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What's in your future? A miserable old age? Something for JWs to think about?

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during the second half of the twentieth century, retirees generally found that they could afford a reasonable standard of living.

all except mugs like me who had an implicit belief in the biblical promises highlighted in the watchtower.

i'm not complaining about my lot, i take personal responsibility for my decisions to believe the rubbish in the bible, and by keeping on working during what would normally be retirement years i live ok. but it's no thanks at all to the yahweh/jesus combo god who filled my head with a pack of lies.. so what about witnesses these days?

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Thnx guys, if the two examples indicate a general attitude, then it says a lot about the religion today.

I imagine that the burning zeal that once consumed us (so that we would be like Jesus) has gone.

I thought I was seeing something missing as I watched the trolley dollies, witnessing by sitting on their arses, yawning. If knocking on the doors of not-at-homes was boring, then shepherding a literature trolley must be infinitely more boring.

It's just another Christian brand, full of excuses as to why Jesus has not yet come (Luke 21:32)

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What's in your future? A miserable old age? Something for JWs to think about?

by fulltimestudent in

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during the second half of the twentieth century, retirees generally found that they could afford a reasonable standard of living.

all except mugs like me who had an implicit belief in the biblical promises highlighted in the watchtower.

i'm not complaining about my lot, i take personal responsibility for my decisions to believe the rubbish in the bible, and by keeping on working during what would normally be retirement years i live ok. but it's no thanks at all to the yahweh/jesus combo god who filled my head with a pack of lies.. so what about witnesses these days?

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During the second half of the twentieth century, retirees generally found that they could afford a reasonable standard of living. All except mugs like me who had an implicit belief in the biblical promises highlighted in the Watchtower. I'm not complaining about my lot, I take personal responsibility for my decisions to believe the rubbish in the bible, and by keeping on working during what would normally be retirement years I live OK. But it's no thanks at all to the Yahweh/Jesus combo god who filled my head with a pack of lies.

So what about witnesses these days? I've got no idea at all how much planning ahead witnesses are doing for their old age these days, but if they're still believing that Armageddon is only a few years away, as was a popular thought when I was young, then the forecast is that they are in for a miserable old age.

In Australia, which has a tax funded old age pension system, the government is warning that they will have to progressively lower the payments in the future. I imagine that it's a similar situation in the UK. And, for any witness today who thinks that the solution lies in the kingdom ruling the earth, before they get old - just consider that from the 1870's (the first predictions by Russell) until now is nearly 150 years of predictions that did not come true.

But worse is to come. Financial projections demonstrate that life in western countries is going to get harder.

(See, this article: http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Global_Economy/GECON-01-190315.html )

So, if anyone is thinking of relying on Jesus' kingdom for a retirement benefit - think again and start planning for a cash-strapped future.

North Korean Businessmen outside of North Korea

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from the washington post:.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/talking-kimchi-and-capitalism-with-a-north-korean-businessman/2015/03/15/5599ff26-be0a-11e4-9dfb-03366e719af8_story.html.

if you wonder what the truth is about the truth of north korea and what part of the western "truth" on nk is false.

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From the Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/talking-kimchi-and-capitalism-with-a-north-korean-businessman/2015/03/15/5599ff26-be0a-11e4-9dfb-03366e719af8_story.html

If you wonder what the truth is about the truth of North Korea and what part of the western "truth" on NK is false

then this Washington post story may be of interest.

Take some care with it, the WP chose to illustrate the "story" with a photograph of a store in Dandong (a Chinese city along the common China-NK border) with Korean writing, that sells mobile phones, kind of giving an impression that it sells to North Koreans. That is very unlikely, in any case North Korea runs its own mobile (cell) phone network. Its a joint venture between an Egyptian company named between Orascom and the state-owned Korea Post and Telecommunications Corporation (KPTC). There are believed to be about 2,000,000+ mobile phone users in NK.

The shop in the WP's pik will be selling to the approximately 2.5 million Chinese of Korean descent who live along the border.

The original Cinderalla story and its lessons

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a cbs animation:.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sevb6h6low4.

it's described as the original story from china, true enough for most people, but not quite.

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A CBS animation:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEvB6h6lOw4

It's described as the original story from China, true enough for most people, but not quite. The story seems to have originated among the Zhuang people in S.W. China, but at the time that the story may have originated, they were on the edge of the then Chinese empire, but not fully absorbed.

There are other variants also, and the possibility cannot be dismissed, that some of the variants are based on a common human experience and the hopes and dreams of those who were victimised in similar circumstances. But neither can we dismiss the possibility that just as products were traded backwards and forwards over the huge Asian trade network, ideas and stories also moved backwards and forwards across Asia.

