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November 30, 2025
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Pretense
I’m good
really good
and I agree with myself
and I want others to agree with me
so, I let them know
in subtle ways
(as I’m also quite smart)
I tell them I feel bad
when I hurt anyone else
(even though they were asking for it)
I do really feel bad
but unless I tell others
how will they know
I felt bad.
when I tell them I feel bad
they think I’m good
(they politely try to help me)
isn’t that what I wanted?
besides
I also think there aren’t many people
as good as me.
there’s no end to what pretense can do
to yourself
and others.
Politics...
1. Despite the Gaza genocide, Israel is really tight with Indian PM Modi. Seems like a state visit is being planned. It's a bit surprising that no one in India is talking about arresting PM Netanyahu in India due to ICC warrants, unlike the talk in New York!!!
2. AIPAC and Elon Musk are trying to make fun of Zohran. But they're mistaken.
He's a wonderful person!
3. I love Ben Johnson, the Bears Coach!
What a wonderful guy!!!
Recent Movie Reviews: Blue ones are good!
* The Captive (Prime) 2014. A beautiful film about recovering a kidnapped girl after eight years.
* The Immigrant (Prime) 2014. A sad type story about a 1920's polish immigrant. A bit boring in parts.
* Just Mercy (Netflix) 2019. Based on a true story. Love movies where racial injustice is corrected by truth.
* London Fields (Prime 2018. A wasteful, miserable movie. Don't even try this one!
* A Walk Among the Tombstones (Prime) 2014. A classis Liam Neeson cop type film. Wonderful to watch!!!
* The Pledge (Netflix) 2001. A fairly good movie directed by Sean Penn, but has a disappointing ending.
* Taken in Broad Daylight (Prime) 2019. Fantastic movie based on a true story about kidnapping a 17-year old girl.
* Godfather - 2 (Flight) 1974. Overhyped and a bit of a drag. Disappointed by all the praise I read about this one.
* Juror-2 (Turkish Flight) 2024. A Clint Eastwood directed movie. Quite interesting, but not on par.
The Women in Cabin-10 (Netflix) 2025. A bit of a Bollywood type movie, including the end. Sort of a drag.
Book Review:
Thoughtful and Contemplative Verses of the Quran
(Released as a Book in June, 2025)
Author: Rashid Osmani
Genre: Nonfiction / Religious / Islamic Studies
ISBN: 9798350749014
Print Length: 82 pages
Review of Thoughtful and Contemplative Verses of the Quran.
Post by Neto Onuoha » 13 Nov 2025, 11:11
[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "Thoughtful and Contemplative Verses of the Quran" by Rashid Osmani.]
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“Thoughtful and Contemplative Verses of the Quran” by Rashid Osmani is the first book of its kind I’ve come across. In today’s world, where there’s so much hate for Muslims, this book sheds some light on the true meaning of being a Muslim.
The author recognises that Muslims today are divided due to reasons like there being extremists in every religion, lack of knowledge, being too emotional, and many more. He takes his time to analyse how an ideal Muslim should live and gently criticises the shortcomings of Muslims in today's world. The book also talks about how great the Muslims were in the past and how they can get back to being great by practising the religion the way the Prophet Muhammed meant and not letting themselves be misled by the teachings of others; instead, they should take their time to read and educate themselves appropriately. There are a lot of verses from the Quran highlighted in this book which offer directives for believers, offer guidance on balance and tolerance as a believer, also offer guidance on your behaviour and norms as a believer, and also show links to the Torah and the Gospel. This book is basically an all-round guide for a Muslim in this day and age, especially with the increased dislike for Muslims by the West due to the actions of a couple of extremists and those being misled and not properly educated.
What I loved most about this book was the author's simple use of words, how respectful he was to other religions, and how he acknowledged their shortcomings and need for improvement.
This is one of the most educative books I’ve read this year. It was exceptionally edited; it was simple and direct to the point, and the tone of the message was calm. There’s absolutely nothing to dislike about this book in my opinion, and for these reasons, I rate this book a 5 out of 5 stars.
I recommend this book to all Muslims all over the world, and this book will surely lead to self-reflection and improvement and will help disperse the hate for Muslims all over the world.
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Thoughtful and Contemplative Verses of the Quran
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