glad i decided to watch it.
i was afraid it would turn out to be a circus and i was very pleasantly surprised at how.
dignified and honorable it turned out.. thanks to the jackson family for allowing many to see all the good things michael will be remembered for as well.
Watson thanks for quoting the other poster and illustrating another good example MJ set for people.
His choice of language. To my knowledge I never heard MJ use foul or vulgar language.
Did anyone else ever hear a report or got a video of him saying such immature stuff as F*** this or that?
I hadn't even thought of that today till the earlier poster showed his/her language skills go up to four letter words.
glad i decided to watch it.
i was afraid it would turn out to be a circus and i was very pleasantly surprised at how.
dignified and honorable it turned out.. thanks to the jackson family for allowing many to see all the good things michael will be remembered for as well.
I only have one question. Who cares?
I care. A fellow human being died and my heart goes out to his family.
What the hell is with all the hero worship?
Maybe you should go back and read my post. I've never said he was a hero or role model. And worship? You strike me
as a former JW that would have been one of the judgemental type at the KH without all the facts. Were you an Elderette
by chance? Just curious.
Am I missing something?
Maybe you're missing the fellow feeling or agape love that it is nice to show others when they're in a time of hurt, sorrow
pain etc.
My only point in even posting this has nothing to do with hero/creature worship or adulation.
It's that many people die each day and hardly a word is said about them other than close family. It would be nice to
know that we had a positive impact on people and that so many cared about us when we are gone.
I would rather be known as a empathetic caring person about others rather than as some in this world come across as
being arrogant or self-centered and when someone dies just feeling like oh well it was bound to happen sooner or later.
And beks even tho I don't know you in real life, if I heard you passed away I would feel a certain sense of loss just by
reading your posts from other threads and knowing that someone somewhere lost maybe a sister,mom,friend etc.
glad i decided to watch it.
i was afraid it would turn out to be a circus and i was very pleasantly surprised at how.
dignified and honorable it turned out.. thanks to the jackson family for allowing many to see all the good things michael will be remembered for as well.
Smile even though your heart is aching,
Smile even though your heart is breaking
Very moving,loving tribute performed by Jermaine Jackson for his brother Michael.
I think we all wish we had such a close knit family.
It was said to be Michael's favorite song of all time.
Edited to add if you double click on the video it will take you to the site that host the video. Many thoughtful comments
already listed there from around the world.
glad i decided to watch it.
i was afraid it would turn out to be a circus and i was very pleasantly surprised at how.
dignified and honorable it turned out.. thanks to the jackson family for allowing many to see all the good things michael will be remembered for as well.
eyeslice at least you seen it.
But in all fairness we all knew it had to have just a bit of a show feel to it being covered by every major news outlet
out there in the world. Plus being in the type of business he was in I felt like it would have to have a certain amount
of show to it for proper homage.
But in my mind I was thinking they would go way over board on all the glitz and glamor.
That is why I was surprised to see it was toned down compared to what could have been.
All the problems people said would happen didn't even materialize such as traffic jams on the freeway and huge
crowds outside.
I'll have to say two of the most touching moments in the memorial was when Brooke Shields came up to say a few words
and then started crying and when Jermaine Jackson performed the song "Smile".
I'm not a softy but having gone through some deaths in our extended family recently, I'll have to say both me and my
20 year old son had tears in our eyes at those two parts.
glad i decided to watch it.
i was afraid it would turn out to be a circus and i was very pleasantly surprised at how.
dignified and honorable it turned out.. thanks to the jackson family for allowing many to see all the good things michael will be remembered for as well.
Glad I decided to watch it. I was afraid it would turn out to be a circus and I was very pleasantly surprised at how
dignified and honorable it turned out.
Thanks to the Jackson family for allowing many to see all the good things Michael will be remembered for as well
as allowing his daughter to finally speak at the end. That answered some my concerns just hearing her speak out.
Regards to all his friends and family,
StoneWall
how could god have always existed since it plainly says near the end of that verse before me there was no god formed?.
here is the quote from the nwt and i also looked it up on numerous other translations and they all used the word before.. .
isaiah 43:10. you are my witnesses, is the utterance of jehovah, even my servant whom i have chosen, in order that you may.
How could God have always existed since it plainly says near the end of that verse before me there was no God formed?
Here is the quote from the NWT and I also looked it up on numerous other translations and they all used the word before.
Isaiah 43:10
“YOU are my witnesses,” is the utterance of Jehovah, “even my servant whom I have chosen, in order that YOU may
know and have faith in me, and that YOU may understand that I am the same One. Before me there was no God formed,
and after me there continued to be none.
The word before carries the connotation of in advance; in front; ahead.
It would seem to suggest a time period of being before God that there was no other.
Wouldn't it have been more consistent to say that there has never been another God other than me instead of before me?
Especially if you were wanting to show people that you had always been.
Anyhow whats your take on this scripture and its wording or choice of words?
Regards,
StoneWall
i find it interesting that i posted about 16 days ago concerning whether i should write a letter and.
allow my ex wife to be free and marry.. saturday night she called out of the blue ( maybe there is a god upthere looking down) after 3 years of not talking to her and she wants to meets.. we met last night and after small talk about how we are both doing and family stuff, she asked me if i would write a letter.
freeing her or releasing her from our marriage without admitting adultery, since i don't believe in the bible anymore,.
Tell her sure you'll write the letter, right after the Society sends you a letter first stating that you will not ever be DF
or shunned and that you will always be considered in good standing. It must be signed by all current members of the
GB and the Society's board of directors.
Once you have that in writing, (as if they would ever agree to it) tell her sure you'd write her a letter.
......for being so obedient and cooperative during our lives as jw's.
for getting ready for all of those meetings and doing their best to study before hand and comment.
for volunteering to help the elderly and others with yard work and cooking and babysitting.
very moving post awildflower.
Not sure of the age range of your children but I'm happy they were able to be with you through the good times and
even the trying times.
So often on here I see post from some members which I really feel sorry for because of not having their kids with them.
Some even that have children that remain in the Org that shun them.
I can't even imagine how much mental/emotional pain they must be going through and have to deal with everyday.
As I started learning things about the Org I would share it with both my wife and son, but not in a judgemental or
offensive way but more so like a "wow I didn't know the Org/Society used to teach this or made this statement" or
"set more than a couple of dates for things to happen that never did" and then would show them from the WT's on
publications where it was stated.
So we all three kinda learned/shared interesting things together which made it so much better all the way around for
each of us.
I see why you would want to thank your children and rightly so. I've also told my wife and son many times how much it
meant to me for them to be there and to help me through some very challenging times.
Out of the three of us, I took it the hardest I believe when I realized all was not what we had been taught.
That may be due to the fact I was in a lot longer than them, and all my hopes and dreams for years revolved around
what came through the Org. I had further to fall I guess.
But on the other side of that it seems I gained even more freedom in some ways. My son has posted a few times on here
but he is more into online gaming with his friends and cousins, my wife has never had an interest in posting on forums.
She is more into instant messaging and such.
Since you asked if there was anyone we would like to thank I'll take this time to thank them again. As well as my sister
who I know has read on these forums before. Hope you get the courage and strength to start posting sis, just
remember to not give out to much info for privacy sake and you'll be fine.