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Aw, man :( ...and musings about death
by onacruse 15 Replies latest jw friends
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Purple
Well having faced death literally I can tell you it makes no differeance at all. What counts is how we live our lives now. Thats something that most dubs ignore as they keep their eyes firmly on some promise about the future. All we have is this moment....no wait this moment....buger missed that one......anyway the point is to make the most of what you have today, cause there is no guarnantee for tomorrow. Life can be over in literally a breath so why worry about what happens after. If there is something then its a bonus or not if there is nothing then you wont know about it anyway. Hehehe if the dubs happen to be right and you die in this system well then you have paid for your sins so why worry?
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Poztate
If we do come back, I just hope that I don't come back as a bug or a Witness.
The worst thing that could happen to you is if you came back as a JW mosquito.
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PurpleV
I'm not afraid of death, but I am afraid of the process of dying
I think there's more... it makes absolutely no sense to me that this could be all there is. Like, why? And if there isn't more, well then I'll never know that, will I !!
I think believing there's something after helps people cope with their human mortality... it's scary to think of NOTHINGNESS.
Just as long as I don't come back a jw or even worse, the child of one. Once was enough, thanks.
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Carmel
awh comon cruise, you must know your bible well enough to know that death doesn't really exist! after all Jesus said "let the dead bury the dead" so clearly being dead is a misnomer. Can't swing a pick and shovel in a death stooper! :-)
Sorry about your friend, but glad to hear he's okay!
carmel
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imallgrowedup
Craig,
I don't think it matters what you believe about whether there is life after death while you are alive - unless you believe that the Christian Bible is the Word of God. If so, then it would matter greatly, because, as Mouthy said, in order to live in Heaven forever you need to choose Jesus while you are still on this earth. Also, as Mouthy believes, I do not think that hell is all about fire and brimstone - rather that it is an eternity separated from God.
It's rather interesting that you bring this up because I've been thinking about my quest to get my parents out of the borg and why it is important to me - or, for that matter, why it would be important to anyone to try to get a loved one out - especially if the loved one seems to be happy. I mean, I can see why some would want their family out so they can reunite with loved ones who have shunned them for so long. I can also see where some are motivated because they know that the very foundation on which their loved ones base their lives is a big fat lie, and that they have the right to know "the truth about the troof" in order to make a better informed decision about how they want to live the rest of their lives. For me, it is the latter (I am so grateful I've never had to deal with shunning), but it is more than that. I believe there is an afterlife in Heaven with our Creator, and in order for my parents to share in that, they need to first be shaken loose from the borg and all it's twisted doctrine in order to even begin to consider accepting Jesus as their Lord and Savior.
What it comes down to is this: there either IS an afterlife - or there ISN'T. What we do, or whether we agree there is or isn't one during our time on earth is never going to change that. One either exists or it doesn't. But if there is, and it is as the Christian Bible describes, then choices we make while we are here determine whether or not we see Heaven, or whether we see Hell. For me, my life has been happier and more peaceful than it ever was before I chose Christ - so, if there isn't an afterlife, at least believing in one while I am here on Earth makes my life much more joyful to live.
growedup
P.S. I never knew what to believe one way or another until I read an incredible book called, "Embraced by the Light" by Betty Eade. It's a short book about a Native American woman who was pronounced dead while undergoing an operation, then inexplicably came back to life. It is a very thought-provoking book, and only takes a couple of hours to read. I can honestly say that it is probably the most significant book I've ever read, outside of the Bible. You can pick one up on Amazon for about a buck two-fifty if you're interested!