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  Please help me

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  Bethelite sent to India for heart surgery.

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  an uncle of mine is a lifer at the brooklyn bethel and he was recently sent to india for open heart surgery.

  it's so much cheaper compared to getting the procedure done in the us it's ridiculous.

  does anybody know if it's the society that pays for all this or if it's up to each bethelite's own health insurance?

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  I'm surprised that a "lifer" at Bethel still has a heart to operate on. When I was there, the old timers were just plain weird.

  Why are hard core Bethelites so easy to operate on? Because they are heartless, gutless and spineless, and their heads and their butts are interchangeable.
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  Those who still show up at the meetings, How do you manage?.

  by Mr Facts in

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  for those who still show up at the meetings, how do you manage?.

  do you still offer comments and how do you actually muster up the boldness to gave talks and still do all of those craps?..

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  I used to be the best commenter, best prepared. My change came when we were assigned to a book study with the worst conductor in the history of book studies. After EVERY paragraph, he gave his own answer, essentially restating the entire paragraph. Add to this his maddening monotone. Add to this the fact that he never worked with his group in field service. Add to this that he didn't make sheparding visits. I decided to shut down. I abruptly quit making ANY comments. I still went out in service, but decided that turning in my time was totally unscriptural. So, I quit that, too. Do you want to make a stir? Go out in service, but don't turn in your time. That was the first and only time my book study conductor spoke to me about anything other than the weather. I told him that reporting my time was violating my conscience. Never been bothered since. It drives the elders nuts. Oh, wait, they were already nuts. Now I go to meetings because I fell in love with one of the seats and I want to keep it warm. And I love to talk to the young people and encourage them to use their thinking abilities. Soon, they might figure out the same crap it took me many more years to discern.