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Is this a BEAUTIFUL STORY--or what?

by Terry in

is this a beautiful story, or what?.

act one________.

now in an ordinary romance of the golden hollywood era, the boy goes off to war while the young lady waits nervously for his safe return.in a cary grant, debra kerr movie, the two vow to meet after a certain period of time and tragic circumstances intervene.. in my story, the young man is a conscientious objector who goes to prison instead of off to the vietnam war.

Terry

Thank you all for warm words and kind wishes.

T-Minus Thursday and counting . . .

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Is this a BEAUTIFUL STORY--or what?

by Terry in

is this a beautiful story, or what?.

act one________.

now in an ordinary romance of the golden hollywood era, the boy goes off to war while the young lady waits nervously for his safe return.in a cary grant, debra kerr movie, the two vow to meet after a certain period of time and tragic circumstances intervene.. in my story, the young man is a conscientious objector who goes to prison instead of off to the vietnam war.

Terry

Is this a BEAUTIFUL STORY, or what?

ACT ONE
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Now in an ordinary romance of the Golden Hollywood era, the boy goes off to war while the young lady waits nervously for his safe return.
In a Cary Grant, Debra Kerr movie, the two vow to meet after a certain period of time and tragic circumstances intervene.

In my story, the young man is a Conscientious Objector who goes to prison instead of off to the Vietnam War. For how long--neither can know. Maybe a few months? Maybe as long as six years?
A "Youth" sentence is indeterminate. The two parole hearings each year are a toss of the dice. Watch this space. . .

At first there are Sunday prison visits, awkward hand-holding unrestrained letter writing, reassurances---you get the idea--Freud would use the word "sublimation."
Yearning is an old-fashioned word. It works here. It was yearning.
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So where is the "beautiful" part of your story, Terry?

Be patient my friend, it's on its way. . .

ACT TWO
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And it came to pass, after months and months of restrained prison visits, the inevitable iron curtain of reality descended blocking off the sunlight of fantasy, romantic illusion, and youthful naivete.

A month is an eternity when you are young. Uncertainty is a cold winter rain. Months became two years. 1967 became 1969.

What's important is this.
The beautiful young girl had helped him transition from uncertainty through hope. He had set his eyes to the future and away from present misery, solely because she had helped him through the valley of shadows. No greater healing comes than that which springs from hope.
Eventually. . . unrequited passion and impossible distance corroded the beautiful dream.
Visits quelled.
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Life, they say, is what happens while silly old you are making other plans.
The young religious boy suffered a traumatic attack at the hands of sexual predator inmate. The wheels came off the bus. All that Disneyesque set decoration was tossed into a landfill. Real World--come in and sit down and stay awhile!
What followed wasn't healing. It was internal retreat.
That foolish religious boy hung in there, eventually parolled into--not--the life he'd expected.
Nope. The real life.
If the phrase "fake it till you make it" had any truth to it at all--he was making a dandy effort at faking his life. He did fake it--but--alas! He didn't make it. He simply went home. No hero was he, more like a used dupe of a manipulative cult. Get out yer handkerchief and blow now. (Honk.)
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The next 48 years grabbed the Book of Fate and deliberately tore out pages and wrote in new scenarios.
That beautiful, intelligent young lady ventured off on many adventures; married, produced magnificent children and a curtain came down and the house lights went up on the Love Story we bought tickets to see.

The young 20-year-old looked into his mirror one fine morning and--surprise! Surprise! A 68 year old man stared back at him.
Who is this?
Much married--much divorced. . . but what now?
It is the children which counted for everything being what it was. As in, "It is what it is." He loved becoming a father and he worshipped his children. Surely that was worth it all.
It didn't take an x-ray to see the hole in the soul.
The old man in the mirror sighed and turned his back on the past.
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Intermission. . . let's go out to the lobby and have ourselves a snack. . .

ACT 3
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What happens next is the "beautiful" part.

Ever heard of this internet social gathering spot called FACEBOOK?
Good. Pull up a chair and let's get to icing on our dessert.
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One evening, whilst our no-longer-young hero is at the Bass Performance hall Dracula ballet with a best buddy--during intermission. . . he hears a "Ping" on his Personal Message APP.
(Cue the music, maestro!)
Let's get a tracking shot from afar. Focus on his facial expression as we dolly in and capture the dawning awareness of the moment.
He's reaching into his pocket for reading glasses. He's squinting. What does it say?
(Pull in the camera really tight on this . . .)
The message is from. . .
IT'S HER!
(Music cues and the lights dim and the orchestra swells. . .)
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Phone calls. (She is widowed.)
Texts. More phone calls.
E-mails.
Deep conversation. Deep.
How deep?
There are very deep places in the dark ocean of our lives where living things do mingle and swarm.
Yes. That deep.
Those pages torn from the 'promise book' were quietly being reconstructed.
Maybe? Maybe not.
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Where have you been and who did you become and---importantly--who are WE. . . now?
Is there still a heart?
Is there an echo of distant words with a ring of truth?

