How many of you have gone out and bought our rented Woodstock? Many people were unable to engage in the freedoms of the time - some because of religion, others because they may have been fighting a war or perhaps because they did not feel a part of the movement. My older siblings were part of those hippie style movements so I remember them well - I'm going to pick up the disks for Sammie to watch. I think he will enjoy them at a time in his life where he isn't bound by fear and guilt and some sort of lame morality based on JW superiority...sammieswife.
JW's and Woodstock
by sammielee24 6 Replies latest jw friends
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Who are you?
My mom took me to see Woodstock when it was released in 1970. I was 12 at the time...she was 47.
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Satanus
I saw it at a theatre. I was a jw @ a low point in my life, and someone took me there, as a kindness. The spontanaity of the human spirit that came out there is encouraging. Maybe, i'll see it again, also.
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ninja
I shot woodstock.....yep ....or a little bird that looked like charlie browns mate
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new light
I love hippies. Without the JW / Fundamentalist blinders on, it is obvious that true hippies are in a real "spiritual paradise", closer to God than most religionists could even imagine. I truly believe that some Woodstock attendees and those of like mind are ushering in a new age of humanity in which love, generosity, and kindness will conquer fear and greed. The old ways have run their course. It is only a matter of time now before love's light illuminates the darkness for all. "You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one."
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sammielee24
I think back to those times and it was so much less about 'having' junk and stuff - it wasn't utopia most certainly, but there seemed to be moer a sense of purpose at the time for a lot of young people. That might seem contradictory to the people that saw the hippie movement as wasteful and such, but there was a tremendous amount of generosity and friendship that was forged back then. I just think that for a young JW at that time, so much was forbidden - and I'm thinking of things like music and dancing. The reason Woodstock came to mind was listening to some music this weekend - I asked my husband, raised a zealous JW, if he done the locomotion (dance) and of course he said no, they avoided any dancing or any situation that could have looked suspicious in nature at all.
When I think of all the innocence of youth - the growing and socializing that comes with hanging out with friends of both sexes, of dancing foolish dances like the locomotion, of listening to music of any kind or seeing a movie that might not be rated R; holding hands or boy/girl crushes - when I think of all the innocent fun that was turned into something repulsive and hate filled by the society - I feel badly for all the youth of that time that missed out on so much. Kudo's to all of you who get the chance, albeit this late in life, of having new experiences.
sammieswife.
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AnneB
Somewhere in the WT literature there is a story that says Woodstock was almost "Wallkill". According to them, the festival organizers first looked for a spot in the area around WT property and when they couldn't find anything suitable they moved on to the place where the event was actually held.