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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.
Feb 16, 2025
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Sightless, Mindful
you are out of sight…
but my mind really doesn’t care
… it sees you
as enough as eyes do
… my feelings don’t change
when vision is impaired
between now and when I die
if my sight isn’t same
my heart will still wish you to be happy
regardless of how that happiness reaches you
less from where you try to get it,
knowingly, as I know you
Politics...
1. I'm a bit down on JD Vance after his speech in Europe where he blamed Sweden for trying to stop a Quran burning. Why should he be a Muslim-hater, like Musk? Muslims are over 2 Billion in a world of 8 Billion and it's a fabulous religion.
Just read about it with a free mind.
2. It seems the way in which Israel is still with the Gaza ceasefire is based on Saudi Arabia being ticked off when Netanyahu mentioned that they should create a Palestinian state on their land. So far, Saudis were secretly with Israel, but Netanyahu, as a lot of clever people do, stepped off the line.
3. As with many Jewish philosophers and intelligent people, Zionism is not popular.
Einstein himself condemned it in a letter to UN in 1948 as a corrupt approach.
Recent Movie Reviews: Blue ones are good!
* Fractured (Netflix) 2019. Very realistic movie. Enjoyed watching this.
* Carancho (Netflix) 2010. Spanish. A bit violent but stays on reality. Lots of surprises in this one.
* Small Crimes (Netflix) 2017. Very well done presentation of an ex-cop story. Very enjoyable!
* Filthy (Netflix) 2013. Scottish. As the title suggests, it's quite a filthy film. Story and everything in it.
* Love Anonymous (Netflix) 2024. Turkish Drama - 8 Episodes. A bit slow at times, but good dialog. New ideas also. Halit Ergenc is as good as always.
* Lions Den (Netflix) 2008. Argentinean. Quite a realistic movie. A bit slow in some parts.
* 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.
Book Review:
Birth Marks – Jim Daniels (2013) – 4 Stars
Poems to read when you are in the right mood!
Before publishing my fourth collection of poems, I wanted to read an award-winning poetry book to see what I can learn and perhaps use as a template. As a poet, I wasn’t disappointed. But I can clearly see why poetry books don’t sell – They are hard to understand! You have to be in the right mood and the right frame of mind to really get the message being conveyed. Jim Daniels’ poetry is genuine and heartfelt. He does his background justice and lays bare the frustrations and challenges of Middle America where people struggle daily to get by. The all-pervasive permissiveness that enables aunts and uncles to be drunk and drugs and immorality to take root in society leads to unfulfilled lives, and this is brought out beautifully in much of this collection. There are several I’d count as my favorites: My Two Aunts, Love Poem with Pesticide, The Geography of Detroit.