Lakshya

Watched the above movie on &Pictures HD Channel after recording on Airtel Digital TV.
Movie is crazy. It has shown that Hritik Roshan has single handedly won the Kargil war. It belittles the effort of hundreds if not thousands of Indian soldiers.
But the scenery is very good. No doubt why Kashmir (along with Jammu and Ladakh) is being called paradise on earth. Obviously, that is why people are willing to die (and kill) for it.
Also people in both sides of border are not troubled when thousands if not tens of thousands of crores are going down the drain when spending for the armed forces while basic people in the countries lack access to basic necessities of life.
And I had not seen the movie for a long time but heard that it shows the correct view from both sides. But I will say the movie is heavily biased for India and hence what I had heard is simply false.
I do not mind not watching it for a long time. It is definitely not a movie which is like "not to missed".

Star Wars VII, Black& White

Watched the Seventh Episode of Star Wars movie on the big screen.
I will say that the movie has dealt with subject of Shield for the ultimate weapon which was not touched upon in the case of the Death Star.
Also they made the hero black and a girl which in the age of Obama is very likely. Earlier Star Wars heroes were White.
And towards the end Han Salo is eliminated and the girl takes the place of Han Salo and goes on to meet Luke Skywalker. It is very likely that Harrisson Ford and Mark Hamill have decided the succeeding Star Wars between themselves. Like Luke would have said "you take the Seventh I will take the eighth" and so on.
Movie is okay for a one time watch. But if you see the earlier movies I will say this falls short.
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Watched Black & White movie starring Anil Kapoor on Airtel Digital Plus after recording on pen drive. Movie is okay for a one time watch. Towards the end of the movie so many outcomes could have been possible but I guess the director chose one and took the movie to the logical end.

John Day Quotes

In John Day movie, towards the end there is a monologue by the actor Naseeruddin Shah and I have noted it down and reproduced below for your reference:
"The Lord is my Shepherd, what more do I need.
In Green pastures he lets me rest,
To Quiet Streams of Water he leads me,
And revives my fading spirit,
He leads me along the right path,
Ever true to his name,
Even though I walk through the valley of the shadows of death,
No harm need I fear.
For you are there by my side,
With your awe and your stare you give me comfort,
You prepare a banquet for me,
In the presence of my foes.
You anoint (?) my head with oil,
My cup is overflowing.
Only goodness and kindness will follow me.
All the days of my life
I shall dwell in the house of the Lord,
Forever and ever."

Quotes from in front of our Building

During morning walk I listen to TuneIn Radio and hence carry my smartphone. Today morning I came through a lane and saw an advertisement which made me smile and hence I took a photo which is as below:

As you can see it is a picture of Santa Claus sitting on top of cute pig.
 Then I walked a bit further and there are written few quotes and I took a video and then made notes and decided to write a blog about it.
 The quotes are as below. The video is also on youtube.

• "I can Do All Things Through Him Who Strengthens Me."
• "My Grace is Sufficient For You."
•  "Keep Your Live Free From The Love of Money".
• "If anyone wants to come with me...he must forget self, carry his cross and follow me."
• "We who are Strong in the faith ought to help the weak to carry their burdens."
• "Even if a Mother should forget her child, I will never forget you."
• "I am the Good Shepherd who is willing to die for the sheep".
• "You cannot Serve both God and Money."
• "Love your neighbour as yourself".
• "Happy are you when people hate you, reject you, insult you...be glad...a great reward is kept for you in heaven."
• "Happy are you poor, the Kingdom of God is Yours."
• "A man away from home is like a bird away from its nest."
• "Do Good and Evil Will not overtake you."
• "This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you."
• "You are the light of the world. A city built on a hill top cannot be hid".
• "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God."
• "Come to me, all who are weary and carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest."
• "Do not labour for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to eternal life..."
• "Ask and It shall be given to you, seek and you will find, knock, it will be opened to you."
• "Do Not Plan anything that will hurt your neighbour, He lives beside you, Trusting you."
• "Help to carry one another's burdens".

 Youtube link is as below.
https://youtu.be/WENmfVS_3eY

Iran-Saudi Relations

I will say Iran Saudi relations is the point where the human race future is defined.
Let us first outline the points which I have made earlier in the blog posts:

• You can be either a Shia or you can be a Sunni. You cannot be both.
• You need not be a Muslim to be a Shia or Sunni. By being born as a human being you will find yourself in either two divisions.
• Hindus are like Shia. What happens to be a 'true Shia' you need to be a born as a Shia. And to be a 'real Hindu' you have to be born Hindu.
• The country of Pakistan has to decide whether it wants to side with Shias or the Sunnis in this conflict. Most countries which were earlier with the Soviet Union are going with Shias. Most of the countries with the US are siding with Sunnis. (Western) Europe is in two minds. It cannot decide which bloc to go with. If they listen to the US they will go with Sunni.
• You can become a Sunni by conversion whenever you want. Islam welcomes all to its faith and you can be a Sunni quite easily. Thus Sunni are thus more welcoming to the outsiders.

