by akfuu 17 Replies latest jw friends
Tina,
I think you offer good advice about university study. However, you may have to offer this person a step by step approach as I did. This could cover the following: how to locate a university, how to get a course schedule once you get there, and how to read a campus map.
Hi larc,
Thank you! you're right,sometimes folks don't know how to go about getting started at uni....if he is at all interested,I'd be happy to help with that.
Some suggestions; your telephone book is a good way to start. All colleges/schools are listedm,addresses and phone numbers for general info. Many phone books have city/town maps in the beginning pages,these help you see the areas and travel distances.
A call to a university that interests you,will provide you with course schedules,catalogs thru the mail,,they include all numbers such as registrar,financial aid,new student info.
They are extremely helpful over the phone,will set up appts,career /course of study counseling,etc.
It's not at all difficult,in fact quite easy,even if you have special physical needs,you are accomodated.
It starts with opening the book and one phone call! Go for it!,best of luck,Tina
Oh PS ak,
Sometimes when we are attempting to do something brand new,never tried before,it's perfectly normal to feel a bit nervous or anxious. The folks you will speak with understand this,,,,,and from my own experience,I couldnt have asked for nicer kinder helpful people than I did who helped me get started at uni.T
Carl Sagan on balancing openness to new ideas with skeptical scrutiny...."if you are open to the point of gullibility and have not an ounce of skeptical sense,you cannot distinguish useful ideas from worthless ones."
i want to study to become a witness
Where were you standing when you saw the accident?
You want to study to become a Jw, well do some thinking onthat one. But as far as looking for them they are on every train station, busy street cornors, just ask but be careful they are a hungrey pack, and just may jump you all at once> It would be better to just walk into a KH and then ask them you want to study with them. nojw
i had wanted to study, to learn more about the bible and God. i cannot express how much i regret ever studying with the witnesses. my advice to you is to really question what your learning and from what source (the new world translation bible.) go to different web sites and research EVERYTHING. don't just accept what the witness says to any of your questions. remember, they have a book called reasoning from the scriptures ,that answers most questions, but it does so in a slick way. go to the library and research,research research. no..... ya know what.... the best advice i can give you is turn the other way and run..... it's a cult. ...jurs
akfuu-i have to agree with tr on this one, but if you are still curious, do some research on the dubs for yourself, you may be suprised. in many cases, they are not the "happy people" they claim to be.-nate
hey all: someone asks assistance, is any ridicule needed??
but I agree with tina and others, do a course in critical thinking,
but keep an open mind, not all, if even many at uni. realy have open minds. Many, including lectures, conveners, etc. Just have a different; orthodoxy or dogma.
Akfuu...go to Acts 8. Read how the Eunuch was studying the SCRIPTURES when Philip joined with him in his chariot. (Does it say whether the Eunuch actually stopped the chariot first or did Phil do a hollywood stuntman thing and jump in from a tree overhanging the road to Damascus?) Philip asked him if he understood what he was reading, and the Eunuch who shouldnt have been driving and reading at the same time, but didnt yet have a cell phone, said he was pretty clueless. Philip said well, that scripture talks about Christ and Christ is HERE. DANG! Said the astonished Eunuch...and pointing excitedly at a nearby lake said "A body of water! What prevents me from getting baptized?" And he did.
And that was the extent of his study and he became a disciple.
Save yourself a loooooot of trouble honey. Pick up your Bible, start reading and enjoy letting God help you learn :)
