I Got a Witness Today. Yep.

Farkel

This morning I walked over to a 7/ll to get a cup of coffee. As I was leaving, I was approached by this very timid Asian fellow. He wasn't in a suit. He was nicely, but casually dressed. He was so shy and humble and unpretentious that even I was embarrassed.

He showed me a little tract about Peace and Happiness and asked me in a rather broken English accent (and in the most quiet, almost fearful voice) if I had ever seen anything like that before. I said, "Yes, I have." He said, "Well, don't you long to live in a beautiful new world?" I said, "Sure I do, but as I understand it (snicker, snicker) for me to get there it would involve the bloody slaughter by GOD of nearly 6 BILLION people; to end poverty will require the slaughter of nearly 6 BILLION people; to end hunger will require the slaughter of nearly 6 BILLION people; to end disease would require the slaughter of nearly 6 BILLION peole; to end all of man's problems would STILL require the slaughter of nearly 6 BILLION people, 99.99% of this entire planet."

He didn't bat an eye. He's heard that before!

He said, "But, yet we offer you a PEACEFUL way out of that. Accept the Good News we have." I nearly hurled all over him. He was so stuck in the contradictions of dub-think. I felt sorry for him. He offered me a Watchtower. I asked, "Can I just have this?" He said, "yes! please have it." I thought I would get the latest or near latest WT to peruse. He had that inscrutible Asian smile on his face. He had just placed a magazine! He left me with a smile on his face and another stat to add to his stats for that day.

I was happy, too. I had just scored a hard-copy of a mag myself. (The WTS won't give me a subsription. I'm apparently a notorious "apostate." They even denied me a subscription that my Mother tried to get for me. She was told I had to "apply" for one at my local KH. (Whereever the hell THAT is!)

So, as we parted ways, I looked at the cover of my new treasure. The cover said, "Real Happiness What is the Key?" Then I looked at the date: October 15, 1997.

That cheap bastard gave me a four-year-old-mag! It's all probably "old light" by now. Dammit!

On the cover, some little kid about 6 years old is playing in a pond with some ducks, while two older people (presumably his Grandparents are doting and smiling.) Ok. Now I know where "Real Happiness" is to be found: be a kid and play with some ducks while your grandparents watch.

Why didn't I think of that before? Well, at least another dub gave me the "pure words of Truth(tm)" today. I'm glad for him. It makes him feel good.

My parrot needs more paper to line his cage. All is well in FarkelLand.

Farkel

"When in doubt, duck!"

larc

Farkel,

I laughed all the way through your account.

Over the years, I have only had a few encounters with the true believers. I remember a couple of them. One day around noon on a Friday, I saw them coming down the street. I was packing my bags for a four hour trip. This little old black lady showed up at my door. I said to here, "I know who you are, I am in a hurry, but here is the money for my one year subscription to the Watchower." She was so surprised and happy.

Another time this white yuppy looking type came to my door and asked me what I thought of competition (must have been pushing the Awake) I thought a minute and said competition is good because it forces businesses to deliver better products. Well, that is not what he had on his mind. He was talking about competition at work and the need for both people in a marriage to work to make ends meet. As it was, I was watching a tv show on that very subject when he showed up and told him so. He then abruptly said that he would leave and let me get back to my show. I assured him that it was all right, and we talked a little more. Farkel, I would have gone after him, but he had a ten year old boy with him. I couldn't shred him in front of the boy.

Now, where I live now, they never stop. I think my house is marked off as an apostate site.

TheOldHippie

Poor guy, he was an Asian and had a broken English accent. Too bad he was ever allowed entering your prescious country, especially blessed by God as it is. Why did he not have the sense to work in one of the two buildings in stead of harrassing you? Then you might have been liberated from his ugly face forever ..............

Farkel

larc,

: Another time this white yuppy looking type came to my door and asked me what I thought of competition (must have been pushing the Awake) I thought a minute and said competition is good because it forces businesses to deliver better products.

It also forces out the better elders and leaves the **** in charge. Same with Circuit Overseers and on up the line.

: Well, that is not what he had on his mind.

That's not what the good elders and good Circuit Overseers had on their minds, either. But it's a fact.

Farkel

"When in doubt, duck!"

Farkel

Old Hippie,

: Then you might have been liberated from his ugly face forever ..............

He was kind of handsome, or at least cute. And most of all he was kindly, and gentle. He was around his late 50's or a little older. I felt compassion for the guy as misguided as he was and I treated him as gently as he treated me. I only posed a few questions that (as I said) did not faze him.

Where did you find your way to making up that statement?

Farkel

"When in doubt, duck!"

Introspection

I guess there are no sure ways around it, but it seems to me the key is in catching them off guard some how. Of course most witnesses in service will set their mind to it and block out all else. Maybe a matter of well placed questions? If they don't open up it just seems like there's not much you can do.

teejay

TheOldHippie
Sep 19, 2001
2:22:34 AM
Poor guy, he was an Asian and had a broken English accent. Too bad he was ever allowed entering your prescious country, especially blessed by God as it is. Why did he not have the sense to work in one of the two buildings in stead of harrassing you? Then you might have been liberated from his ugly face forever ..............

Wonderful note, o.h. You dumbass idiot. Why don't you go back to the country your people came from.

Go USA.

waiting

Howdy Farkel,

He said, "But, yet we offer you a PEACEFUL way out of that. Accept the Good News we have." I nearly hurled all over him. He was so stuck in the contradictions of dub-think. I felt sorry for him.

Well, I guess it would be a peaceful way out of that.....go to Kingdom Hall - get saved. Otherwise - you die horrible death like the 99.99 rest of mankind - being killed by God.

Interesting that the jw's never say "get saved". And yet that's exactly what they mean - in a most literal way.

Btw, I didn't read anything in your post where you were hostile with the man. I think you handled it quite nicely and he got a magazine placement to report. It's nice they can report mags no matter how old they are.

waiting

TheOldHippie

Yeah, teejay idiot - perhaps we should have a competition in name-calling; ought to be a nice way these days to show neither have learned anything from the bombings.
Perhaps everyone should leave your godforsaken country and finally leave it to the Indians as it once was!

roybatty

>>and finally leave it to the Indians as it once was!<<

People from India were the first ones here? As Johnny Carson use to say "I did not know that."

I Got a Witness Today. Yep.

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