There's more, but watch the animated cartoon first.

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hahahahahahaha !!! Sorry for giggling - this is serious. What do you think?

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https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=794496860640440&fref=nf

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https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=794496860640440&fref=nf

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Sinning Against Yahweh !!

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this has been previously posted, but maybe its time to post it again.. sinning against yahweh.

it was one of those dreary bush towns of the aussie outback.

it was my first special pioneer assignment.

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This has been previously posted, but maybe its time to post it again.

Sinning against Yahweh.

It was one of those dreary bush towns of the Aussie outback. It was my first special pioneer assignment. And it was one of those assignments that are almost guaranteed to kill any spirituality you may ever have possessed. It was known as the graveyard of pioneers.

A previous special pioneer had married the town drunk. My predecessor had left after 3 months, in spiritual disgrace, I did not know why. His partner had promptly left also, ostensibly because, as he told the Society, he'd run out of money. Sine he came from a spiritually well-connected family, they gave him leave to earn some money. He travelled back to this town with me on the night train.

It was one of those dreary bush towns of the Aussie outback. It was my first special pioneer assignment. And it was one of those assignments that are almost guaranteed to kill any spirituality you may ever have possessed. It was known as the graveyard of pioneers.

A previous special pioneer had married the town drunk. My predecessor had left after 3 months, in spiritual disgrace, I did not know why. His partner had promptly left also, ostensibly because, as he told the Society, he'd run out of money. Sine he came from a spiritually well-connected family, they gave him leave to earn some money. He travelled back to this town with me on the night train.

We arrived early in the morning. Some of the local youth (not witnesses) were on theplatform. They knew my new partner, "Hey", said one, " Is M** (my predecessor) still screwing the (name) bitch." My new partner passed it off without a glance at me.

We waited for a taxi to take us out of town to the accommodation he had previously used. No one else wanted it. A single room. My doubts surfaced when I saw the place. No bathroom, no toilet. We did it the Israelite way, (grin). I should've swallowed my theocratic pride at that moment and departed also. Five predecessors had been disfellowshipped or left the truth.

The small congregation had one large family who had been 'zealots' back in the day of the Judge. Another Sister had lived in a grey world of depression from the time her only son died, when she refused a blood transfusion for him, and the whole town turned against her. The brothers had told her not to worry, Armageddon would be here soon, and to think of her joy when Yahweh or Jesus brought him back to life. She later committed suicide. What does a 19 y.o. kid know when it comes to dealing with those problems.
After 3 days, my partner left again. For a week he said. A week that became near 10. He included a trip to Brisbane to inspect a girl that I'd told him I liked. He later married her. They were divorced before I left the 'way.' But his magazine quota kept coming, as well as my own. The circus servant came and went also. I asked him what to do with my partner's magazines? "Why, place them, of course." he snapped, as an answer to my question.

I paint this background to this theocratic assignment so you may understand why a young man may want to pull his d**k, by way of diversion from the overwhelming greyness of a town like this.

My partner was back on one of his increasingly rare visits, to tell me that he was going for good. I felt frustrated and in need of good a f**k, when he told me. But that was hard to organize being a ‘good’ Jw, and I realised that I'd have to make do with a good p*ll.

No privacy in the single room we called home. I made an excuse, I needed to have a good think and walked along the dirt road that led to the next town, then off the road, into some scrub. Found a spot I thought private, unzipped and set to work. A snapping twig broke my concentration. I quickly zipped up, to find my partner approaching. Sh*t!
I asked why he followed me? I thought you may kill yourself, he said without a smile. I wish, I thought.
He packed and left. At least, I thought, I can lay in bed at night and take care of things in comfort. (grin).

My father stayed a night, passing through the town. " You're living a bit rough, son," he said with concern in his voice.

My father had previously expressed the opinion that I was a bloody fool for being a witness. Turned out he was right.

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China's Biggest Shipyard Bankrupt - Bad management produces a Bad Result

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link: http://www.atimes.com/atimes/china_business/cbiz-01-120315.html.

http://english.caixin.com/2015-03-11/100790192.html.

caixin (a sort of business journal) reports (two days ago) that-.

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The bankruptcy of any company (in any country) has an affect on the workers formerly employed. It's a flow-on effect, that affects the much smaller businesses that once serviced the workers.

Reuters takes a look at the flow-on effects in the company town that once served the employees of Rongsheng.

This report, written back in 2013, shows how meven then, the company's mismanagement affected the town that served the workers.

