Two house keys (my place has two doors), a key to the health food store where I work sometimes, key to my PO box, key to my bicycle, key to my safe. That's it. No tags or anything. I used to have a miniature flashlight on my keychain which was real handy, but I gave it away.
fairchild
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What is on your keychain?
by lonelysheep ini haven't changed or added anything on mine for about a year.
so it's the car dealership tag, mario from super mario bros., 7 savings cards for grocery stores and the gym id tag.
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Do you still *want* to believe?
by daniel-p inif the answer is "yes," please explain why.
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(i don't think this question needs explaining - i think you all know what i'm talking about.
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fairchild
Realizing there was no paradise on the way... sucked.
Same here.. makes me think of Santa Claus (Well, St. Nicolas for me, I grew up in Europe). There came a time when I realized that he wasn't real, but I desperately still wanted to believe that he was real. Same goes for the earthly paradise.. I know it is not real, but letting go of it did hurt quite a bit.
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TA TA HAVE TO GO TO DENTIST!!
by juni insigning out for now you guys.
have to have my broken tooth fitted for a crown.
for joy!!
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fairchild
Sigh, just know that it could be worse. I am having oral surgery 8 hours from this moment. Have been trying not to think about it too much. No sense in worrying about it in advance. This is going to be my 7th oral surgery. They have to drill a hole in my jawbone tomorrow and put a new screw in which holds a plate against my palate (which was damaged in a previous surgery). They are also putting a different plate in, but the one that's going in is bigger than the previous one, and they will be pulling a tooth to get it out of the way. I'll be eating pudding for 2 months again.. better enjoy breakfast tomorrow.
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Where did God go??
by fairchild init has been over 10 months now since i stopped going to the kingdom hall.
i had imagined how i would really find my way to god now that i was no longer being misled by the wts ( for - profit) publishing company.
i kept reading the bible, because people on jwd had told me how i would see it in a different light.
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fairchild
I still believe that one day he will come back from vacation and fulfil what he said he'd do.
I wish I could believe that. But God doesn't go on vacation. He's either there or he's not. It always boils down to the same old question.. is it right under our nose and we just don't or won't see it? Or is there nothing, and the whole belief system is a product of our imagination? Perhaps an ancient tale which was carried over from father to son? I don't know and I wouldn't dare answer that question at this point in time.
I think its like what people always tell you about romance, when you try to force it, that doesn't work, and when you least expect it romance blooms. I think being spiritual can be the same way, when you try and force it, or think it has to be a certain way, the more you try the farther you get away from it.
Wise words big dog, and so true! However, there have been times that I really forced it (spirituality, not romance) and times when I just let go of it. The result has been the same.. nothing.
Dave, thanks for the links. I am going to check them out as soon as I'm done replying here.
I have said before that if I left my house for the weekend and just left my then teenagers home alone That I would have the RULES writen down SOOOOOO CLEARLY that they would have NO excuse if anything happened while I was gone!
Now why did God not do that?
Exactly! Now all I need is an answer to that question.. why did God not do that? Is it because he doesn't exist, is it because he doesn't care, or DID he do that and I don't see it?
I suggest you kiss goodbye all beliefs of a deity
If I am really honest with myself, I think that the reason why I have not done that so far is because it will take away any hope of (or belief in) a life hereafter. I am not quite ready for that.
And if God exists, hopefully he isn't an a**hole!
Unfortunately, I'm afraid that I have come to the conclusion that if God exists, he isn't as loving as the JWs make him out to be.
A person who supposedly knew about such things once explained to me that this universe and everything in it is just one of a bazillion universes, environment, xerascapes that God has created.
I don't think that anyone really *knows*. The journey towards a certain knowledge, any knowledge is usually interesting and often passionate. But to me, the journey towards knowledge of God or no God is rather annoying, it never seems to end.
first of all, thanks for making me laugh my head off when you chose to represent satan as me. i am honoured, LOL.
HAHA I knew you'd be honored. Thank you though for your thoughts on this subject. I will check out that link because I have to admit that I don't know the first thing about evolution. As you well know, us bible students with the WTS were not supposed to look into that subject too deeply. And why would we have? They had the truth and the truth was all we ever needed to know.
but life is beautiful without god.
Yes, I know and concur. But IF there is a God, is life fair without him? Is it fair to exclude him? Of course you do notice the *but* I used. I agree that life is beautiful. As a matter of fact, I think it is beyond beautiful. There is beauty in everything, and I am not just talking about nature..
if god had any intention for us to be on par with him, there would be no other religions and no confusion.
