There is a striking disparity in our world today. Lives are grossly varied in terms of wealth, comfort and quality across the globe. One part of the world lives joyfully in freedom and plenty while another part exists in pain and misery. Even with the reach of the global media, it is a tragic reality that the more fortunate souls of the world live in relative ignorance of the plight of their less fortunate, suffering brethren whose lives are touched by war, famine, disease and poverty.
In 1998, after averting a major crisis in the Middle East through diplomatic means, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan had spoken the following words: ‘Never underestimate the power of prayer.’ In his eyes, it was prayer that finally gave any material means the agency to make the world a better place. Prayer is selfless. Prayer is a sacrifice. Prayer is what connects us to those less fortunate than ourselves. Prayer is love and love itself is the ultimate healer.
‘Pray for Me Brother’is a song about the emotion that lies at the heart of prayer – the emotion of love. It re-instils our faith in love’s power to heal and reminds us that that there are those in this world who need of our gestures of healing and comfort.
The film attempts to bring these two worlds together through its story and in doing so depicts the dawning of a particular realization on its protagonist – that he need not wait for a reason to show kindness, that now was the time for him to offer a healing prayer to his brothers and sisters in need across the world.
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