(Reuters) - Deserted flats and boarded-up shops in the Yangtze river town of Changqingcun serve as a blunt reminder of the area's reliance on China Rongsheng Heavy Industries Group, the country's biggest private shipbuilder.
Like Rongsheng's shipyards, the area is struggling to survive.

Workers ride a motorcycle past closed restaurants at the Rongsheng community in Nantong, Jiangsu province December 4, 2013. REUTERS-Aly Song

Workers ride a motorcycle past closed restaurants at the Rongsheng community in Nantong, Jiangsu province December 4, 2013. CREDIT: REUTERS/ALY SONG

A worker rides a motorcycle on an empty street at the Rongsheng community in Nantong, Jiangsu province December 4, 2013. REUTERS-Aly Song

A worker rides a motorcycle on an empty street at the Rongsheng community in Nantong, Jiangsu province December 4, 2013. CREDIT: REUTERS/ALY SONG

A worker rides a bicycle inside of the Rongsheng Heavy Industries shipyard in Nantong, Jiangsu province December 4, 2013. REUTERS-Aly Song

A worker rides a bicycle inside of the Rongsheng Heavy Industries shipyard in Nantong, Jiangsu province December 4, 2013.
CREDIT: REUTERS/ALy

We may not sympathise with the mis-management of the company, but we can appreciate that, whatever his motives (or, judgement - considering that international ship-building industry has been in a downturn.) th owner too has lost the fortune he accumulated from his profits in a previous enterprise. No doubt he's tucked bits away here and there, but most of his money will be gone in this collapse.

Link: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/12/06/uk-china-shipbuilding-rongsheng-town-idUKBRE9B507C20131206

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China's Biggest Shipyard Bankrupt - Bad management produces a Bad Result

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link: http://www.atimes.com/atimes/china_business/cbiz-01-120315.html.

http://english.caixin.com/2015-03-11/100790192.html.

caixin (a sort of business journal) reports (two days ago) that-.

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Nathan Natas: "The Market" is life in the real world. Communism, like Theocracies it tries to replace, is a DREAM that relies on the impossible. These phantasies appeal only to those too weak to face life as it is; "Millions Now Living Will Dine on Sky Cake!"

Well, I agree that Communism is a dream, and the reality is that it does not work. For me, communism (at it's purest level) founders on the rocks of human nature. I am referring to the inherent laziness of so many people who may do their best to avoid real work.

And, you do not have to work for a state-owned organisation to be like that. Anyone of us who have worked in a large group of workers will be familiar with this problem. Large companies, whether privately owned, or state-owned are particularly vulnerable to this problem, that's why large private enterprise organisations have periodic purges (lay-offs) to try to rid themselves of these obnoxious pests. I once knew the manager of a large state-owned company here in Sydney, Australia. Through their union (which is not to argue that unions are bad things) the workers had organised so they did not have to produce more than an agreed production level. Once they reached that level, the workers essentially stopped working productively. Of course, they could not leave the premises, but they may as well have

I once knew the manager of a large state-owned company here in Sydney, Australia. Through their union (which is not to argue that unions are bad things) the workers had organised so they did not have to produce more than an agreed production level. Once they reached that level, the workers essentially stopped working productively. Of course, they could not leave the premises, but they may as well have left, because at that point no more product was made. It will not surprise you, that that factory is no longer in business. But how the workers winged when the government finally acted and closed the doors and started buying the goods once made in Sydney in Asia. It is not always the boss, Nathan, that is the person at fault.

At a different level, a German migrant to Australia I knew, on his first day of work in his new country (a dockyard), worked as he had in Germany. At the end of the day, in the changing rooms, an Aussie worker said to him, "Had a good day, mate? Oh! I noticed you working hard ... You know what, it's not very safe working like that! You really must slow down, or you might have a fatal accident."

But this is a complex problem - and I can only speculate on possible solutions.

N.N.: These phantasies appeal only to those too weak to face life as it is; "Millions Now Living Will Dine on Sky Cake!"

I often wondered how work would be organised in the Jesus/Yahweh paradise? My solutions depended on 'magic' too. Jesus would 'train' us, by 'moulding' our personalities until we all became, 'model workers' as the communists called the hard workers who became examples to emulate!

But since Jesus is dead and shows no sign of a return, I guess I've abandoned that possibility.

N.N.: I take joy in seeing the collapse of these schemes and the fortunes of capitalists-in-name-only who run to China to exploit the cheap labor. Bugger them sideways!