Exactly.
You'll be in paradise here and now.
I have indeed discovered that our paradise on earth is here and now. Once I realized that, it brought a sense of happiness which I had never felt before. We have two choices, we can concentrate on the good things or on the bad things. Both will happen to us and to the ones we love.. good and bad. The choice is entirely up to us. If we don't like the whole picture, we can always stare at a small detail we like.
If you don't/can't experience it for yourself, i recommend to not worry about it. It's not that important.
I'm not sure about that. It is important to me as a person. Much like gold was important for the gold diggers. If they couldn't find it, they just kept digging.
The creation explodes with evidence of a creator. We are all given free will till the end. All of us...Hitler, Mother Tereasa, you. Seek and you will find. Nothing has changed. You stop seeking, or you don't really seek--you're not going to find anything but bogus humanism to replace the real thing.The answers are out there! (And it ain't that difficult).
Very interesting thoughts here. Yes, we are all have free will. Hitler made his choice, Mother Teresa made hers, and at one point I made mine by joining the JWs. Why? Like you said, seek and you will find. I thought I had found it. But then trouble started to cloud my spiritual paradise. The WTS was involved with the UN, 1975 came and went, "this generation" started to die off, Jerusalem wasn't destroyed when they said it was, nothing more touching than the story of Raymond Franz and how he kept searching for evidence on that date, wanting it to be true..
You stop seeking, or you don't really seek--
Let's say that you misplace an important object somewhere in the house.. You start searching and searching, just knowing that it HAS to be there somewhere. After searching the whole house up and down you don't find it. Now you are starting to wonder.. is it really here? Perhaps I left it at work.. You are still searching, because you really need that object. But your search becomes only halfhearted, because you are starting to think that it might not be in the house after all.. This is where I am right now.. my object might not be in the house after all, but trust me if I tell you that it took me 20 something years to turn the house upside down in order to find it.
I found my answers, and it wasn't where I thought it would be!
I am hoping to find mine too..
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Where did God go??
by fairchild init has been over 10 months now since i stopped going to the kingdom hall.
i had imagined how i would really find my way to god now that i was no longer being misled by the wts ( for - profit) publishing company.
i kept reading the bible, because people on jwd had told me how i would see it in a different light.
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It has been over 10 months now since I stopped going to the kingdom hall. I had imagined how I would really find my way to God now that I was no longer being misled by the WTS ( for - profit) publishing company. I kept reading the bible, because people on JWD had told me how I would see it in a different light. I didn't see it in a different light, so I stopped reading the bible. I tried to pray a few times, but as usual, it felt like talking to the ceiling, so I stopped praying as well. I have not opened my bible in several months and have not prayed in just as long.
Do I have the feeling as if "something is missing"? No I don't but it does worry me. I still don't think that life came to be by chance. But if God created us, then I don't understand why he couldn't be a bit more clear as to who exactly he is and what exactly he expects of us. Should I tell this to a JW, they would tell me hellllooooo it's right under your nose. See, God speaks through the GB, how more clear can it be? If it were that simple, then there would be one religion, just one. The fact that there are so many religions proves that there is no clarity at all. Should I conclude that this means that God doesn't really care whether we get to know him or not?
Speaking of which.. does he care? If he was the "loving father" the JWs talk about, don't you think that he would care for his "children" a bit more, and not let them starve to death? I understand that earthquakes are necessary for the cycle of nature and such, but if he was so caring and so almighty, don't you think he could make earthquakes happen in the middle of nowhere so that they would not kill thousands of his innocent children? If you're a father and your kids fight, don't you split them up? Well, this loving father's children go to war and kill each other. Oh but wait, he was going to do something about that during "this generation", which was, let's just admit it.. the generation of Jesus and not the generation of 1914.
What am I supposed to conclude here? Either he does not exist (but then we have the problem of the intricate designs of life to deal with), or he just does not care. If he doesn't care, then why would I? What if he does care and I have it all wrong?
