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?
The Rebel
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Do You Believe in Fairies?
by pale.emperor inbefore you start, i don't!!.
http://www.healyourlife.com/do-you-believe-in-fairies.
but i stumbled upon this article.
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Don't let the sun go down on me.
by The Rebel inin 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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The Rebel
Does anybody remembers the song " it's a wonderful life" by a singer named Black? He died in a car crash in September 2016.
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Don't let the sun go down on me.
by The Rebel inin 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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The Rebel
And as a family, our budgie, Charlie passed. He used to fly from his cage ( home) and eat my toast as we had a family breakfast. We put Charlie in a box and buried him in the forest and my boys last words to Charlie were "I will always love you Charlie"
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Giving money is thrilling?
by punkofnice inwatchtower study edition nov 16 pg 19. classic............................ .
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The Rebel
Translation "money is bricks and mortar in our worldwide organistion, and the greatest work in human history is building those properties with YOUR donations" The irony is that those monies are now spent on child abuse settlements.
Sadly the fact of the matter is the trick word, which is " neighbor". Sadly the implication our donation helps our " neighbor" convinces many to give to the worldwide fund.
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Don't let the sun go down on me.
by The Rebel inin 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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The Rebel
I grew up with memories of George Michael, he attended Bushey Meads school, and I went to Cassio college when Geoge and Andy Ridgley were attending. ( Cassio college was a place kids went who failed O levels and couldn't get a place at university) I remember when I saw David Bowie, it was in Oxford Street and David Bowie walked by with a lady. He went in to a pub.
Elton John was also apart of my life. Like me he is a Watord f.c supporter ( Elton John not only gave his life to Watford F.C he spent a large part of his life and wealth taking the football club from the bottom division in English football to the top) and once at the chippy, he came in and bought chips, the security guards were outside, and he spent time buying chips and talking with us kids about the game. I was I think 11 years old at the time.
So what is the point of my story?
Well Gerri Halliway of the spice girls mother attended Watford congregation, and took Gerri on the doors occasionally . Hank Marvin guitarist of Cliff Richards "The Shadows" gave talks in the same congregation before he moved to Australia. I now live far from Watford, and I have met many talented people, not as talented as George Michael and David Bowie but more talented than Andy Ridgley and Gerri Halliway. So I have learnt that it's not appropriate to dismiss the talent of artists singing in the local pub. Their but being born in the wrong place could be them in stardom.
The world is so full of talented people, and the most talented people are often the kind and compassionate whose talents for being human we often miss.
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Don't let the sun go down on me.
by The Rebel inin 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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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. and my neighbor) To all those who influenced our life and whose sunset in 2016.
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Th e Elders collect money from the dead.
by punkofnice incan't say too much but i here is something i'd like to share.. a relative of mine was an elder and pledged a lot of money to help buy a new kingdom hell in the area.
he died 10 years ago.
only 3 years ago the elders went to his old aged, pensioner widow and asked for the money.
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The Rebel
Punk I read some of your past posts, in one on C.Os you mentiond Ray Shaw was a narcissistic personality. This saddened me, because your summination may now be true. However I knew Ray when he attached himself to my congregation as a special pioneer, and he was then a great bloke. ( I also noted he special pioneered with housing accommodation paid with tax payers money, which I felt was wrong, and is proof the organisation is only about money without principal) Anyway Ray's mother was a witness and he wasn't, he was a heavy drinker before he converted. Maybe this is why I have fond memories of Ray, he was still a normalish guy when I knew him.
Anyway to cut a long story short, he got promoted to be a C.O in Leeds, and the last thing he ever said to me was " write me with any good experiences you have in the field service" He was sincere in that, and a good guy. That was the last time Ray and I ever spoke. That is why I was saddened to read your comment, it made me realise how the lndoctrination and promotions in what ever capacity can and will erode away the good guy in us.
I am so pleased I chose happiness to being respected in the " Worldwide" organisation.
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Th e Elders collect money from the dead.
by punkofnice incan't say too much but i here is something i'd like to share.. a relative of mine was an elder and pledged a lot of money to help buy a new kingdom hell in the area.
he died 10 years ago.
only 3 years ago the elders went to his old aged, pensioner widow and asked for the money.
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The Rebel
Someday our loved ones will leave us or we leave them in death, but the presence will remain in memories of the good times, and in old photos. These are the possessions of true wealth that can't be stolen. However it's a shame that also with death often burgling fingers want what is not their entitlement.
Iam obviously not aware of the widows circumstances, her emotional attachment to the congregation, but if she regrets the circumstances in which she gave money possibly a letter from a solicitor would be advised. To my knowledge a signed pledge is not a legal contract?
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The pen is sharper than the sword.
by The Rebel inand when as a family we celebrated my first ex j.w birthday, my sons present to me was a " pen".
that pen i am now searching for.
i had it 2 hours ago and for the hundredth time i have lost it again, but i always find it.
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The Rebel
And when as a family we celebrated MY first ex J.W birthday, my sons present to me was a " Pen". That pen I am now searching for. I had it 2 hours ago and for the hundredth time I have lost it again, but I always find it. For all my searching for love, all my growing up in my heart i will never succum to a love greater than that pen.
Has anybody else ever received a special present?
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Why I admire the more risky O.P starters.
by The Rebel instarting an o.p is a challenge.the person who starts the o.p then relies on fellow posters to obtain feedback and hopefully keep the o.p, informative and positive.
so starting an o.p becomes " shared accountabilility" between o.p starter, and thread poster.. some o.p's will be more of a risk factor than others, because some topics are more controversial.
so when i start an o.p i now ask myself what is:-.
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The Rebel
Well it's a healing based community, Vidiot. Anyway I am a one discussion forum kind of guy, and I am going to give Buddisam without boundariess a go for a few months. I wish everyone well and back in April.