Posts by crossroads

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Happiness

by philo in

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friends

the wtbts is looking to the perfection of the obedient humans in happiness.

but they have also acknowledged the psychological truth that happiness is not a state we can arrive at, but is a process of change, transformation and book selling.. my question is, is the idea of humanity ever being perfectly happy fundamentally flawed?

do we need to be discontent as humans in order to continue human progress, transformation etc and gain temporary happiness along the way?

crossroads

Happiness is a mind thing, unless you are being raped
or tortured ect...... . Every second of our lives we CHOSE
to be happy or not. Chosing is part of being a "perfect"
human---whole new thread for that thought. It is not
something brought on by some condition or event if
so then it would be fleeting. It can not be a humanity
thing(plural) it's a human thing (singular). Everyone
of us ware a pair of ruby slippers it is our CHOICE
whether to click them or not.

Enjoy the day all it's the only one you have----of course
it is your CHOICE.

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Shepherding Calls and Depression

by KSJordan in

when we lived in west helena, arkansas, the elders would only make their "shepherding calls" when the circuit overseer was down to visit.

they would give my mom pat answers like "the new sytem will be here soon" and "you don't know what problems really are, my pipes busted last week", etc.

one elder really did want to help us it seemed, but he was prevented by the other elders who told him "we knoe them better than you do, we will handle it".

crossroads

Idiots came to my house a while back because I was
inactive and they heard very bad bad things about me.
The CO was coming and they must get all ducks in a
row. They came I told them I had lost my job and had
bigger problems then them to deal with. Yea but do
you want to be a JW-----As always I asked a question
they had know answer for and with tail between their
legs left. My two boys were on the couch that day the
idiots never asked if I had enough food in the house
or if I could pay the rent. Man could I FEEL the LOVE.

You can tell the true followers by there love of one another,
man what can't the lemmings see oops there go some
more off the cliff.

14

Happiness

by philo in

jw
friends

the wtbts is looking to the perfection of the obedient humans in happiness.

but they have also acknowledged the psychological truth that happiness is not a state we can arrive at, but is a process of change, transformation and book selling.. my question is, is the idea of humanity ever being perfectly happy fundamentally flawed?

do we need to be discontent as humans in order to continue human progress, transformation etc and gain temporary happiness along the way?

crossroads

Two of the apostles, Paul and John have spoken
on this they said " Happiness is a Warm Gun "

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Lurkers scripture's that got my wife to go Mmmm!

by qwerty in

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i showed these to my wife at the meeting last night.

i was surprised at her reaction.

someone was using rev 21:3 in the usual context, to show that god's presence will be with mankind after the big "a".. jw lurkers!

crossroads

Is not chapter 21 after the thousand years not after
the big "A", which is after the six thousand years.
Of course according to Almighty Oz they don't believe
in seven thousand years anymore they have recieved
new light which must be coming from very far off cause
it takes so long to get here.

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Bonn/Kyoto: Bush's stance gets heckled

by philo in

jw
friends

paula dobriansky, the head of the us delegation, said to heckles from delegates for environmental groups: "the bush administration takes the issue of climate change very seriously and we will not abnegate our responsibility".

spoken like a true politician.

the story.... http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_1452000/1452315.stmpa

crossroads

Hi Larc you know I respect your knowledge in saying
that how can you call Jan on the carpet for his 90%
remark? At the least the Russians were responsible for
50% of the victroy just by divivding the German forces.
How come you didn't call Franc on the carpet for his
90% remark about Normandy? Well----listen if Hitlers
forces weren't divide the germans would have kicked our
asses back into the sea. Normandy would have been
Ike's little big horn my friend and he can thank the Russians
for saving his ass. His ass not the 1000's of green horn
troops that lay slaughtered on the beach. How people
think we got the best of that is beyond me.

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Bonn/Kyoto: Bush's stance gets heckled

by philo in

jw
friends

paula dobriansky, the head of the us delegation, said to heckles from delegates for environmental groups: "the bush administration takes the issue of climate change very seriously and we will not abnegate our responsibility".

spoken like a true politician.

the story.... http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_1452000/1452315.stmpa

crossroads

Hawk--about the 19 century where was the US exactly
on that ladder of world power anyway? Seems to me
not near the top. Well we've gotten to the top and are
now falling down the other side.
HAPPY DAYS ARE HERE AGAIN

53

Bonn/Kyoto: Bush's stance gets heckled

by philo in

jw
friends

paula dobriansky, the head of the us delegation, said to heckles from delegates for environmental groups: "the bush administration takes the issue of climate change very seriously and we will not abnegate our responsibility".

spoken like a true politician.

the story.... http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_1452000/1452315.stmpa

crossroads

Hawk--Family weak=Country weak--nothing to fight for.