But isn't that whole garden of Eden story a bit far fetched though? The first pair sins, tempted by satan, and thus all their offspring has to suffer and pay for what they did? And the world is given in the hands of satan to do with it as he pleases and try to turn people away from God? So one day I am baking 3 different kinds of cookies and I tell my kids they can eat the yellow ones and the blue ones but they can't eat the red ones. So tetrapod comes along and he tells my kids that the red ones are the best ones and it won't hurt to eat them. So my kids eat some red cookies. Then I find out and I punish not only my kids, but I will make sure to punish THEIR kids as well as soon as they are born. And their grandkids, and the ones after that.. and I tell tetrapod that he can now have my home and everyone in it and do with it as he pleases, and he is free to try and turn my kids against me. What is wrong with this picture? What would you call this kind of behavior? Personally I would call it childish and irrational.
But what am I to do now? Where do I stand and where do I go from here? I have lost the illusion that there will be a paradise where everyone will be young and healthy forever. Do you know how tough it was to part with this comforting thought? Yes, I think you do know, because you have had to deal with the same feelings. But if there is no such thing as a paradise, then what is there? Nothing? I don't want to die if there is nothing.
Your thoughts are greatly appreciated.
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why i dont love god
by saturdaymorningblues in.
first of all i find it very hard to pray...i dont like the way we have to talk into the air hoping he is listening.. i dont like the way he expects us to do his will no matter what.. i just dont like god..i hate his way of doing things and i dont like that he has permitted his creation to suffer whilst we are living.. ill never love jehovah
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fairchild
first of all i find it very hard to pray...i dont like the way we have to talk into the air hoping he is listening.
i dont like the way he expects us to do his will no matter what.
i just dont like god..i hate his way of doing things and i dont like that he has permitted his creation to suffer whilst we are living.
ill never love jehovah
You're not alone.. I feel the same way. Welcome to JWD.
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Finally on our way to the World Cup
by alw inwell after 32 years australia have made history - they are now in the running for the world cup 2006 at germany.
what a game!!!
aussie aussie aussie oi oi oi.
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fairchild
I'm crossing my fingers and hoping the world cup will be shown on one of the channels I can get on TV. Don't want to miss it.
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Should people try to speak the language of the land when visiting?
by JH inas most of you know, i live in quebec (90% french) and i was at the convenience store a moment ago.. there was a lady from ontario in her 50's who stopped at the conveniece store to ask the clerc for directions in english.
the girl at the cash tried her best to speak english and give her the right directions.
then a client came in the convenience store and saw the lady talking in english.
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fairchild
No I don't think that people should learn the language of a certain country if they are only going to visit for a few days. It would be a waste of time, and once they're back home, chances are they'd never speak that language again and end up forgetting it completely.
However, when someone moves to a different country, it is rude not to learn the language of that country. I know a woman from Germany who has lived in the US for over 40 years and she still does not speak English. That is ridiculous. It is also inconvenient for herself and for the people around her.
When you live in a country where more than one language is spoken, I have noticed that some will make effort to learn both languages, while others refuse.. I used to live in Belgium where people speak French and Flemish. My estimate is that only 20% of the Flemish people spoke French and only 10% of the French people spoke Flemish. Speaking of inconvenient..
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They saw my Xmas tree! What do I say?
by Rayvin inthis is what i am worried will be going through my mind in less then a month.
i have always wanted a big christmas tree but since i was a full fledged jw till 5 yrs ago i never had one.
i just last year was able to get a small table top tree for christmas.
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fairchild
The truth is always the best way to go, imho. I'd just tell them the truth.. "I love a big tree so I got a big one because I was sick and tired of hiding the little one every time someone knocked on the door".
If for some reason you can't be that straight with them (perhaps they can't handle the truth), here's a good excuse. Someone at work bought this tree but his wife really wanted a smaller one. So he dropped it off at your place and you took it in the house because you didn't want it to die at the front door. Then, lo and behold, you woke up the next morning and the tree was decorated. You have NO idea how that happened, it's just one of those freak things..
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I think I might have a DEMON in the house!!!!!...Spooky!
by Legolas infor about a week or so now!
it all started one day when i was in the laundy room and i heard my husband pull up in the driveway, shut his door, unlock the door to the house, shut the house door, so i go down to greet him ( with a big kiss and hug, as i always do
anyway i get down stairs and he is not there so i assumed that he was already out feeding comet!
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fairchild
I know I've said this before and I'm repeating myself..
I never, ever believed in ghosts until I started working at a "haunted" restaurant.
On the positive side.. as one of the above posters said.. they usually don't hurt people.
A friend of mine lives in a "haunted" house. Her ghost story was recvently printed in a CA newspaper. She e-mailed the article to me, funny.. I was just about to start reading it when I found this post.