Dear CoCo,
Please read my reply to the post you sent yesterday and judge if you are giving or not... Two little persons will definitely see a difference today thanks to you.
goldensky
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Cry of the Heart
by compound complex inwith envy i gaze through rheumy eyes upon the young father whose children clasp daddy's legs and beg him play.
i am planted all day long upon my park bench, sinewy roots sinking deep down, in and around the splintery slats.
smiling and eager to please, daddy does their silly bidding.
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goldensky
Dear Coco,
Sorry, but I didn't quite grasp it: it's not you, is it? Your stories are so touching!
After reading this one, I can't wait for my 10 year-old son and my 8 year-old daughter to be home tonight. And this is a promise, Coco: at least today, I'll try to remember what you wrote and I'll gladly come to them every time they call me, whether to help them with homework, to hold the paper for them so they can cut something out straight, to show me a drawing, to ask me to hand them the sponge they forgot to take to the shower with them, to ask me if they can have another cookie or to beg me for one more goodnight kiss... You've made me think of how often I show my impatience at their continuous requests... But I won't, today at least, and it will be thanks to you. And I'll do it for you, for them, for me... And maybe tomorrow as well...Because they are growing fast, because one day I will look back and long for the warmth of their bodies when I crawl into their beds at night to read bedtime stories, because one day I'll crave for their calls and their need for me. And that day won't take long, I know.
Thank you, Coco.
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OUR BOREDOM MINISTRY #4: Beware of pagan winter customs!
by processor inhere is another issue of our boredom ministry.
beware of pagan winter customs: are winter tires and light for christians?.
being as angels in the heavens: what did jesus mean when he said that resurrected ones would not marry?.
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goldensky
Dear processor,
I've sent you a PM.
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His Silence Says it All
by compound complex ingreetings, dear friends:.
the day is bright and beautiful, yet i'm traveling to a space somewhere inward.
i dropped the broom while sweeping leaves on deck and hastened slowly to put my old and fading man's introspection to paper.
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goldensky
Very, very beautiful, Coco. I enjoyed reading your poem. Please keep it up.
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Question for believers: How does God set priorities?
by sir82 inwhile waiting for the bus yesterday, i overheard (wasn't trying - but due to his volume, impossible to avoid) a guy on his cell phone talking to someone about his likely imminent dismissal from his employment.. but he then went on to say that he had full confidence that god would take care of him, and he wasn't worried at all about finding new employment.. then i got home, watched the news, and found out that 4 million kenyans are in danger of starving to death because of a year-long drought there.. so i got to thinking - how exactly does god set priorities?.
the guy at the bus stop is not the first christian i've heard express his confidence that god chooses to intervene and help in the lives of individual believers.
he saves them from car wrecks, he helps them find jobs, he lends some sort of invisible emotional support to help them cope with the death of a child, and so on.. on the other hand, millions of people suffer excruciating pain for months or years before finally dying covered in mud with flies crawling on them - no relief from god in sight.. why does god help one middle-aged guy who's never been hungry in his life find a new job in time so that he doesn't miss his $3000 mortgage payment, but not send a little rain to help a land where millions of people are already living in misery and filth?.
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goldensky
Chalam, why don't you go and sing Stevie Wonder's song to the child who is about to be severely beaten/raped by his/ her father, to the parent whose child is dying of hunger/ disease/ an accident in his/her arms, to the psychologically vulnerable whose distress is probably beyond our imagination... ? (The list goes on and on...).
Sorry if I sound too abrupt, it's not usually my style, but this subject really hurts the deepest fibre in my heart.
We don't have an explanation. Period.
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Dumbest Awake Title Ever?
by metatron ini hold in my hand the nov. awake magazine entitled "technology - blessing or curse?"..
now, i understand the need for balance and moderation in using technology, as the magazine says - but could they come up with a more intelligent sounding title?
it makes the question sound as if abandoning technology might be a solution, a considered choice, a real possibility.
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goldensky
All of you guys crack me up! You are SO hilarious!
Is there anything intrinsically bad in music?
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Article by LDS Writer
by purplesofa inarticle by lds writer (mormon) .
the world's best non-lds missionary programs .
best missionary literature printing and distribution program: jehovah's witnesses .