Basically, who will inherit the religion of Islam? That is the conflict between Shia and Sunni.
Shia will say that the blood relations of the Prophet Muhammad are the ones who will lead them.
Sunni will say that the followers will decide who will lead them.
And therein lies the difference which goes to the very heart of the human race and decides our existence on this planet.
The religion of Islam is supposed to be the last religion of the Abrahamic line and the Prophet Muhammad is the Last prophet.
All the Abrahamic religions, Islam, Christianity and Judaism give the emphasis on End of Days and Judgment Day.
Thus it is not just about the religion. It is about the earth. The Shia Sunni divide is about who will inherit the earth for the future generations.
Iran-Iraq War, Afghanistan War, conflict in Kashmir, war in Yemen all have their sources in the Shia Sunni divide. If we look at all the conflicts and dig deeper it is basically a Shia Sunni conflict.

Dilwale, Red, Star Wars 4

Watched the above three movies.
Dilwale watched on the big screen. Movie is okay for a one time watch. I would like to say that this movie was being protested by this Hindu brigade is very bad. Hindu brigade should realise that movies are above their narrow minded vested political ambitions. These Hindu nationalists are enemies of democracy and freedom of expression and freedom to exercise the freedom to watch, eat, do, dress, pray. It is their line or no line. I would say Hindu brigade should be punished by making them watch Dilwale compulsorily. That will teach them a lesson.
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Next movie watched was Red-The darkness within. Starring Aftab Shivdasani I would say that this movie is okay for a one time watch. Watched it on Star Gold channel after recording it on Airtel Digital TV.
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Star Wars IV - Watched this movie on Tata Sky Showcase Channel.
I will say this movie which is the original Star Wars movie was released in 1977 and is quite ahead of its time.
I mean the three parts which got released in 1999, 2002 and 2005 are good because technology had improved a lot and the director could make the movie the way he wanted using Computer Wizardry, but this movie was released in the year I was born in 1977 when technology was at its infancy and is just great.
But I found two flaws in the movie.

• In the opening scene, Darth Vader captures the ship belonging to Princess Liea and R2D2 and C3PO make good their escape and land in the closest planet which happens to be the very planet where Darth Vader was found as a young child. In other words Darth Vader could not even know that the two droids have gone to his own planet. He is a super Jedi and how could he not know that.
• Also the Death Star is such a technological marvel and it did not have a 'protection shield' over it? C'mon it is hard to believe that. 
• Also when the Death Star followed Han Solo and team and found the location of the rebels in the satellite of a planet why did it need to wait 30 minutes to have a 'line of sight' to fire its gun to destroy the rebel base at the moon. It could have simultaneously blasted the planet and moments later could have blasted its satellite. Or else who knows in the blast to the planet, the satellite would have got destroyed anyway. That 30 minutes gave the rebels the chance to scramble their jets and invade the Death Star which did not have "shield" surprisingly.

But anyway I will say the director has done tremendous effort and even in 1999,2002 and 2005 with the three parts coming out he has tried to put the whole picture together. Tremendous effort I will say. I will say when the original Star Wars came out we had the the Cold War going on and the enemy was real. Not like today manufactured enemies like Al-Qaeda or ISIS. Also the way rebels could mount an attack was inspired from the Second World War where we had the ever aggressive Nazi Empire (the memory was still fresh in peoples mind in 1977).

The Nose and the Act of Shaving

I will say that the nose is a gateway to infection in human beings and especially men.
Men are protected if they shave their moustaches.
What happens when a man shaves completely?
When a man shaves completely the little tiny organisms living on his face which are known as Demodex get washed away. Thus when one shaves completely one is protected.
If one does not shave the moustache but the beard, these organisms find a "dense forest kind of area" on the upper lip of a man.
Now any human being breathes through the nose which is just above the moustache area. When one breathes in these organisms go inside from nose to inside the nose to the throat and then there is link to evey other part of the body.
Along with these demodex, other organisms will also find their way. Some which may be very harmful like parasites and they will do an adverse reaction in the body's immune system leading to cancer.
Demodex let us mention them as organisms can live in beard and not affect the nose.
And hence what I have concluded I can summarise below:

• One can have beard but one should not have moustache. Beard is required for a man "to be a man". It is the natural look of a man which God has made.
• If one decides to have moustache one should ideally be vegetarian. Because more organisms and parasites can come through non-veg food. And same will find refuge in the moustache and can enter the body through the nose.
• One can do a full shave and then there is no risk of having organisms on the face. It is not "unmanly" to shave. Only a man who has a beard growing needs to shave it to keep it under check.

Thus what I have concluded that moustache is highly risky due to risk of infection entering the body through the nose. But there is no risk of same in having a beard else one can go for the clean shaven look. So, this new year today, I have decided to keep the beard and shave the moustache daily.
Please remember if one opts for the option to go for a full shave then also one has to do it daily or else its utility will not exist. My new look is also as below: