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part 3: the october surprise!
jws were very eager about world events peace and security: the worldwide pronouncement of peace and security has been a prophetic mantra of the jw religion since before i became associated in 1968. and now, at long last, it was finally upon us!
true, 1975 had not brought armageddon, just as 1914 did not bring it either.
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there is that old story i'm reminded of sometimes about the world being full of three types of people.
the people who make things happen, the people who watch things happen, and the people who have no idea of what is going on.
i thought you might want to at least be in the second catagory so i wanted to share something i found interesting with you.. i have two short poems and a short story for you to read below, and if you care to read these you might find something quite remarkable about them.. long years have passed.
I like it! But I really thought you were going to end it with something like the borg are using these programs already to write the watchtower and awake. but anyway...
what if i meet someone from school?.
from the awake, feb 22 2002. sorry, if it seems rather late in coming, but after only 7 weeks,.
it was a normal part of my life, and what wasn't normal was having it stay with me throughout my adulthood.. till now now i tell people, i'm an ex jw.
Growing up I had all of these fears. these days it's my excuse.
when people give me a funny look for what ever reason I say :
don't mind me , my parents are jehovahs wittness!
i was never baptised when i attended the kingdom hall so i went to the meetings with sholder length hair (with my jw parents).
one time i had been approached by the elders concerning this matter.
they asked me if i planned to cut my hair and progress in the truth and get baptised.
tatooed, peirced and dreadlocks
this house is on fire!
kick off your boots, come and sit a spell.. listen to me worry, come and listen well.. all you better best come and lean in boys.. i don't dare raise my voice.. i've been sitting here for the longest time .
reading all the warning and danger signs.. i don't have the gift of prophesy, .
My song back in the day:
DEAR MOTHER
DEAR FATHER
WHAT IS THIS HELL HAVE PUT ME THROUGH
BELIEVER
DECEIVER
DAY IN DAY OUT LIVE MY LIFE THROUGH YOU
PUSHED ONTO ME WHATS WRONG OR RIGHT
HIDDEN FROM THIS THING THAT THEY CALL LIFE
DEAR MOTHER
DEAR FATHER
EVERY THOUGHT I'D THINK YOU'D DISAPPROVE
CURATOR
DICTATOR
ALWAYS CENSORING MY EVERY MOVE
CHILDEREN ARE SEEN BUT ARE NOT HEARD
TEAR OUT EVERYTHING INSPIRED
INNOCENCE
TORN FROM ME WITHOUT YOUR SHELTER
BARRED REALITY
I'M LIVING BLINDLY
DEAR MOTHER
DEAR FATHER
TIME HAS FROZEN STILL WHATS LEFT TO BE
HEAR NOTHINR
SAY NOTHING
CANNOT FACE THE FACT I THINK FOR ME
NO GARANTEE IT'S LIFE AS IS
BUT DAMN YOU FOR NOT GIVING ME MY CHANCE
DEAR MOTHER
DEAR FATHER
YOU'VE CLIPPED MY WINGS BEFORE I LEARNED TO FLY
UNSPOILED
UNSPOKEN
I'VE OUT GROWN THAT F@#$%*G LULLABY
SAME THING I'VE ALWAYS HEARD FROM YOU
DO AS I SAY NOT AS I DO
INNOCENCE
TORN FROM ME WITHOUT YOUR SHELTER
BARRED REALITY
I'M LIVING BLINDLY
I'M IN HELL WITHOUT YOU
CANNOT COPE WITHOUT YOU TWO
SHOCKED AT THE WORLD THAT I SEE
INNOCENT VICTIM PLEASE RESCUE ME
DEAR MOTHER DEAR FATHER
HIDDEN IN YOUR WORLD YOU'VE MADE FOR ME
I'M SEETHING
I'M BLEADING
RIPPING WOUNDS IN ME THAT NEVER HEAL
UNDYING SPITE I FEEL FOR YOU
LIVING OUT THIS HELL YOU ALWAYS KNEW
1988-METALLICA: DYERS EVE
I've since moved on
did you ever really believe armaggedon was just about to happen?.
maybe to such a degree that you were scared or made major changes in your life?.
i'm not old enought to remmeber 1975 but with the gulf war a lot of people got scared and believed the end was coming ( including me).. werent we doing the revelation book at the time?.
HEY MrBEANS,it's a shame your not in north america we have a radio program over here called : Coast to Coast with Art Bell. He has had Greer on his program plenty of times.You can check him out at: www.artbell.com Lots of interesting topics there!
i was about 16 at the time.i can't remember what i did wrong; of course every thing i did was wrong at that time according to my parents.
i think i was caught riding a neighbor kids skateboard.. any way,i believe the punishment was to get my ass beat or get locked out of the house.
a week before my dad was comming home from work and caught me doing the same thing; he jumped out of the truck and violently threw me in it {the truck} then proceeded to elbow me in the nose which sent my head into the back window and caused my nose to bleed!
I was about 16 at the time.I can't remember what I did wrong; of course every thing I did was wrong at that time according to my parents. I think I was caught riding a neighbor kids skateboard.
any way,I believe the punishment was to get my ass beat or get locked out of the house. A week before my dad was comming home from work and caught me doing the same thing; he jumped out of the truck and violently threw me in it {the truck} then proceeded to elbow me in the nose which sent my head into the back window and caused my nose to bleed! So I chose to stay out side this time;until it got cold , then I tried to get into the house, at which point some how the police showed up!I tried explaining my story to the cops and asking for help. theydidn't seemm to know how to help and proceeded to explain to me that I was a minor and that my dad leaglly had to let me in the house. AT this point my dad was pounding his fist into his hand;Iknew what that meant;so I started to plea with the cops not to let this happen to me. They acted as if there was nothing they could do and told me I should just go home; I then asked them to just put me in jail so I didn't have to get my ass beat. They said they had no reason to do so; So I started calling them names{stupid F'ing pigs ect..}hoping they would haul me off. Still nothing, So I ran out into the street{mind you I didn't want to do any thing violent to put me in jail for a long time just looking for rufuge from the abuse I was suffering and would have suffered};so any way ran into the street got their attention again{calling them names}and mooned them that got me shelter for the evening and got me out of THAT nights ass wooping.
Damn I wish I could have had a normal life!
did you ever really believe armaggedon was just about to happen?.
maybe to such a degree that you were scared or made major changes in your life?.
i'm not old enought to remmeber 1975 but with the gulf war a lot of people got scared and believed the end was coming ( including me).. werent we doing the revelation book at the time?.
TES! actually right up until a week ago ;when I found this and other websites pertaining to the matter.
I actually was looking for what the WTBS had to say about Sept 11th and of course came acrossed this and other sites.
WOW! what a relief!
any one remember any brothers that did elvis impersonations at the jw wedding receptions?
man they sure did stumble me!
any one remember any brothers that did Elvis impersonations at the JW wedding receptions? man they sure did stumble me!
any one remember the smurfs; especially that evil papa smurf?.
the cong i attended even gave a talk about their evilness.. roumor was one even animated itself [little plastic figure] inside the k-hall.. this led to my sister having to get rid of her smurf collection.. i'd have to say though at that time it made me happy ;being she .
got 2-3 new smurfs every week, and they woldn't even ever buy me a hotwheels car
any one remember the smurfs; especially that evil papa smurf?
the cong I attended even gave a talk about their evilness.
roumor was one even animated itself [little plastic figure] inside the K-hall.
this led to my sister having to get rid of her smurf collection.
I'd have to say though at that time it made me happy ;being she
got 2-3 new smurfs every week, and they woldn't even ever buy me a Hotwheels car