our friend, oompa, has passed away.
just recieved the news a couple of hours ago, and have almost no details.
it happened today or yesterday, he took his own life.
Since yesterday my thoughts have been with his sons. Do I understand they are still teens?
I watched the link over on page 4 of the thread and there was a video of two girls...I assumed they were his daughters. My mistake. May his sons find freedom one day.
our friend, oompa, has passed away.
just recieved the news a couple of hours ago, and have almost no details.
it happened today or yesterday, he took his own life.
Sadness. Very, very, very sad.
I hope his beautiful babies will live free one day.
after i posted my last "getting to know you" video where gerrit losch explains his "unique" views on armageddon, a couple of posters mentioned that other similarly controversial comments had been made by gerrit concerning higher education.. well, these comments were actually made in the same recording as the one i used in making the "armageddon" video, so i thought i should make the second video focussing on these.. here it is.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1b7drwti-h4.
i realize many heavily indoctrinated publishers will try to defend these remarks by saying that, if it isn't in the society's publications, then gerrit losch's personal opinion is of no particular consequence.
however, the bible says that "out of the heart's abundance the mouth speaks", so by making these videos i hope i am at least showing people what is in the hearts of the men who lead us, and who claim to act as the mouthpiece of the slave class.. .
What I get from his analogy is that the bullet to the head/subsequent surgery were likened to college. (maybe others thought this too, haven't read posts) The man survived the shot and operation and was actually normal after....so if you carry this analogy through, it would be like saying there are small chances for people to 'survive' college . (the funny part is that there is a chance that a 'college survivor' may actually turn out normal, losing a dysfunctional part of them during the experience!! ~~~~so, the OCD is the religion, as I see it)
one of my strangest memories of going to the kh was when a young- maybe 18-20, pimply young man got up to talk about jhvhs view of masturbation during a service meeting.. of course, it was impossible to think about him not masturbating.
i was just hitting puberty and found the whole thing very uncomfortable- i think my dad was even critiquing him (what is that called when elder gives the feedback).
looking back now i can see that to publicly condemn masturbation, especially when a young man is delivering this admonition, is- well- hilarious.
00DAD~ When you put things so suck-cinctly as you did, it is very touching. The jokes have really blown things out of proportion. I see your point.
challenge me on this.
challenge yourself on this.
can you, personally, handle the truth?.
Good God I hope not! I do doubt my self from time to time these days...realizing that I did spend the first 32 years of my life falling for a fabulous scheme
http://gawker.com/5936665/heres-what-happened-when-an-elderly-man-took-it-upon-himself-to-restore-a-painting-in-a-nearby-church.
"we admire people who have can-do, elbow-grease-type attitudes.
if something's broke, why not fix it?
Thank you glenster for that clip with Ringo and the Pink Panther! LOL!
http://gawker.com/5936665/heres-what-happened-when-an-elderly-man-took-it-upon-himself-to-restore-a-painting-in-a-nearby-church.
"we admire people who have can-do, elbow-grease-type attitudes.
if something's broke, why not fix it?
Wow! The likeness to the original is uncanny...it's as if time stood still...
LOL!! This is great!
There couldn't possibly a solid answer to this~
Beauty is so subjective
Ugly is so subjective
I would guess, in observing many people over the years, that what I find attractive would sometimes be a surprise to others.
I actually laugh inside about it. Have seen plenty of men that give off an aire about them that says they think they are the cat's meoooow. And it is a huge turn-off. I'm sure it can be the same with women.
This much I can say, it's the entire person that has the allure...physical attributes, what we are born with, are only a portion of who we are. Men and women are born the way we are born... what can be attractive is how we come (no pun intended ! lol) into ourselves...
relationship issues: boundaries, freedom of choice and codependency .
i just read a very interesting thought in the book, "boundaries" by cloud & townsend.
the basic problem in human relationship is that of freedom.
These relationship issues are at the very core of it all.
Born in, conditioned to squelch my own thoughts and feelings...made me fertile ground for yet another controlling relationship, my marriage at age 20.
We will tolerate so much once our sense of self has been fooled with.
I think it was Lady Lee on another thread that recommended a book Emotional Blackmail ~Susan Forward. I am now reading it..it describes so well the cycles that develop in relationships. It happened to me with the religion...and it happened in my marriage.
a quote from the book: "He also did what many people do when they are pressured by neediness or possessiveness. He misinterpreted it as a sign of how much she cared about him." That is what I did over and over. I thought jehovah/organization loved and cared about me sincerely. I thought my ex-husband's neediness and possessiveness were just overly passionate expressions of 'love' and efforts to keep us close.
It is taking a lot of time and effort and patience to work all this out in myself. To realize all that happened to me over the years, and now learn how to create the life I want that includes healthier relationships.
It is amazing the similarities that exist between unhealthy relationships with family/friends and the religion. And when we are susceptible to one, we are to the other as well.
Healing, being kind to ourselves. We've been through a lot.
maybe you are an atheist.. maybe you are agnostic.. you have left a cult, left behind an entire belief system, complete with detailed instructions on how to live..rules to follow for every aspect of your very life.
you know it was a big lie.. you are now naked, staring at your soul.
just you, just your own thoughts, just your own voice, your own feelings.
