what was it like growing up as a child, being a jw?
did you fear armageddon with every thunder storm?
agonize over the imminent death of all of your worldly playmates?
Yes I,Yes I
Hey mikepence,
check out the threads I started. there's not many but, they're mostly about my childhood experieces. that would be easier than retyping them on this thread
Thanks,
SoulJah
One day we'll all be together,until then I'm ready for whatever
---Tupac Shakur
so many things happened that i havent mentioned.
my wife almost died of an asthma attack along with an allergic reaction in 1999. in 2000, we saw all of our friends abandon us.
yet, we as a couple were as strong as ever, and continue to be.. in the fall of 2000 my brother-in-law did something remarkable.....he said no to the abuse his parents were bestowing on him.
Therapy Tharepy Therapy!!!!
Though I was not mantally challenged in any way; most of my childhood was EXACTLY the same as your brother-in-law's and your wife's
One day we'll all be together,until then I'm ready for whatever
---Tupac Shakur
other than the kingdom songs i`m sure we must have squeezed in some time to listen to the radio between territories and on the way to the mettings.. my musical tastes vary from classical to heavy head banging music,basically i like everything!i love the cult,rush,van halen,boston,etc anything from the 80`s retro era.. but my favourite song would be everything counts by depech mode and she sells sanctuary by the cult!.
beans.
Oh yeah! how could I forget,Lil'Kim
other than the kingdom songs i`m sure we must have squeezed in some time to listen to the radio between territories and on the way to the mettings.. my musical tastes vary from classical to heavy head banging music,basically i like everything!i love the cult,rush,van halen,boston,etc anything from the 80`s retro era.. but my favourite song would be everything counts by depech mode and she sells sanctuary by the cult!.
beans.
Metallica
The Greatful Dead
The Doors
Madonna
2Pac
Run DMC
Snoop Dogg
Bob Marley
Beenie Man
Isreal Vibrations
Michael Jackson; to name a few!
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!
