and I recall an adress where the elder wailed about children(it would have been wives) complaining they never get a holiday that coming to a convention is like a holiday isnt it. The acknowledment from the audience was ..meagre. But conventions over family holidays yay!
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When some of the old time JW's time is up i wonder what they think in their private moments.
by karter inwe had an old time jw pass away recently he lived his entire life lie the new system was going to be here tomorrow.. he was a gillard grad and went on to be missionry in west africa.. came back home when wife got pregent(they eventuly had 3 children) ,sold everything pre 75 to see the system out and pioneer then had to work his butt off to rebuild his finances and put a roof over his familys head.. he retired and became a co till his wifes health could no longer alow it.. he got a treminal illness and i wonder in his quiter moments did he think ....".ive lived my entire life for a dream that never came true".
he's only one of many i see,their lives comming to an end and the new system is no closer than it was when they started.. .
karter..
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zeb
trujw you have apm from zeb
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When some of the old time JW's time is up i wonder what they think in their private moments.
by karter inwe had an old time jw pass away recently he lived his entire life lie the new system was going to be here tomorrow.. he was a gillard grad and went on to be missionry in west africa.. came back home when wife got pregent(they eventuly had 3 children) ,sold everything pre 75 to see the system out and pioneer then had to work his butt off to rebuild his finances and put a roof over his familys head.. he retired and became a co till his wifes health could no longer alow it.. he got a treminal illness and i wonder in his quiter moments did he think ....".ive lived my entire life for a dream that never came true".
he's only one of many i see,their lives comming to an end and the new system is no closer than it was when they started.. .
karter..
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and they never learned trades, graduated or had a useful hobby.
You make avery very defining point.
and where are the ones who pushed the 1975 line.? Are they still living the good life in Bethel?
I am thankful I never believed that. "For no man knows the hour nor the day" said Jesus.
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Met up with an Ex-JW from Spain in London Today
by cantleave inwe went to the british museum, there were loads of dubbies there.
i had a bit of fun!
one group were looking at the exhibits referring to the babylonish occupation of judah, the jw guide was talking about 607 - so i said "this sign here say 587 not 607".
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zeb
So if the british museum says 587 not 607 thats 20 years difference. Given that the wts has hung all and everything off 1914 (this time) that makes it 1934-5.
The world was coming out of the great depression then hitler was stamping his feet and nothing else was happening. Curios. Perhaps go backwards and take 20 off 1914. then we have 1895-6.
And theworld was just getting on with it.
Hmm
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break down
by zeb inson told us last night his partner just announced its over.
this is fairly painful to bare.. later i asked my jw wife what was it about and her reply was a short series of mumbled sounds.
did she learn to speak like that at the kh?.
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son told us last night his partner just announced its over. This is fairly painful to bare.
Later i asked my jw wife what was it about and her reply was a short series of mumbled sounds. Did she learn to speak like that at the KH?
He is carrying it well but I will talk to him. As usual Dad is the last to know.
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May 15, 2013 WT up on jw.org now
by Gayle inhas article, page 32 which states about their 'neutrality' policy.
although our position as christian neutrals may not have been fully understood by our brothers nearly a century ago, they sought to please jehovah god.
this is aggravating, as the wts had 'policy' for so many years that jws could not do 'alternative' service.
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and the fate of 'young boys' going into prisons is never mentioned. But the society doesnt see sex abuse does it.
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Brother with Parkinson's Disease out in service
by ShirleyW inhe was in one of the subway stations here peddling the mags, can't say for sure if he has parkinson's, but his body had "the shakes" that folks get if they have it,he had one crutch up under his shoulder to support him and he had a four pronged cane for his other hand, which he wasn't using.i just had to say something to him, i asked him why is he doing this and he said "we're commanded to do so" then i asked if he felt alright because he certainly didn't look it and he said "well, not really since all the cuts in medicaid and other medical services" so, obviiously we wasn't doing to well at all.
i said you don't have to do this, what scripture in the bible says you have to turn in your time, there's no scripture that says that, and surprisingly he said with a bit of hesitattion "well, i guess you're right".i said you're just turning in time for the governing body, you're just doing it for them and i said a few other things and he didn't say a word, usually, they don't even let you get that far without offering up an argument or quoting some scripture, he just stood there and listened.
i actually felt sorry for him, he wasn't elderly and if he can get around with his crutches that's good, but he doesn't need to stand in a subway station obviously suffering and shaking from whatever illness he has just to get his time in.
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zeb
i have seen a very handicapped person doing the same he could not talk but with noises. It was so wrong. He was an object of pity.
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Looking for a partner.....
by LouBelle inrighto, so who would like to get married?
i'm a great cook, good with kids, can clean and am currently in the process of losing weight.
in 6 months i'm good to go.
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Australia beckons.
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listening to music tonight
by Hortensia ina couple of favorites:.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qi7btzhoyy0.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7jzexvpyzq.
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anytime.
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No Child Left Behind Testing
by skeeter1 inaround the us, 6th graders (and alot of other grades) are preparing for this spring's standardized testing.
when "we" grew up, the standardized tests were straigh forward math problems.
the standardized math test is now only 16 questions long, but they are all long, drawn out word problems.
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zeb
and about as relevant to life as half the crap we were hammered with.
A bench 32" x 40" that is not a bench it is a strange shaped small table top.
We had to do '3rd angle projection' in Technical drawing at high school. I spent a life time in the welding fabrication trade and never once saw any construction drawing in'3rd angle projection'.