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  Relevant Poetry

  by Garrett in

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  he was down on the floor with his lips to a glass said he dreamed of a future that won't come to pass that he once strived to excel in a world so vast but why run a race when it's rigged and he's fixed in last then he mused over life is a joke and he laughed that it is what it is and he's thankful for all that he has i said well let me just pose one question and ask if you just want what you have, then why are are you sad

  she was tripping on something that was laced in her tea and she was high as a kite when she said she could see said we in the land of the free but no freedom grows and if we in a brave new world where'd the brave all go i said, hell if i know then she told me that the problem is the society everybody crippled by anxiety no one is the person that they try to be then she said, what we need are a few with a view that can bring a change through that we need less talk and more do so i said to her, what about you

  i was listening to someone give a speech something 'bout the knowledge of enlightenment he reached and as my eyes glazed over in my seat he approached and he asked if he could challenge my beliefs i said by all means have at it then he talked about the suffering and source of bad habits how the emptying of mind is the challenge and withdrawing from the world is the cure to all sadness i said that all sounds like madness why have a life and then not be alive why have a mind and then choose to be blind what you call wisdom is the fear that you hide you cannot retreat from those demons inside this is not peace, it's a mask you adorn this is not truth, it's a trap, nothing more and you're too busy running from something you can't ignore

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  he was down on the floor with his lips to a glass Said he dreamed of a future that won't come to pass That he once strived to excel in a world so vast But why run a race when it's rigged and he's fixed in last Then he mused over life is a joke and he laughed That it is what it is and he's thankful for all that he has I said well let me just pose one question and ask If you just want what you have, then why are are you sad She was tripping on something that was laced in her tea And she was high as a kite when she said she could see Said we in the land of the free but no freedom grows And if we in a brave new world where'd the brave all go I said, hell if I know Then she told me that the problem is the society Everybody crippled by anxiety No one is the person that they try to be Then she said, what we need are a few with a view that can bring a change through That we need less talk and more do So I said to her, what about you I was listening to someone give a speech Something 'bout the knowledge of enlightenment he reached And as my eyes glazed over in my seat He approached and he asked if he could challenge my beliefs I said by all means have at it Then he talked about the suffering and source of bad habits How the emptying of mind is the challenge And withdrawing from the world is the cure to all sadness I said that all sounds like madness Why have a life and then not be alive Why have a mind and then choose to be blind What you call wisdom is the fear that you hide You cannot retreat from those demons inside This is not peace, it's a mask you adorn This is not truth, it's a trap, nothing more And you're too busy running from something you can't ignore
  
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  We're All Going To Die

  by Garrett in

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  2. friends

  life has been busy, but i am now on 2 weeks vacation which allowed me some thinking room.

  and here's what's been on my mind.. we're all going to die.

  no matter what we do, our fate is sealed.

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  Garrett

  Hi all,

  It's been a while since I've been here. Life has been busy, but I am now on 2 weeks vacation which allowed me some thinking room. And here's what's been on my mind.

  We're all going to die. No matter what we do, our fate is sealed. I don't know about any of you who have more years of wisdom than me, but this hit me hard. Sure, we all say we're going to die some day, but how many of us actually dwell on the idea and on what it actually means? For the past week, that's what I've been doing. Everything I've done in my life and everything I will do will be forgotten, everything that I am and will be, will fade into nothingness. Everything I've worked on in life, everything I thought was important, everything I stressed and worried about, would have been for naught.

  Now, from a thiestic point of view, our life here serves as a passage into the next realm. Yes, there are many takes on the core idea, but most faiths are quite similar. So, after death, we get reincarnated, we go to heaven, we go to hell, etc. But there is still the issue that everything we held dear while on Earth was futile, everything we stressed and worried about was pointless.

  From an athiestic perspective, we have our life and when it's done, it's done. Which makes the reality of death all that much harsher.

  So, what should we be doing with our life. What is the best way to make use of our life, to make it meaningful, to make it worthwhile?

  Wealth? Success? Knowledge? Friends? Fame? Health? I think there is only one thing that we can do to make our life truly meaningful and that is to do our utmost to make a positive impact in the lives of those that we frequent. All the above mentioned things will be nothing when we are gone, however, changing someone else's life, and impacting it for the better will remain with that person(s) for their life and perhaps their children's lives. Yes, everything fades in the end, but at least we helped someone, we were selfless instead of selfish which too many people are today.

  So, personally, I am going to do my very best not to worry about mundane things that I know will be meaningless in the end, and do my very best to help and positively impact anyone's life that I can. I want to focus on others instead of myself. Yes, a balance must be found, but I don't want to be known as someone who was successful, but didn't have time for others.

  Those are my thoughts, I'd love to hear your take. I know it's a morbid subject, but it's something that has been weighing on my mind. Have you thought about this? What conclusion did you come to?

  Peace,

  Garrett
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  Crisis of Consience market price (we are in a bull market)

  by NewYork44M in

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  i was considering getting another copy of one of ray's books and was shocked about the market value.

  is ray's book worth $1,000?

  perhaps, but it is a bit shocking.

