The MEANING of COURAGE

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  • DannyHaszard
    DannyHaszard

    The meaning of courage Respond to this 'puff piece' at Boston globe Wleesaymah Hankerson
    Boston Globe, United States - 45 minutes ago
    ... faster. I became all sweaty until I said that I was a Jehovah's Witness. ... rude. Jehovah's Witnesses are very kind and very respectful. ...

    Wleesaymah Hankerson

    May 13, 2006 Teacher: Norma Hargrove
    Sarah Greenwood School

    MY COURAGE story is about how my friends wanted to talk about their different religions. When they talked to me and asked me what my religion was, I was too ashamed to tell them at first. It started when I was at the Holland School in third grade. During lunchtime my friends were talking about their different religions. All the girls said their different religions, and then it was my turn. They asked me what my religion was, and when they did, my heart started pumping even faster. I became all sweaty until I said that I was a Jehovah's Witness. They all started laughing and saying that I should not be with those kinds of people because they don't celebrate anything. I explained to them that they were being rude. Jehovah's Witnesses are very kind and very respectful. They helped me understand that in life you do not get a chance to do all of the things that you want. Sometimes people are disrespectful and they don't seem to care. They might even shoot you right there. I think that I was very courageous to tell them what my religion was and that I am not ashamed to tell anybody. I am proud to be a Jehovah's Witness! © Copyright 2006 Globe Newspaper Company. --------------- Footnote - at box directly below,it looks like the the Globe has been doing a series on the "meaning of courage" well let's tell them about the courage of Watchtower survivors

    alt The meaning of courage altSamantha Vance altRose Allocca altYeison Quinceno altWleesaymah Hankerson altKatie McGoff altDanny N. Pham altMuller Mirville altMatthew Wong altManar Bouzan altNaomi Leonard

    ----------------- Let them know the truth about the 'truth' [email protected] religion editor [email protected] letter to editor ---------------------- About me-the courage of Danny Haszard Watchtower cult survivor I was 'born in' 1957 to hard core pioneer parents who were reviled for getting 'knocked up' with your's truly (armageddon coming any minute don't have babies) My family started out broken by the watchtower and stayed poor, we lived hand to mouth and the watchtower ruled us with an iron fist. Had a brutal time going to school during the 'better dead than red' super nationalism of the early 1960's. I got beat up in the school yard while the WT leaders who ran my show and made my rules had personal bodyguards. They made us all dysfunctional with their 1975 fiasco (it's all your fault for serving jehover for a date) . Danny Haszard Bangor Maine --------- They use to drill us with Proverbs 29:25 "trembling at men is a snare but he that trust in Jehovah will be protected" (as we bravely went door to door recruiting for the Watrchtower corporation and selling their literature) What are your experiences of exhibiting courage as an active JW or as an outspoken Watchtower cult dissident?

  • carla
    carla

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  • The Lone Ranger
    The Lone Ranger

    Some very sad stories their, I also lost a lot because I believed that soon The End would came, I could’ve had a house of my own by now.

    But this thread is about “Courage” so I’ll stick to that for now, in the move “The wizard of OZ”, near the end when the Wizard was caring out their wish’s, the Lion asked for Courage, the Wizard said something I’ll always remember, something like…”my friend, you have Courage but your getting Fear mixed up with Wisdom,….” What the wizard was telling the Lion that sometimes is Wisdom to run or hide not Fear, why stick your neck out if you know your going to get made fun of.

    “Don’t throw your pearls at swine” they tell us one hand, but then they want us to talk they use another scripture, whatever thought you want to impress on, no matter how right or wrong it is you can find a scripture to support it.

  • IW
    IW

    In today's New York Times there was a story of an 18 year old young woman in Darfur. She and others were taking wood and other commodities to a nearby town to sell. On the way back they were attacked by the murderers and rapists that snake around their country. This young woman was raped along with other women. Her father had already been killed by these murderers and her mother was previously injured.

    Her fate? She will and must continue to collect and sell firewood in nearby towns so that she and her mother will survive.

    Yes, courage comes in many forms. As JWs and exJWs we have needed courage but I think it's good to remember there are those in the world whose lives are also devastated and who nontheless must continue on.

    As for me, I have no courage only determination.

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