But in China, not all CPC members believed in communist theory. The evidence is that the CPC defeated Chiang Kaishek's KMT (more correctly GMD, for Guomendang) because the Chinese population in general was disillusioned with the GMD, and a broad popular front, including six other (smaller) political parties formed that appealed to the masses and enable the CPC to win power. Capital was difficult to get in the beginning of the new PRC, mostly because of American sanctions. I suggest that shortage of capital was the reason for the push for a centrally organised economy in the China of those days. But the failure of that program and then the death of Mao, and the CPC's appointment of Deng XiaoPing, the non-believers in central planning took control. The government owned factories were organised into state-owned enterprises so that the economy could continue, while private enterprise was encouraged. Private ownership has progressed until now when state owned enterprises are in a minority situation, contributing much less that 50% of GDP. The central government has stated that they will eventually be sold off.

So I'm not quite sure what your beef is about that situation?

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A View of China you may not have seen before (grin-especially for guys-well! most guys)

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in the city of hefei, in anhui province, china, there is a park planted with 20,000 cherry trees (of 40 different varieties.

(cherry blossoms are culturally significant in east asia and popular).

its not quite blossom time yet, but to get an early start to spring these beautiful girls and some artists introduced another form of cherry blossom displays.

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V.I. So tell me, were those Chinese beauties wearing edible paint?

You can ask one, if you can try - grin - but I must warn you Chinese girls are getting a reputation of being very choosy.

They've taken Mao's teaching, that women hold up half the sky*, to heart, and are often more interested in their own careers than their husband's.

* Though, I'm not sure that the government has recalled that, as the top ranks are a bit short on women.

But as a window into the way that girls, who are part of the approximate 400 million people that make up the most prosperous section of Chinese society think of marriage and men, a TV show from Jiangsu province called "If you are the one," could inform you.

It's a mating game show and 24 girls face down, one lone guy who sometimes finds his 'one,' or is sometimes rubbished and leaves alone, often complaining that the girls have not understood him.

Here's a few samples:

1. Xing Xing 刑星 Pronounced Shing Shing

24-year-old Xing Xing is a plane model and the associate director of an investment company in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province. Dubbed the most difficult to chase on stage, Xing had shown up for nearly 60 episodes before she was taken out by Pu Shunfei, a Paris-based bank asset management analyst who came specially for her on June 10, 2012 in Episode 240. Xing rose to stardom for her beauty and charisma which have drawn many eligible bachelors to the show to confess their love for her. Unfortunately, they were turned down without exception. Xing generated a heated debate online on what is love and its standards. Some believe that Xing is being too particular.

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Wang Chen 王琛

28-year-old Wang Chen is a music teacher at a middle school in Shanghai. Wang likes shopping, but believes that one should be a rational consumer. She first appeared on Nov. 26, 2011 in Episode 184, and quickly became a popular female guest on stage. She was taken away by Xiao Fan, a handsome young man running a hot pot restaurant in Beijing. She didn't keep her podium light on for Xiao, but was moved in the end by Xiao who persisted in asking for a date with her, despite the many female guests showed their attention for him.

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Shen Wei 沈薇

Shen Wei, born in 1985, is a graphic designer at a Nanjing newspaper.(Nanjing is the capital city of Jiangsu Province). Shen, who loves singing, is said to be the most beautiful guest girl on the history of "If You Are the One". She only appeared in two early episodes (Episodes 11 and 12), but is still remembered by her fans for her charming smile and unpretentious manner.

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In Australia the shows can be seen on SBS 2 usually at 6.30 or 7.30 pm. Or, you can see them via the 'on demand' section. They are, by the way, sub-titled.

http://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/program/664/if-you-are-the-one

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I Waited Until My Wedding Night To Lose My Virginity And I Wish I Hadn't...

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i found this article interesting & just wanted to share.

after going through my teenage years trying to be the perfect jw, i realized that trying to live up to the standards imposed on me have been for worse & not for better.

i was feeling miserable, repressed, unfulfilled, with a great lack of self confidence & self esteem.

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Quote: I avoided undressing in front of my husband.

So sad!

I am reminded of an elderly sister Sister X) getting baptised at an assembly. She was from the congregation where I was the Conser. (back in the days when there was only a congregation servant).

At the assembly, another sister came hurrying up to me to ask me to go talk to Sister X as she was crying and very upset. So I did (of course).

What was the problem? Well the changing rooms were private, but one large space inside (no privacy for the candidates). So the problem, Sister X explained, was that she had never gotten undressed in front of anyone from the time of her puberty, not even when she married. It was easy enough to solve the problem for her and obtain a private area for her to change, but I thought with sadness of her life blighted by her attitude to her body.

Krazy Kristians have Kursed the world.