Religious power that can be surpassed

Myrtis 2022-04-20 09:01:47

I stumbled across this film, which reflects the different religions and geopolitics of India and Pakistan, on a Dragonair flight to Kathmandu alone in January 2016 to pass the boring time. Because the itinerary has the specificity of flying to South Asia, I was fortunate to see this good film for the first time in the South Asia-specific movie program customized by the airline.

The storyline of this movie is very simple. After seeing the beginning of the movie, I probably guessed the ending of the happy reunion. An Indian uncle who already has a beloved girlfriend of Bai Fumei who is about to get married and believes in monkey religion, did not hesitate to be strongly opposed by the woman's family, and at the same time, under the pressure of religious offense to his devout belief and the pressure of "traitors", and risking his life, he finally crossed the Indian border. The story of the Pakistan border successfully escorting a lost Pakistani Muslim little loli home. The end of the story naturally brings out the beautiful hope of the people of the two countries for the peaceful coexistence of the countries.

The conflict in the film is mainly reflected in religious conflict and national conflict. The Monkey God religion that Uncle Monkey God believes in belongs to one of the many religions believed by the Indian people. He is a thorough and strict believer, does not lie, does not eat meat, etc., while the little loli in Pakistan clearly believes in Islam, and Many of the uncle's living habits are just the opposite. In the centuries-old national conflict between Pakistan and India, religious conflict is inevitable. When the uncle stepped barefoot into the mosque where the little loli sneaked, and saw the loli wearing a turban and bowing to Allah with his own eyes, the uncle knew that this was a serious violation of his beliefs. But even so, he finally decided to help Little Loli resolutely. The kindness in his heart transcended his obsession with religion.

As one of the most atheists in China, before I have been to Turkey, Nepal, India and other countries where the whole people believe in religion, it is really difficult for me to understand or even doubt the degree of a person's religious piety and the impact of religion on one person, one nation and one country. to the far-reaching effects of death.

Among the only three mosques in the ancient Saffron City left over from the former Ottoman Empire in Turkey, the non-Muslims were fortunate enough to be invited by local residents to visit, and witnessed with their own eyes a well-known and rickety old man who still wore a suit jacket every day , Wearing a small hat, insisting on the pious scene of going to the mosque five times in the morning, noon and evening to recite the Koran and bow down to Allah. Standing in the last row of the mosque, I was always worried in my heart, what should I do if the grandfathers would never get up again if they bowed down to their knees. So I watched every move of the old people kneeling and bowing with extreme anxiety and uneasiness. I was afraid that any old man would have an accident. Fortunately, I stepped forward to help me at the first time. It was like a year. This is my first time Feel the power of religion firsthand.

Another time was at the Burning Temple in Kathmandu, listening to a local Nepalese guide telling the story of a Hindu ascetic. Ascetic monks are equivalent to monks in Buddhism. They feel that their bodies harbor deep sins, and in order to obtain spiritual freedom and soul liberation, they must work their muscles and bones, starve their bodies, and empty their bodies. They endure things that ordinary people think are painful, such as long-term fasting or even dehydration, lying on a bed full of nails, walking on hot charcoal, drinking urine and feces, enduring extreme heat and cold, etc. to exercise endurance and stay away from desire. The ascetic monks of the true Tianyi faction must be naked, indicating the pursuit of the original state, away from the mundane world, and indifferent to the world. They are always smeared with ashes, signifying sin, death and rebirth. The Tsing Yi School generally wears yellow cotton clothes. Occasionally in the Burning Temple, I can see scrawny, unkempt, ragged ascetic monks wearing a three-pronged staff symbolizing Lord Shiva and chanting ancient scriptures as they walk. Their almost cruel spirituality makes me deeply admire.

After two close encounters with religion, I finally understand that a person can have deep-rooted devotion to religion, and every moment of this devotion deeply shocked me. Having said so much, it is not difficult to see what kind of personal pressure, family pressure, and also the blasphemy of their own religion and the injustice of the country between the two countries that are facing the dire struggle between the two countries. loyal. At the end of the film, the uncle, who has gone through untold hardships, finally finished escorting Loli. When the uncle was covered in bruises, under the protection of the Pakistani and Indian people who love life, love freedom, and yearn for peace and unity, the uncle successfully stepped out of the country of Pakistan. Cross the border between the two countries and return to their hometown. The opening of the border gates between Pakistan and India is also the opening of the hearts of the people. I hope that there will be no more resentment and wars between people because of religion, country, and different beliefs in this world. Peaceful coexistence is what the people want.

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