Posts by msil

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Email to my Dad on the UN / Prison Stories

by msil in

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ok......it has taken me lots of soul searching to put this post up (it contains some facts i dont really feel all that comfortable putting up).

but i will try and leave out here for as long as i can.. it is an email i have sent to my dad.

it is a followup - he has some of the info on the un already.

msil

Thanks for the responses. I will try to answer them later....today has been far to emotional for me so far.

Sincerely,
MSIL

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Email to my Dad on the UN / Prison Stories

by msil in

jw
friends

ok......it has taken me lots of soul searching to put this post up (it contains some facts i dont really feel all that comfortable putting up).

but i will try and leave out here for as long as i can.. it is an email i have sent to my dad.

it is a followup - he has some of the info on the un already.

msil

Closer,

Not really. I asked my Mom about his reaction.....and all she said is that he keeps telling here "...it can't be true.....it can't be true".

I almost feel guilty about sending it to them. Their whole circle of frinds for close to 40 years has been the JWs. It is not a consoling feeling to destroy their belief system....(just my opinion). But this is too big of an issue for me. This is my personal "demon" (not many have thought of it that way) as a result of the organizations policies.

Sincerely,
MSIL

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Email to my Dad on the UN / Prison Stories

by msil in

jw
friends

ok......it has taken me lots of soul searching to put this post up (it contains some facts i dont really feel all that comfortable putting up).

but i will try and leave out here for as long as i can.. it is an email i have sent to my dad.

it is a followup - he has some of the info on the un already.

msil

OK......it has taken me lots of soul searching to put this post up (it contains some facts I dont really feel all that comfortable putting up). But I will try and leave out here for as long as I can.

It is an email I have sent to my Dad. It is a followup - he has some of the info on the UN already. Some on this board have questioned why the JWs will respond to the UN issue but not to the other issues. Well the UN issue affects me personally....I paid a very high price for it.

Here goes:

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Dear Dad,

"Organized to Accomplish Our Ministry" page 151

"Concerning those who renounced their Christian faith in his day, the apostle John wrote: "They went out from among us, but they were not of our sort; for if they had been of our sort they would have remained with us" (1 John 2:19) Also a person might renounce his place in the Christian congregation by his actions, such as by becoming part of a secular organization the objective of which is contrary to the Bible and hence, is under judgement by Jehovah God. (Compare Revelation 19: 17-21; Isaiah 2:4) So if a person who is a Christian chooses to join those who are disapproved by God, it would be fitting for the congregation to acknowledge by a brief announcement that he has disassociated himself and is no longer one of Jehovah’s Witnesses. Such a person would be viewed in the same way as a disfellowshipped person"

Think of the United Nations and the stuff I sent previously. Now ask: "How do you disfellowship the governing body?" Or do organizations get judged differently to people? If so do the members (people) of the organization escape judgement?

Why did I go to prison for many years because of "neutrality"? Why have I continued to have terrible nightmares about it for so many years ever since I was released? You know it changed me forever. If I had chosen to become "part of a secular organization " - I would have been disfellowshipped. Even if they voluntarily joined the UN for humanitarian reasons - how come I could not voluntary choose alternative service of a humane nature? I am really angry about this state affairs.

Love you dearly,

MSIL
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Meaning - coping

by msil in

pick up the newspaper.. go to the obituary section.

follow the steps below.

step 1 ok - look at just the names (don't read the words) - just the names.

msil

Metal slides....they can get really hot in the sun...I remember them as a kid.

9

Selling my soul

by msil in

i didn't think ebay would be willing to let me sell my soul over there...i don't need it anymore.

life is just too dark.. so i am selling it here.. any bids?.

any requests for more information?.

msil

Sirona - thank you.

But the dogs of Penthesilea are worth more than a million pounds....

9

Selling my soul

by msil in

i didn't think ebay would be willing to let me sell my soul over there...i don't need it anymore.

life is just too dark.. so i am selling it here.. any bids?.

any requests for more information?.

msil

I have one outside bid so far.

Penthesilea has bid for my soul. Her offer stands as follows:

"Penthesilea, blinded by her injured pride and volcanic passions, arrives with murder in her eyes. Armed with a bow, she shoots MSIL through the throat, sets her man-killing dogs on him, and then pounces, hyena-like, onto his chest, tearing his flesh with her own teeth"

She has offered her dog in exchange for my soul. It is above my reserve price. Who knows the answer to that?

9

Selling my soul

by msil in

i didn't think ebay would be willing to let me sell my soul over there...i don't need it anymore.

life is just too dark.. so i am selling it here.. any bids?.

any requests for more information?.

msil

Dana,

Are you bidding?

7

Meaning - coping

by msil in

pick up the newspaper.. go to the obituary section.

follow the steps below.

step 1 ok - look at just the names (don't read the words) - just the names.

msil

Pick up the newspaper.

Go to the obituary section. Follow the steps below.

Step 1 OK - look at just the names (don't read the words) - just the names. OK - you see before you dead people. No big deal.

Step 2 Now read some of the words under each name...words of love and words of loss. Feels worse right?

Step 3 Ever had one of your loved ones die? That feels just horrible doesn't it?

What is the difference between steps 1, 2 and 3? In all of the steps there is only one variable. That variable is one of "meaning". As the concept (in this case I used the death of people to illustrate the concept) has greater degrees of meaning attached so it becomes a greater emotional event for us and it eventually becomes our reality.

The question becomes therefore, one which some forms of therapy try to address using different methods, how does one allocate the right degree of meaning to a particular event? Attaching meaning to events is the source of emotion. From there we can conclude that our emotions can be controlled by the amount of meaning we attach to events and people with whom we have experience.

What methods do you use to establish meaning? Do you use a method? Or does it "just happen" for you? Do you use any methods to change the maount of meaning you are willing to give to any event or relationship? Is it healthy to do so?

I have so much more on this but I don't even know if anyone will read it...it probably "means nothing" to others.

9

Selling my soul

by msil in

i didn't think ebay would be willing to let me sell my soul over there...i don't need it anymore.

life is just too dark.. so i am selling it here.. any bids?.

any requests for more information?.

msil

mised something....The auction ends on Sunday at midnight.

9

Selling my soul

by msil in

i didn't think ebay would be willing to let me sell my soul over there...i don't need it anymore.

life is just too dark.. so i am selling it here.. any bids?.

any requests for more information?.

msil

I didn't think ebay would be willing to let me sell my soul over there...I don't need it anymore. Life is just too dark.

So I am selling it here.

Any bids?

Any requests for more information?

PS - there is a reserve price.

Sincerely, MSIL