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  Can you live with your self?

  by The Rebel in

  1. jw
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  i think if we are to fully delight in life we must live without detachment.

  because when we become attached to a beliief we feel a desire that we are right.

  the problem with being right, even if we are right is that our beliefs then try to attach themselfs to virgin snow, and change people to our thinking.

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  I think if we are to fully delight in life we must live without detachment. Because when we become attached to a beliief we feel a desire that we are right. The problem with being right, even if we are right is that our beliefs then try to attach themselfs to virgin snow, and change people to our thinking. Often all this accompanies is to leave our mucky footprints on another persons light hearted and cheerful disposition.

  Ovbiously I appreciate my above comment has many holes in it, but I wrote it having looked back on my superior righteousness when I preached as a sincere witness. All I accomplished was many wasted hours.( I should say years) And with those whom I studied with it only accomplished taking away a persons light hearted and cheerful disposition.

  Now when I meet people I want to accomplish something more important than my truth. I want people to simply like the person I am. I think that this is something worthwhile, and I now realise how often when I was on the ministry strangers whom I judged, gave me the special gift of themselfs.

  This is why I enjoy the company of children, what they do not know about my deeper thoughts does not concern them, and nor should it. When the ball rolls down the path way, it simply rolls down the pathway, the science and religious stuff as why the ball rolls down the pathway is unimportant.
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  Don't let the sun go down on me.

  by The Rebel in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  in appreciation of david bowie who died a year ago today.

  also to george michael and all the other less famous people ( mouthy, school friend.

  my aunt.

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  Anybody who reads my posts will know of my love for Watford F.C.

  On January 12 two days after starting this O.P Graham Taylor ( Ex Watford and England F.C manager) died of a heart attack at 71 yeas old.

  Elton John was like a brother to Graham Taylor, and together in the 1970s, they created a football club which achieved the impossible, taking the club from the bottom of the 4th division to 2nd place in the top division. I tried to share those memories with my son last year, when before a match, Elton John and Graham Taylor were present to have sections of the stadium named after them.

  Graham Taylor was not only a great football manager, he along with Elton created the first family football club. I remember how Elton got enjoyment speaking about the game with us kids,when he bought chips in the chippy. But more importantly I remember that Graham Taylor replied to my friends letters by first class post, when we young teenagers wrote questioning his team selection.

  It was a Beautiful " Yellow Brick Road" ( The shirts of Watford f.c are yellow) a fantastic journey, and I never thought starting this " O.P" I would be adding the name " Graham Taylor" to the list. Thanks for the memories Graham Taylor.
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  Short stay

  by midnight in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  after much research and prayer i am returning to being a jehovah's witness i can find nothing that eliminates them from being god's directed people , in the end they will reach the end of there journey despite mistakes and errors just like the israelites entered the promised land , thanks for your input and all the best on your personal journey ☺.

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  Hope your sincere.
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  The reality we must face.

  by The Rebel in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my dearest dad is 90 years old today.

  we are far away, separated by geography, but never will i allow an organisation that indoctrinated false love separate me from my dear dad.

  i love my dad and we had our differences but never will i allow that organisation take away my love for my dad.. happy bithday dad.

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  When my boy was born I remember a nurse handed me this boy " Here is your son" and holding that little package, was more than human existence. It was my son and a bond that I would never share with an organisation.The memories of that little package sleeping between his mother and I in bed, the first bath, the time I looked at his darling face and he pissed in my eye...this was my package of human existence and we are best friends today.
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  Short stay

  by midnight in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  after much research and prayer i am returning to being a jehovah's witness i can find nothing that eliminates them from being god's directed people , in the end they will reach the end of there journey despite mistakes and errors just like the israelites entered the promised land , thanks for your input and all the best on your personal journey ☺.

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  midnight," After much research and prayer I am returning to Jehovers Witness...."

  Looking at your post history, you have started 4 sincere O.Ps and made 36 posts, so you have thought about this sensibly. Personally I think it a shame because I feel your contribution here was a missed opportunity to satisfactory answer those questions you raised.

  Anyway it must have taken great courage for you to visit here, and I hope your experience here has shown apostates are made up off all types of people, and I hope you agree we are not all "mentally diseased?"

  Take care and I give your post a like, not because I agree with your decision, but for your decency to kindly explain your decision.
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  The reality we must face.

  by The Rebel in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my dearest dad is 90 years old today.

  we are far away, separated by geography, but never will i allow an organisation that indoctrinated false love separate me from my dear dad.

  i love my dad and we had our differences but never will i allow that organisation take away my love for my dad.. happy bithday dad.

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  My dearest dad is 90 years old today. We are far away, separated by geography, but never will I allow an organisation that indoctrinated false love separate me from my dear dad. I love my dad and we had our differences but never will I allow that organisation take away my love for my dad.

  Happy Bithday DAD. I love you.
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  Now I'm Convinced There Probably Is No God

  by pale.emperor in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  yesterday i made a visit to the museum in my city.

  the top floor is the planetarium, which has a connecting room with a huge dome ceiling where they project lessons and lectures and you have a 360 view of the night sky etc.. this particular lecture explained about our galaxy, and how it's only one of billions in the universe.

  and then we learned about each planet, some of their moons and the sun.

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  Cofty " F...k it all.."

  I get your frustration, but maybe the un-written record of your contribution here is by those that have reasoned on your constructive comments and benefited from making independent decisions. That's not to say we need agree with your viewpoints, but don't underestimate your contribution on this board. Personally I have benefited greatly from your reasoned O.Ps.
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  Some apostates are coming across as crazed psychopaths

  by jambon1 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i'm not sure whether or not my view on this is correct so please leave your input.

  in recent months i've been viewing youtube videos.

  again, it might just be my view but there has been an increased amount of random people grabbing a camera and doing vlogs.

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  When we leave the organisation our world can feel as though it is being lived without gravity, and fiull of despair, so possibly a sence of purpose is archived by those that make you tube videos. However I sadly agree many of these videos are counter productive. But I can understand how they must give emotional satisfaction. It's all part of the healing that's the way I view it.
  
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  Do You Believe in Fairies?

  by pale.emperor in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  before you start, i don't!!.

  http://www.healyourlife.com/do-you-believe-in-fairies.

  but i stumbled upon this article.

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  Sir Arthur Ccnan Doyle, who wrote the Sherlock Holmes stories, got scammed big time because he believed in fairies. ( Read the story on his Wikipedia) Maybe the more imaginative minds have a greater capacity to believe in the unknown?
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  Don't let the sun go down on me.

  by The Rebel in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  in appreciation of david bowie who died a year ago today.

  also to george michael and all the other less famous people ( mouthy, school friend.

  my aunt.

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  Does anybody remembers the song " it's a wonderful life" by a singer named Black? He died in a car crash in September 2016.