Imminence of the end & gardening

by behemot 2 Replies latest jw friends

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  behemot

  "I have, as a matter of fact, known some Christians who did believe that the second coming was imminent. I knew a parson who frightened his congregation terribly by telling them that the second coming was very imminent indeed, but they were much consoled when they found that he was planting trees in his garden." (Bertrand Russell, Why I Am Not a Christian, lecture given on March 6, 1927 to the National Secular Society, South London Branch, at Battersea Town Hall)

  Reminded me of so many JWs whose lifestyle and plans for the future contradicts their claim of the end's imminence: so many of them are "planting trees in" their "garden" ... good for them, actually, for eating of their fruits will soften their disappointment when the end doesn't come at all.

  Behemot
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  JimmyPage

  This reminds me of an elderly couple who worked on their landscaping and told me, "I don't know why we're working so hard on making this place look good for someone else. After all, it will be taken away from us in the Great Tribulation."
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  Heaven

  I've often wondered about this contradiction. Why, if the Big A is imminent, does the WTS constantly plan and schedule assemblies?

  Someone recently wrote on another thread here on JWN.... "Don't buy any green bananas!"

  This cracks me up constantly! Every time I buy bananas I think of that comment. I should use this the next time my Dad says 'the end is coming soon'.