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Osmani's Sufi Blog:
A weekly update on new global information we come across...
... highlighting a Sufistic viewpoint, with Poetry, Philosophy, Politics, Movies, Books, etc.
Mar 23, 2025
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Sufi Quote
There is nothing so delightful as the hearing, or the speaking of truth. For this reason, there is no conversation so agreeable as that of the man of integrity, who hears without any intention to betray, and speaks without any intention to deceive.
Anxious Anxiety
deceive yourself
as much as you can
but facts of nature do matter
most other people
don’t really care about you.
(whether you are anxious or not)
this may be hard to accept.
but, indifferent truth about self isn’t always good
(admit it or not, openly or secretly)
you just hurt yourself more
by thinking others feel for you,
but in reality, they don’t
people who honestly feel for you
will stay with you
till you get better
feelings also come with an integral time element
they fade
with time, whether you want or not
Isn’t it time for your anxiety to fade?
Politics...
1. It seems that Israel is planning a mass occupation seizure of Gaza and will annex it in the next few weeks. The US and a few other countries will recognize that. Some Gazans, over 25K, are likely to be killed. Half of the remaining Gazans will be sent to a foreign country as refugees. Muslims all over the world will continue to pray, as usual.
2. About prayer, I believe in God and prayer gives me personal satisfaction. Beyond that I'm a bit ambivalent. As far as I'm concerned, I've prayed for over 40 years. The only prayers I remember working were the ones I'd put effort into. Others at times came true and probabilities worked in favor. I'm not sure if prayers work all the time. It's a bit sad to see so many fervent people spend all their free time in prayer.
3. I own a Tesla. Model Y. It's the best car I've ever had in the last 40 years. Yet, because Elon Musk has emerged as a racist, I'm not going to buy another one. Also, when I travel, I'll use a rental instead of driving around with my Tesla. Many people in the US are a bit unpredictable.
Recent Movie Reviews: Blue ones are good!
* Squad 36 (Netflix) 2025. French. Excellent movie. A bit slow at times but a wonderful experience to watch.
* A Copenhagen Love Story (Netflix) 2025. Somewhat of a female-worshiping film. At times a bit boring.
* Midnight in the Switchgrass (Netflix) 2021. Very well done mystery about a serial killer.
* Sicario (Netflix) 2015. Fabulous movie! Great actors and very well directed. A pleasure to watch.
*Trial by Fire (Netflix) 2018. Excellent movie. Based on a true story and wonderful acting!
* Gone Girl (Netflix) 2024. A thoroughly boring movie. African love story with the same rituals seen elsewhere.
* Queen and Slim (Netflix) 2019. Nice one. Good suspense movie and fairly good dialog. Realistic picturizations.
* Hurricane Season (Netflix) 2023. A very boring movie. Strange characters.
* The Buckingham Murders (Netflix) 2024. Done fairly maturity for a Hindi movie. Enjoyed watching this.
* Believer (Netflix) 2018. Korean. Very violent and not very focused. Not very good to watch.
* 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.
Book Review:
Another New Beginning – Gail M Baugniet – 4 Stars
Enchanting Poetry
I have not come across a better poetry book in a long time. Not sure what the Japanese rules are, and it did not seem to matter to me. I really enjoyed the sensible and somber imaginations with a lot of reality woven into them.
Some of the poems that stood out for me are, Courtyard, Revealing a Soul, A mother’s love, Going Out.
Enjoyed reading this book!