How can you know? A voice on a cellphone isn't real. It may only be the dream of a dream and not even the dream itself.

Silly old man!

Two young people trapped in old bodies laughed. . . cried. . . squinted through the mist of impossible distances unseen til now.

And here it comes . . .
Ready or not---here it comes: the BEAUTIFUL PART of our story.

He and she, no longer 17 and 20, are like those young ones' great grandmother and great grandfather trying for a "blind date" on a bet--a twist of the roulette wheel. DOUBLE OR NOTH----no, not "nothing." Everything possible is still possible.
Becoming great friends is a kind of miracle--isn't it?

That fellow and young girl will finally cross the ghostly bridge of time and space this Saturday.
They will get up that morning in one world and by the middle of the day will have burst the bonds of physics, fiction, romantic movies, adolescent poetry, and maybe--with luck--cruel fate.

It all begins with one "hello. . ."

I am that boy.
And I call this meeting on Saturday: "BEAUTIFUL".
I hope you do too.

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Do you Share "Values" with the Murderers in Paris?

by Terry in

do you share values with the murderers in paris?.

a shocking question!.

is such a thing possible?.

Terry

I had an interesting discussion with a Fundamentalist who is a much-decorated veteran of the Vietnam War, same age as I am, who saw over 200 combat missions.

It was embarrassing for me as I did a background check on him while in the middle of our discussion.

Here I languished like a sloth in the relative tranquility of Federal prison while he was being fired upon.

He actually did something with his life and I frittered mine away on a dream.

Anyway . . .

This fellow doesn't feel like religion has much to do with the Terrorists or their activities. He sees their exploits as a the result of a "lack of humility" and extremism.

What am I to make of that?

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Do you Share "Values" with the Murderers in Paris?

by Terry in

do you share values with the murderers in paris?.

a shocking question!.

is such a thing possible?.

Terry

Do I need more Capital letters?

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JAMES WOODS is in the hospital (heart related)

by Terry in

jw
friends

james woods has been a long time regular on this discussion group in all of its incarnations.. he had some kind of "heart-attack" and has been in dallas' emergency ward for several days.

he also has a blood clot doctors are working to break up.. 972-261-4412 is his cell number.. he was in a talking mood yesterday afternoon.. i bet it wouldn't kill him to get some well-wishes.. james goes back a long way as an ex-jw.

he knows where the bodies are buried :).

Terry

Just finished talking to James and he is grateful anybody remembers him.

He sends you his greetings and thanks everyone who has been kind enough to offer a

word of encouragement.

I gather he is having trouble keeping his blood pressure high enough.

Blood thinners are necessary to deal with blood clots which simultaneously causes pressure

problems. I don't know how that dillemma is handled.

So, that's all the news that's fit to print at the moment.

Watch this space. . .

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Do you Share "Values" with the Murderers in Paris?

by Terry in

do you share values with the murderers in paris?.

a shocking question!.

is such a thing possible?.

Terry

DO YOU SHARE VALUES WITH THE MURDERERS IN PARIS?

A shocking question!

Is such a thing possible?

On Saturday, a group of religious terrorists murdered innocent people in Paris.

Who are they?
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WHO is IS?

The Islamic State on Saturday claimed responsibility for the attacks, which took place in at least six locations. Who or what is "The Islamic State?"

WHY did they do it?

ISLAMIC STATE
IS seeks to eradicate obstacles to restoring God's rule on Earth and to defend the Muslim community, or umma, against infidels and apostates.

What does all that mean?

This is a THEOCRATIC group. (Theos=God) God rules through political and religious devotees.
Their purpose is to usher in APOCALYPSE. Also known as THE END OF THE WORLD or Armageddon.

Sound familiar?

Religious believers all over the world for thousands of years have entertained these beliefs and strategies.
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HERE IS THE DIFFERENCE

Terrorists are are acting out violently instead of knocking on your door and offering a phony Bible Study to convince you of their doctrines. Instead of slow indoctrination, coercion and persuasion--they force immediate results: convert or die!

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CAN RADICAL RELIGIOUS THINKING BE STOPPED?

Only education about the key ingredient (undue influence) can stop malignancy from spreading.

DO YOU BELIEVE YOUR GROUP DESERVES TO SURVIVE while others who disagree with you DESERVE TO DIE?

Are so-called "APOSTATES" (Those who once believed as you do, but who have turned away) your number one enemy?

Then you, my friend, have been brainwashed and radicalized without your honest consent!
You are on a grayscale with the ISLAMIC STATE terrorists.

Coercing you to believe something against your own best interests is what UNDUE INFLUENCE is all about.
Whether the pressure comes from Bible-based ideology, the Koran, or some other "holy" source---the result is the same:

QUESTION:

Is your religious group telling you the events in Paris and elsewhere are a SIGN OF THE END?