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  Garrett

  What steve2 said. I never bought the book, just used the PDF version :)
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  Reading this might be hard.. Emotionally.. This is the truth...

  by Jaewook kim in

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  2. experiences

  every second our watch ticks, thats frequency of our current time.

  the frequency will hit our reality every 1 second.. same method for rainbow frequency.. this is where i need your scientists.

  need confirmation of change on fact of time.. and this... is truth of jehovah.... under sugar water, blue light will appear on left side.. under salt water, red light will appear on right side.. this concept is same for our heart.

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  I'm so confused...
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  Nicest thing a JW has ever done?

  by aintenoughwiskey in

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  here is a change of pace, what was the nicest thing a jw has ever done for you or you have seen done?

  it wasn't all bad all the time!

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  Garrett

  When I left home at 18 I lived with a family. They made me part of the family and it was great... Now they shun me and won't speak with me. Woot!
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  Is this doctrine still in in effect?

  by WasOnceBlind in

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  so something i never knew was the fact jw's were taught that jesus is only the mediator for the anointed class and not for everyone.

  i only found this out after reading "crisis of conscience" and i was actually pretty shocked to learn so.

  if that is the case, when they pray why even bother saying the words "in the name of jesus christ we ask"?

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  Garrett

  Wait what? How come I never knew this... I have never heard about this in my time with the witnesses... How strange. I wonder if they deliberately choose not to discuss doctrine that could potentially be very controversial.

  Then again, maybe I never payed attention at meetings...
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  Missed it by that much ----------23

  by John Aquila in

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  2. experiences

  i almost had a freaking heart attack.

  i even threw my coffee cup at the wall and starting yelling like crazy when i got the the 5th number correct.

  i was checking my texas lottery ticket for this past saturday.

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  Garrett

  I'm not much of a gambling man, mainly because my wonderful dad made my family homeless because of it. On top of that, I don't have the money to spend on lotto tickets, I'm a broke guy eating ramen noodles morning lunch and dinner xD
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  Change to dress and grooming rules for JWs in USA soon?

  by RayPublisher in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  my guy with the lurk account on jwtalk (where all the kool-aid drinking jws go to talk about how wonderful 'the twoof' is) sent me some more interesting threads, here's one:.

  spoiler: starting new the new service year september.

  "there will be new directives from the branch through the circuit overseer on dress and grooming that will disqualify one to be a congregation publisher.

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  Garrett

  Ha, if this is legit, it would make my day.
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  Small details...

  by Garrett in

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  2. friends

  a witness friend wanted to meet up recently and talk.

  since this person was a close friend and who i thought had a level head, i'd go ahead and speak with him.

  our conversation actually helped me figure a few things out not only for myself but also about the witnesses.. so we're talking and i'm telling him my experience and the doctrines that i disagreed with as well as the scandals that made me disgusted with the organization.

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  Garrett

  So,

  A witness friend wanted to meet up recently and talk. Since this person was a close friend and who I thought had a level head, I'd go ahead and speak with him. Our conversation actually helped me figure a few things out not only for myself but also about the witnesses.

  So we're talking and I'm telling him my experience and the doctrines that I disagreed with as well as the scandals that made me disgusted with the organization. after about half an hour of discussing this, we start talking about the doctrine changes that we've had over the years. I tell him that with al the changes that we've had and that our teachings are never set in stone, how do we know that what we currently believe is actually truth and not another doctrine that will be replaced by new light? I also add that what we believe today vastly differs from what Russell believed.

  his response to this was "those are small details, the core of our beliefs hasn't changed." That's when I had a eureka moment. I asked him to imagine a car engine. An engine is made up of many parts, the longer you have the car, the more parts you have to replace. As you're replacing small parts you're slowly taking away the old engine and replacing it with a new one. Soon, there would likely be barely anything left of the old which hadn't been replaced by the new. It's the same with our teachings... When do the small changes overtake the old beliefs and create a new "core." The organization introduces small changes, but those changes eventually pile up and before you know it, you're believing something completely different from what you once were. Unfortunately, my friend didn't have the level head I thought he had and didn't seem to understand my example.

  One last thing I finally realized is that the majority of witnesses DO NOT want to wake up. I no longer feel like the brainwashing is all that's keeping them in. I think that deep down, they understand what were telling them and they know that what we're saying is truth, but they don't want to face that reality. For them, living in their world, they are doing something that they believe has purpose. Taking that away from them is devastating and the majority is not mentally capable of allowing their mind to accept the facts that we provide them with.

  Those are my thoughts for the day. I would love to hear your ideas and opinions regarding what I wrote!

  I hope everyone had a wonderful Father's Day!

  Peace,

  Garrett
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  TV shows we love to hate

  by Jonathan Drake in

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  2. entertainment

  felt like starting a not so serious thread:.

  so i'm sitting here watching madmen.

  and i can't stop.

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  Garrett

  I say stop watching that show and take a look at Vikings.

  Personally, I don't have any shows like this, no, sowwy :(