dear post reader,.
about nine months ago, while surfing through different jw web sites, i came across a reference to an e-mail that was sent to the poster.. the e-mail basically said that with the way that things are going with the society, i.e., so many " waking up", and not being so easy to mislead and control., that there very likely will be a "big" announcement regarding the order to kill the "apostates" and the "wicked people".. the source said that it would go something like this:.
there would be talks, and some wordings in the magazines, alluding to an upcoming announcement.
OK, I think that there is a MINISCULE chance of this ever happening, and if it did, it would be a minority who would follow it.
I think its needless scaremongering, and its silly to say :
Brothers "hungering" for some real "meat in due season", and being tired of the same dish being served in a different mannerThey're not bloody hannibal lecter you know!
Sirona
if a tree falls in a forest when theres no one around, .
does it make a sound.... when it hits the ground?.
just kidding.
I will try that!
Being in a relationship is like picking up two rough pebbles and carrying them in a pocket. Eventually they will knock all the rough edges of each other and be smoothI really like that!
Sirona
i've recently discovered that the great majority of my problems are my own fault.
which leads me to conclude that it is also my own fault that people don't like me very much.. y'all have pretty much seen me at my best and my worst.
why do you think people don't like me?.
Joelbear, I like you.
Just be you and don't worry if people don't like you. Treat people well and be a good person.
Sirona
if a tree falls in a forest when theres no one around, .
does it make a sound.... when it hits the ground?.
just kidding.
Abaddon,
Thanks for your insightful comments.
He isn't someone who talks about deep things. He has a short attention span (a real concentration problem sometimes!) and tends to want a conversation to "move on" rather than cover all angles. He is dyslexic and I think that might have something to do with it. Words are just not his thing and he will often use the wrong word in the wrong place, etc.
Saying that, we can talk all night about 'nothing'. The only trouble I find is that he gets ultra bored if I try and talk about something deep, and if I put an "argument" across, he sees it as an attack! E.g. he was telling me about a program on time-travel. I suggested some obscure theory on time and said that their theory didn't sound right to me. He immediately said, "oh ok well I wont tell you about it then if thats what you think!" I tried to explain that I wasn't attacking, I was just giving an opinion.
He tells me that he's worried that I might meet someone who is "intellectual" and prefer them over him.
Funnily enough, he says that he prefers me to other women *because* he can talk to me and he always found it a lot more difficult with them! Maybe I draw him out well.
I have been a little worried about the fact that there are a couple of people in my life who I'd much rather go to for advice and deep conversation. :(
I love my B/F though, and he's great. The fear of abandonment that I have is gradually lessening. I hope he can be trusted, I wish I could fully trust him. He never does anything suspect! lol.
I'm feeling heartened by your suggestion that communication improves. I think that I need to learn how to draw him out even more and see how that goes.
Sirona
dear post reader,.
about nine months ago, while surfing through different jw web sites, i came across a reference to an e-mail that was sent to the poster.. the e-mail basically said that with the way that things are going with the society, i.e., so many " waking up", and not being so easy to mislead and control., that there very likely will be a "big" announcement regarding the order to kill the "apostates" and the "wicked people".. the source said that it would go something like this:.
there would be talks, and some wordings in the magazines, alluding to an upcoming announcement.
Don't be silly.
here it is april 16, 2002. i have not been out in service for, oh, about 2-3 years now?
my wife is the die-hard jw who always reaches her quota, if not a little more.
we have been in a new congregation for about a year now, and we have yet to receive a "shepherding visit" from the local elders.
Sometimes its not the congregation but the person.
I've had lots of visits and hassle from the cong, but my sister who is also inactive and doesnt attend, hasn't heard ANYTHING from them. They have never asked her why she doesnt go, its as though she never existed.
By personality she was always very quiet at the hall, and i honestly think that they didnt notice she'd gone or something!
Sirona
summer is nearly upon us and it would be great to arrange a 'get together' (wt speak) sometime so that some of us could meet up.
i thought i'd give plenty warning so that we can arrange something and get suggestions for venue etc .... i was thinking of a nice hotel (with a pool if pos) and nearby to somewhere suitable for a family day out.. people could just go for the day or stop for a weekend as they preferred and we could do things as families during the day and then have a meal in the evening, have a few beers etc .... we're near manchester but don't mind travelling for a couple of hours or so (we have 2 small kids) - in fact, it would be nice to go somewhere like wales, the lake district, the peak district ... you get the idea (just away from the cobbled streets and slums).. if anyone has any ideas or suggestions then let us have them!.
oh, and forget you're british!!!
if a tree falls in a forest when theres no one around, .
does it make a sound.... when it hits the ground?.
just kidding.
Teejay,
I think the jealousy thing with me is our biggest problem. Recently, I've been much better...I don't mention it and I have sort of resigned myself to the fact that if he does run around, I can deal with it. Its about confidence. Unfortunately, I keep having dreams that he cheats and I wake up in tears.
Sirona
in the dialogue below, jesus scoffs at peters claim that he will give his life for jesus.
he tells peter that before the sun comes up in the morning--before the rooster crows--peter would that very night pretend he did not even know jesus.. .
readers should note especially that in the john passage below, jesus is predicting that the rooster would not crow until after peter has denied knowing jesus three times.. .
Dawn, Clearly there is an inconsistency here. One account says the Cock will not crow until he's denied Jesus Thrice, and one says that the cock crowed for a second time after the 3rd denial (hence the cock crowed once before the 3rd denial).
Sirona
if a tree falls in a forest when theres no one around, .
does it make a sound.... when it hits the ground?.
just kidding.
Abaddon,
You always come up with fantastic points. I really do enjoy your posts.
If you need friends for conversation, you're with the wrong partner, IMHO. Maybe I'm lucky.That made me feel uncomfortable. My b/f and I can talk and chat, but for really in depth discussions there are other people I would turn to. Is that wrong? Its still something I'm thinking about as far as this relationship.
Similarly, I don't want him having close friendships with women. This is a deficiency within myself, since my fear of being hurt is so strong. To be honest, if I wanted to spend time with another man more than I wanted to spend time with my b/f then I would seriously consider ending the relationship.
Sirona