If so--you may view all this as a GOOD THING!
Why?

YOU and your religious group will inherit a huge REWARD!
After all, you are "right" and everybody else is wrong.

Think about it.

Consider: "IS members are jihadists who adhere to an extreme interpretation of Sunni Islam and consider themselves the ONLY TRUE BELIEVERS.. They hold that the rest of the world is made up of unbelievers who seek to destroy Islam, justifying attacks against other Muslims and non-Muslims alike."

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FOLLOW UP:

Follow up by investigating the methods and practices of diabolical persuasion by leaders with a contaminated agenda.

If you answered "Yes" to the question above--if you are eager to inherit delightful promises of eternal reward received on the backs of billions of dead people who didn't believe the same as you do. . .

You've got some soul searching to do, my friend.

ARE YOU AGAINST the Islamic State only because you consider your beliefs TRUE BELIEFS? If so, what you hate--you have become.

You may have become a different sort of hater.

You may only advocate the death of billions of unbelievers at God's own hands and consider righteous extermination as the SOLUTION to all problems.

Better stop and examine those values.

Explore the impact on your thinking by such beliefs.
You may embrace some variation of Jihad.
You may be brainwashed against your best interests.

YOU MAY HAVE BEEN UNDULY INFLUENCED.

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JAMES WOODS is in the hospital (heart related)

by Terry in

jw
friends

james woods has been a long time regular on this discussion group in all of its incarnations.. he had some kind of "heart-attack" and has been in dallas' emergency ward for several days.

he also has a blood clot doctors are working to break up.. 972-261-4412 is his cell number.. he was in a talking mood yesterday afternoon.. i bet it wouldn't kill him to get some well-wishes.. james goes back a long way as an ex-jw.

he knows where the bodies are buried :).

Terry

I spoke to James in the afternoon on Friday. The doctors confirmed it was a real heart attack.

He sounded pretty good but weak. I wish I could go see him, but it is Dallas and that's 41 miles each way--a bit daunting for my cycling skills.

Frankly, from the sound of his voice, I don't think a visit would last much longer than ten minutes before he'd have to sleep.

He will be greatly cheered by your messages. Jimmy is a great friend and a fine fellow. I'm pulling for him to have a complete recovery.

Thanks every one!

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JAMES WOODS is in the hospital (heart related)

by Terry in

jw
friends

james woods has been a long time regular on this discussion group in all of its incarnations.. he had some kind of "heart-attack" and has been in dallas' emergency ward for several days.

he also has a blood clot doctors are working to break up.. 972-261-4412 is his cell number.. he was in a talking mood yesterday afternoon.. i bet it wouldn't kill him to get some well-wishes.. james goes back a long way as an ex-jw.

he knows where the bodies are buried :).

Terry

James Woods has been a long time regular on this Discussion group in all of its incarnations.

He had some kind of "heart-attack" and has been in Dallas' emergency ward for several days. He also has a blood clot doctors are working to break up.

972-261-4412 is his cell number.

He was in a talking mood yesterday afternoon.

I bet it wouldn't kill him to get some well-wishes.

James goes back a long way as an Ex-JW. He knows where the bodies are buried :)

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The Shit Has Just Started Hitting The Fan For The WT Corporation, Nightmare Stage!

by Brokeback Watchtower in

as with any course which is based on pure wishful thinking(which is the wt corporation based on) has different stages.. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/wishful_thinking.

some psychologists believe that positive thinking is able to positively influence behavior and so bring about better results.

this is called "pygmalion effect".

Terry

The Latin "corpus" means literally, "body," as in the Governing "Body" or Watchtower "corpus" ration.

All of which is to say this: This is a fictitious body, a mental construct, and an illusory representation (Watchtower Corporation.)

The real psychiatric neurosis attached to the above is how the individuals connected to the fictional "body" actually treat the fiction as reality (something Ray Franz called "captives of a concept).

By assuming into existence a concept of DIVINE CHANNEL (i.e. we really are guided by Jehovah) they feel quite free to make shit up and follow it. Bootstrapping their imagination into Divine guidance becomes quite serious neurotic behavior.

Everything is justified.

Why? Because here is the premise: JEHOVAH WOULDN'T LET US DO THIS IF HE WEREN'T GUIDING US TO DO IT IN THE FIRST PLACE.

After 1975 there was no possible way to explain the false prophecy--no way at all.

Blame was assigned to others (you read our words and believed them--it's your fault).

A positive spin was placed on "eagerness" to see Jehovah's prophecy fulfilled.

An eager false prophet is a false prophet none-the-less!

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THE MAGIC OF BEING FOOLED (and being REWARDED for it!)

by Terry in

(and being rewarded for it).

did you know there are only 6 magic tricks in the entire world?

all illusion, prestidigitation, legerdemain and sleight-of-hand combined merely juggle and recycle these six elements..

Terry

Much obliged!