Why 'My Name is Khan' made me Cry?

There is a japanese word 'wabi sabi' which means the discovery of beauty in imperfection; the acceptance of the cycle of life and death.  The movie 'My Name Is Khan', is the perfect epitome of wabi sabi according to me. Not only has this movie taught us simple things but also it dealt with what we call complicated- theories of love, compassion and humanity. 

According to me the most powerful dialogue in the movie was this one: 

"There are only two types of people in the world, good people, who do good deeds, and bad people, who do bad. This is the only difference between human beings,nothing else."

~ Rizwan's Ammi. 

This simple line that we were taught since kindergarten is honestly the only line we have to remember before we blame or hurt someone. There is no religion that makes bad people, it's people who make each other different and interpret what is not needed. 

Secondly, autism and Asperger's syndrome, which we term as imperfections in human behaviour and brain, are more beautiful than anything. Not only this realisation, but also it taught us that everybody is flawed. Everybody is imperfect but it was Rizwan's character who made us find the beauty in our flaws, in our imperfections. Everyone is unique, everyone is beautiful in their own way. He determined us to find the best in us while the character of Mandira taught us to remove that invisible sheet of judgement before loving and caring.

When Rizwan loses his stepson, and decides to meet the president of the United States, we learn from him how determined you should be to focus and not give up on that one goal you set. Another basic lesson we were all taught in school yet we find it so difficult to apply  in life. 

Throughout his journey, he doesn't back out on NOT losing his identity from the fear of being or abused. When he was arrested and tortured because of his last name and skin colour, we realise how blinded we get when an individual hurts us and we pull down the shades for others. He never sweeped his fears and feelings inside the rug to support someone from his own religion but instead took a step forward to oppose what is wrong. 

Even after everything, his promise and love for his wife and son kept him going, that's the power of love. 

When he goes back to the hurricane hit Wilhelmina to help mama Jenny and her son Joel, he proved that humanity, compassion, and 'the attitude of gratitude' can exist in any soul. He goes to help the people who helped him and does not just go away knowing the danger. He stops and helps them knowing how difficult the situation  is and he helps them without caring about himself. He doesn't forget to praise and thank the God who helped him and gave him the power to go through it. 

I believe that like me most of the people cried because there is simplicity in things we find complex. The entire movie was about the simple moral science lessons we learn in school and how we should actually be applying them. It dawns the Awakening of our behaviour and teaches us the beauty of imperfect souls. 

In the end, we see Mandira reaching back to Rizwan because there she accepted and realised what is real. It is true that someday a person we love will go away. It could be unfair, tortuous and unbelievable but they will be gone. Most of us fear losing the person so much that we decide to stay in denial. To know that a person could go in any condition, be it fair or unfair,  is the acceptance of the reality that comes to us at a time and helps us move over to the next chapter. 

It is a beautiful movie that communicates with us about realistic theories which is why we end up crying. People could say that this movie is too 'filmy' but it's actually real. Probably we cry because we know it is real, we realise how dark and blind we tend to become and how good and compassionate we can become. Anyways, this movie is definitely more than just a movie.