Franc--Last point should have mentioned before.
Generals are NOT leaders---They take orders from
the pols. If the generals lead Germany would have
won---read you history instead of throwing spit balls.
Recent History maybe you'll actually remember this.
The Supreme commamder the head of the Joint Chiefs
of staff was TOTALLY against the bombing of IRAQ.
But like a good little boy he put his tail between his legs
and said YES SIR MR. PRESIDENT. Thats why he now
has a figure head job and not the job he wanted which
controls half of all our tax dollars.I do consider him a great
american he stood up for what was right but then as a
general did his job. If Ike was great really great he would
have stood up to the pols and said I'm not going to
slaughter all those young boys----Of all people HE
knew better. But after all he wasn't a leader he was following orders.

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Bonn/Kyoto: Bush's stance gets heckled

by philo in

jw
friends

paula dobriansky, the head of the us delegation, said to heckles from delegates for environmental groups: "the bush administration takes the issue of climate change very seriously and we will not abnegate our responsibility".

spoken like a true politician.

the story.... http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_1452000/1452315.stmpa

crossroads

Franc.---The global warming treaty is a small step in
the right direction----better to go in the right direction
than the wrong one.Like we are heading

History and how "Great thou (we) art". The great and
wonderful OZ (Roosevelt) gave half of Europe away
to Stalin WHY?????????????????????????????
Yes the people of Poland, Hungry, and the Slavic nations
were given over to Stalin a much kinder gentle dictator than
that little Nazi---right. The beach the beach it took the
alies over a year to crawl there way from that beach to
Berlin and if Stalin wasn't tying up about half of Hitler's
forces we never would have got there. Yes I'm sure the
Russians had very little to do with our success.

Patton Patton lets here it for Patton---What about Monty?
Seems to me if these TWO greats were so good IKE
wouldn't felt the need to Slaughter all those boys on
the beaches at Normandy. These two would invade
through Italy, Shame really Romell was better than
both put together but he was fighting for DIXIE talk
about great generals.

Look good for you that your rich and in the 1% of the US
population and that my friend says it all on the way you
look at things. I know if I was that rich I would have called
somebody to get that bird out of the chimmeny, probably
why I'm not rich huh.

U.S Imperialism--and Capitolism will go by the way side
with in the next 25 years. Democratic--Socialism wiil
regine supreme then. Really my friend thats the way
humans were made to live. For the GREATER good of all.
We were a great country until the core unit the family
fell apart .Yes another great of yours Reagan brought
down the wall he also brought down the family and
America with it. When the good of the family was but
before the good of one member we were great. When
the good of most of our citizens were but before the 1%
we were great NO LONGER. Enjoy your stature your
kids won't. As for your grand kids well there second
language will probably be Chinesse. You and the
rest of the 1% should be proud

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Bonn/Kyoto: Bush's stance gets heckled

by philo in

jw
friends

paula dobriansky, the head of the us delegation, said to heckles from delegates for environmental groups: "the bush administration takes the issue of climate change very seriously and we will not abnegate our responsibility".

spoken like a true politician.

the story.... http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_1452000/1452315.stmpa

crossroads

!@#$%^&* those are all my curse words for you.
Anyway I'm not gonna waste my time to debate an idiot
who thinks 90% of WWII was won at an invasion of
a !@#$%^&* beach. It is at the end of your first paragraph
in ( ) .
I will spend a minute on the greats though, McArthur
was so great he got his ass fired. DeGaulle was great
AFTER the war. Ike sent 1000's upon 1000's of boys
to sluaghter on that faithful invasion greatness my ass.
If he was so great he would have lead the invasion oh
no couldn't do that they were all going to die and
HE KNEW IT. Roosevelt was a slicker pol then even
Clinton was. He was great a being a !@#$%^& con artist
He was elected 4 times Clinton couldn't tie his shoes.
Oh all these socialist programs your crying about more
than half were started by that GREAT GUY of yours.
I said nothing of Chamberland--Churchill was the great
one. I will give you hitler though he was great but in a bad
way. As Seeker said I to will agree with you on the U.S.
decline, aided by one of your greats Roosevelt.
I do believe most of the world see's us as facist we fit
the definition if your on the out side looking in, of
course your probably sitting on the toilet with the door closed.
Hope you found your bird, thats 90% of the peace you'll
have tonight.

53

Bonn/Kyoto: Bush's stance gets heckled

by philo in

jw
friends

paula dobriansky, the head of the us delegation, said to heckles from delegates for environmental groups: "the bush administration takes the issue of climate change very seriously and we will not abnegate our responsibility".

spoken like a true politician.

the story.... http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_1452000/1452315.stmpa

crossroads

Hey Englishman----Bush isn't so bad how can you get
mad at a guy who's trying to protect the earth from
"Marvin Martian" and his space modulator. The only
thing I'm a little upset with is HE thinks he's smarter
than Bugs himself. What a moroon.