem, Oxford University Press. Remember, it was revealed about 1400 years ago, when people didn't even have a watch to measure time. And God wanted to communicate with them. (Obviously, He didn't reveal Einstein's laws.).
2. The 4 Israeli POWs released by Hamas look quite healthy today, thank God. Much better than the 47000 Palestinians killed needlessly by Israel.
3. US suspends Foreign Aid to all. except Israel and Egypt? As an American, I ask why? Is it because Israel rules us?
Recent Movie Reviews: Blue ones are good!
* Y Tu Mama Tambien (Netflix) 2001 Spanish. A bit older, but quite a realistic movie. Has a bunch of racy scenes, though.
* The Chase (Netflix) 2017. Korean. A bit confusing, but overall quite interesting to watch.
* Unlocked (Netflix) 2023. Korean. A bit complicated, but very interesting phone swap story!
* Sky High (Netflix) 2021. Italian. Sort of ok crime story. Not vet believable.
* Miracle in Cell No. 7 (Netflix) 2019. Turkish. One of the best movies I've seen. Beautifully done!!!
* Upgrade (Netflix) 2018. A bit boring Sci-Fi film. Normally, I don't watch them but this one I did.
* Kidnapping Stella (Netflix) 2019. Great movie with good suspense. Kept watching it till end.
* The Land (Netflix) 2021. Polish. Short stories on funny life in Poland. Sort of ok to watch.
* The Mechanic (Netflix) 2011. It's a classic. Very well done crime story with the best actor!
* Disappearance at Clifton Hill (Netflix) 2020. A bit of a confusing movie. Not sur I was able to follow it.
* Earthquake Bird (Netflix) 2019. Japanese. Well thought out and presented movie. Good suspense and great acting.
* Pamero Pedro (Netflix) 2024. Spanish. Rural story with ghosts and such. Well done highlighting inherent behaviors of people living there.
Book Review:
Zealot – Reza Aslan – 5 Stars
Amazing history lesson.
Reza Aslan focusses on hard evidence to highlight the schism between practices of Christianity for the past 1600 years and historically factual data. Surprisingly in the first few centuries following the death of Jesus (the physical person who lived and preached in Jerusalem), there is scant authoritative information available. Connecting the dots after twenty centuries is tough slogging and what emerges from Reza’s research is a fascinating account of how Jesus’s original teachings morphed into contradictory dogma that became sacred with centuries of practice and is now immune to honest intellectual discussion. In matters of faith, emotion often trumps logic and reason. The author’s personal background and experience offers a unique perspective but may be mistaken for bias.
Almost 40% of the book is notes and references which I found to be redundant. Overall, a very enjoyable read!