Kist! Your kids go to a Plum Blossom school? I go to grandmaster Doc Fai Wong's school! My brother makes those newer videos. Email me if you like.
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Does anyone really care
by kenpodragon indoes anyone really care what active witnesses think of them?
i ask, because on many of the ex-witness boards i see a lot of mention of what people think others say behind their back.
personally, i hope the witnesses think i am the devil himself and fear me upon sight of me.
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Life Is On the Hairy Edge
by AlanF ingot a call late this afternoon: "your daughter was in a car accident along with four other girls.
you need to come to the emergency room.".
daughter not there yet.
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Sorry to hear that Alan, glad to hear she'll be alright.
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Does anyone really care
by kenpodragon indoes anyone really care what active witnesses think of them?
i ask, because on many of the ex-witness boards i see a lot of mention of what people think others say behind their back.
personally, i hope the witnesses think i am the devil himself and fear me upon sight of me.
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Hi Kist, I don't mean to butt in but I have been both a witness and currently take martial arts myself. The heart of the problem is that the witnesses have their own perception of what martial arts is. Now to any reasonable person self defense is skillfully dealing with violence, but I think witnesses will tend to think of it as violence itself. Granted there are some individuals who have a violent tendancy, but at the very least martial arts teach them a measure of discipline. The fact is, people who are excited to learn martial arts so they can kick ass were already like that, and others who are not were like that before they learn, it doesn't make anyone into a violent person. If you think about it, when someone is violent they lose control, whereas martial arts teach you to use your mind in such a confrontation.
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Leggo my ego?
by Introspection inthis is for those who are familiar with eastern thought.
now no doubt we are familiar with the idea of no-self, or that the ego is not real and what have you.
but there is the idea that in order to give up the ego, you have to develop one first.
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This is for those who are familiar with eastern thought. Now no doubt we are familiar with the idea of no-self, or that the ego is not real and what have you. But there is the idea that in order to give up the ego, you have to develop one first. What do you think of this?
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Does anyone really care
by kenpodragon indoes anyone really care what active witnesses think of them?
i ask, because on many of the ex-witness boards i see a lot of mention of what people think others say behind their back.
personally, i hope the witnesses think i am the devil himself and fear me upon sight of me.
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Hi Kenpo, welcome to the board. I can't say I care what they think about ME, but I care what they think as a result of what they think about me, generally speaking. I've chosen not to disassociate myself so they can approach me if they like, and just the other day they came by to invite me to the memorial, one of them had noted how happy I looked. I figure that's a "good witness" for the witness. Actually, I've come to the conclusion I was never REALLY shunned - even though there will be some of that even with active witnesses in good standing - but just generally ignored. They know I'm still out there, and that I'm still not going to meetings or anything, and yet I'm happy. I think when they're ready they'll talk to me, even if it is after they leave. Meanwhile I just remain "approachable", since nothing they say will bother me, unlike what I would have to tell them.
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Who ARE These People?
by Farkel init bears reminding people that there are a number of very high ranking men in brooklyn who are quite aware that the practice of disfellowshiping for just-about-anything is totally unscriptural.
they are aware of stories like the young girl who committed suicide did so because her sister caught her smoking a cigarette and threatened to turn her in.
they are aware that their blood transfusion policy is not supported by scripture and that approximately 10,000 jws were not given a chance to save their lives as a result.
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Point well taken Farkel. However, on an individual level I think it is also worth reminding that when we use language that says religion, other people or the bible (simply a book, information) MAKE you do this or that, it is simply not true. None of those things can MAKE you believe this or that. Influence, yes, and the influence may be strong, but if you choose to buy into it that is you, not them. Of course, children are impressionable and it is certainly worse in those cases, but this isn't about placing blame. Frankly, if you want to move on and heal you just have to start making your own choices and think for yourself, and reacting to the WTS or whatever is NOT it.
P.S. - It doesn't mean you do not care or not engage in the work of exposing the truth, you are simply not letting yourself be emotionally hijacked. In fact, I imagine the work will be more effective if that's the case.
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THE LION WHO SAW HIS FACE IN THE WATER
by Nathan Natas inthe lion who saw his face in the water.
there was once a lion who lived in a desert that was very windy; and because of this, the water in the holes from which he usually drank was never still, for the wind riffled the surface and it never reflected anything.. one day this lion wandered into a forest, where he hunted and played,until he felt rather tired and thirsty.
looking for water, he came across a pool of the coolest, most tempting, and most placid water that you could possibly imagine.
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"Fear only fear itself."
I thought Roosevelt came up with that, do we know what the original (or atleast a much older) source is?
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Who am I?
by Nicolas inthis might appear as a stupid question but i still find it hard to find my real personality.
often, i try to appear as someone else and the result is that i am shy because i have the fear of the judgement of the other people.
how did you redefined yourself when you got out of the org?.
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The most frsutrating things is that some people had an easy life since they were born. Why did I have to live in an organization like that when a lot of people were just enjoying the life at my age?
None of that will matter once you realize that it's only things that have happend to you, not who you are.
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THE LION WHO SAW HIS FACE IN THE WATER
by Nathan Natas inthe lion who saw his face in the water.
there was once a lion who lived in a desert that was very windy; and because of this, the water in the holes from which he usually drank was never still, for the wind riffled the surface and it never reflected anything.. one day this lion wandered into a forest, where he hunted and played,until he felt rather tired and thirsty.
looking for water, he came across a pool of the coolest, most tempting, and most placid water that you could possibly imagine.
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That's very encouraging, next time I will face those alligators in the water..
Seriously, not only is it the cause of fear but it was the lion's own reflection - his own self.
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How do you like them apples??
by Introspection inread this little story in a meditation book:.
a friend's son was in the first grade of school, and his teacher asked the class, "what is the color of apples?
" most of the children answered red.
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lol.. Just for the record I think in that particular context the intended moral is about what's inside, and you might also look at it as the fact that most of the apple is actually white, just the skin, stem and seeds are not... And I guess that's only for the most part.