Posts by Theonlyoneleft

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Funerals

by Theonlyoneleft in

so i have a question about a not so spoken subject.

so if you feel inappropriate please feel free to ignore me!

has anyone given a thought about what they would like for their funeral one day?.

Theonlyoneleft

Thank you for sharing guys great insight. 😊

Diogenisister really funny... thank you for sharing, definitely food for thought 😊😊

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Funerals

by Theonlyoneleft in

so i have a question about a not so spoken subject.

so if you feel inappropriate please feel free to ignore me!

has anyone given a thought about what they would like for their funeral one day?.

Theonlyoneleft

Thank you for all of your comments, is good to see things in a different perspective 🙂.

smiddy3 I really like the idea of passing on bits of me to help others in need...after all life is precious... I’m sure I won’t need my organs anymore.

I have also thought give myself away for scientific purposes?! 🤓

but if so no organ donations will be allowed....then whom ever can go down the pub, have a pint and celebrate my life. Sorted.

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"Gem from the November 2019 WT. Reject apostate material because JWs trust in "their brothers."

by Daniel1555 in

dear friends.

i didn't post for a while, but i still enjoy the great jwn community.. just wanted to share a "gem" from the november 2019 study watchtower.. paragraph 8 from the article "are you maintaining your large shield of faith?".

satan, “the father of the lie,” uses those under his control to spread lies about jehovah and about our brothers and sisters.

Theonlyoneleft

Trust our brothers And Sisters!... they forgot that bit.

Anyhooo.... how can brothers be trusted if they are themselves imperfect?

And are not these same brothers AND sisters that would turn on anyone for anything other than a small infringement?!

There’s no trust inside of Congregations... it’s a pretend game that some are better at than others.

Everyone has to watch their own backs to FIT IN with the purpose of it all.

This simple hypocrisy should signal not a true love religion.

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Funerals

by Theonlyoneleft in

so i have a question about a not so spoken subject.

so if you feel inappropriate please feel free to ignore me!

has anyone given a thought about what they would like for their funeral one day?.

Theonlyoneleft

So I have a question about a not so spoken subject. So if you feel inappropriate please feel free to ignore me! 😊

Has anyone given a thought about what they would like for their funeral one day?

I mean, if you are no longer a Jehovah witness (KH ceremony) what would be your choice of ceremony? Who would be your speaker choice?

I only ask because when my mum passed away... even though she wasn’t a JW she did get a witness inspired funeral by my jws family (she would’ve be proud as my brother did the speech ) BUT not as happy with a clean cut funeral service .

I would never would like this to happen to me, So I’m gathering ideas WAAYYY ahead of time(I hope 🙂)!

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Have you watched the Smallfoot movie?

by Theonlyoneleft in

so relatable to jw’s.. a funny children’s movie that has a song called “perfection”.. one part goes like this “ if there's a question, causing you to go astray, just stuff it down inside until it goes away”.. poignant song.

check it here:.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=d08rlbruoco.

Theonlyoneleft

Thank you for sharing the rest of the song Blondie. Really interesting words.

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Have you watched the Smallfoot movie?

by Theonlyoneleft in

so relatable to jw’s.. a funny children’s movie that has a song called “perfection”.. one part goes like this “ if there's a question, causing you to go astray, just stuff it down inside until it goes away”.. poignant song.

check it here:.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=d08rlbruoco.

Theonlyoneleft

So relatable to JW’s.

A funny children’s movie that has a song called “Perfection”.

One part goes like this “ If there's a question, causing you to go astray, Just stuff it down inside until it goes away”.

Poignant song. What do you think?

Check it here:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=d08rlbrUOco

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If You Criticize A Person of Color Are You A Racist?

by minimus in

jw
friends

seriously, it’s getting to a point that you can’t make a negative comment about someone without being charged as a racist, homophobe or sexist!

if you criticize a female, you are obviously sexist.

if you criticize someone who happens to be gay, you must hate homosexuals.

Theonlyoneleft

Being mixed race myself this is not a subject that I pay attention too much in my life anymore.

When I was younger yes... segregation was the worse. Today I’m lucky to live in a multicultural society that is normal to see different people weather is race or sexual orientation.

So in retrospect I measure my words if needs be, I know I’m not racist and if I offend anyone without knowing I apologise taking note for the next time.

*Are we being critical towards a person because one of their faults or do we have mixed feelings about their race towards the individual?

Maybe this is the question to ask ourselves.

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Shall I disassociate myself too? I’m the only one left now.

by Theonlyoneleft in

please bear with me as this might be a long one,.

the question above has been circulating my mind for a while and i’ve been wondering if there’s anyone that thought the same or done it.. we normally associate shunning and disassociation with jehovah’s witnesses that are normally baptised, but my situation is a reversed one.. i was a bible student that left a long time ago on my own free will, never shunned never ostracised by my jw’s siblings and their families.

the years have passed and situations have arisen that has made me uncomfortable of the knowledge of particular outcomes within my siblings and families.. i’ve been thinking to stay away from my family( living in a different country ), as i don’t want to be preached on or feel out of touch and segregated by their opinions of me and my family.

Theonlyoneleft

Thank you. It’s true that if any of my family Wakes up or Fades... I’m the only one left that they can really turn to.

Maybe I’ll always be the only one left of the five. Who knows? ☺️

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Shall I disassociate myself too? I’m the only one left now.

by Theonlyoneleft in

please bear with me as this might be a long one,.

the question above has been circulating my mind for a while and i’ve been wondering if there’s anyone that thought the same or done it.. we normally associate shunning and disassociation with jehovah’s witnesses that are normally baptised, but my situation is a reversed one.. i was a bible student that left a long time ago on my own free will, never shunned never ostracised by my jw’s siblings and their families.

the years have passed and situations have arisen that has made me uncomfortable of the knowledge of particular outcomes within my siblings and families.. i’ve been thinking to stay away from my family( living in a different country ), as i don’t want to be preached on or feel out of touch and segregated by their opinions of me and my family.

Theonlyoneleft

Thank you jws for sharing your story. Enlightening!

thank you to all of you that are challenging my clogs on my way of thinking. 😊

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JW Malaise

by Half banana in

malaise according to the cambridge dictionary:.

a general feeling of being ill or having no energy, or an uncomfortable feeling that something is wrong, especially with society, and that you cannot change the situation.

where the dictionary says society, read "the society"........... is there a malaise in the jw world?

Theonlyoneleft

Thank you for clarifying the amount of meetings we had. I never saw it as 5, wasn’t even aware of that. All I knew was “you have to go to the meeting tonight!!”... three repeatedly phrases a week that my sister used to rumble on and on about.