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goldensky
Dear SusanHere,
I don't know who wrote the article.
All I wanted to say to you is that I've always liked LDS, even as a JW for many decades. I liked to see them preaching to others while I was doing the same on the other side of the street. We used to smile at one another and I really felt love for them in my heart. I never felt they were "competing" with me for converts.
And they topped off my good impression of them when they came to our door to preach to us (that was on one of my visits to California). Two such well-mannered good-looking young men! Nobody had ever made the effort to pay me a free visit to talk to me about their beliefs and I appreciated that very, very much. We had them in and I listened to them with interest. Sorry to say, I found their ideas extremely far-fetched, but that didn't matter to me: what counted was their intention, and I thanked them for their time and effort. (I want to clarify that at this point in my life I also find some of our doctrines as improbable and forced as yours sounded to me back then, so please don't take offence).
I'm happy I've had a chance to say this to one of you.
Best wishes.
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Death: Friend or Foe?
by Narkissos inthe jw and the (pseudo?
)scientific "hopes" of individual "everlasting life" (which have been connected on a couple of recent threads) have at least something in common: they all seem to take for granted that death is a bad thing.. as amazing as it may be to you, this amazes me so much that i don't know even where to start.
of course death hurts in reality when you lose people you love, or in imagination when you anticipate your own extinction.
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goldensky
What a fascinating thread! I'm enjoying reading all your comments on it. Oh, Narkissos, how I wish I could be as cool about death as you are! I mean it. I enjoy each day so much I can't resign myself to losing all that inexorably. I may achieve your mental state one day though, I guess it's still too early for me (only six months ago I still believed in eternity with all my heart and soul). I'd love to read Les fleurs du mal. I'm going to see if I can find it on Internet (did you receive the e-mail I sent you a few days ago?).
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All right, do JW's REALLY do not marry outside of their faith?
by dgp ini've been a lurker in this site for some time.
i am not a jehovah's witness, but was here because i wanted to know more about the organization, since i am in love with a jw woman.
she recently rejected me, on the grounds that "she would not risk her relationship with jehovah for someone who would die in (snap fingers)".
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goldensky
Dear dgp,
I've been in the congregation since the age of 3 and grew up in the truth. I've been inactive for four months now. I married an unbeliever when I was 26 and, 22 years and two kids later, I can proudly say we still have a wonderful marriage. I was not disfellowshipped, I kept my dating secret from everybody and one day I appeared in the Kingdom Hall already married. All the elders said to me was, "If we had known you were going out with him we'd have tried to discourage you, but since you are already married we will try hard to help you in whatever problems come up in your relationship". I appreciated their concern but never ever needed to turn to them for help. My marriage has been far better than many I know where both are witnesses.
And believe me, I was totally convinced I'd never marry an unbeliever. Do you know what made me change my mind? HE LOVED ME LIKE NOBODY EVER HAD, and I'd gone out with many brothers before. But he NEVER gave up, and he, although having had sex with many women before me, NEVER TRIED ANYTHING with me further than kissing, out of respect for my beliefs.
So my advice is: if you really, really love the sister, GO FOR HER. You sound like a wonderful and respectful person. I think you can make her very happy. Convince her of your heartfelt love and be very respectful of her beliefs. You will end up winning her heart if you really try. Just bear in mind you will have to put up with many things you may not agree with. My husband has paid the price willingly without ever complaining: my meetings, my conventions, no Christmas, no birthdays, his friends hardly ever around us, my friends and family constantly at home (the brothers love my husband, he really blends in to perfection), raising my kids strictly in the truth... If you are willing to put up with that, don't hesitate. Convince her of your love if you really love her that much and... I wish you all the happiness in the world.
This is only my humble opinion based on my own experience.
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I remember thinking 'why would I want anyone to change from being in the world to a JW?'
by jambon1 indid anyone else feel this way & if so, at what stage in your time as a jw?.
i remember i must have been in the org for about 6 or 7 years.
i was always trying to be the life & soul of the cong.
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goldensky
Judge Dread, I don't understand why you are picking on Daniel-p like that. I thoroughly enjoy his contributions on this board.