Posts by Water

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What If Jehovah's Witnesses Are Right?

by shamus in

the "what if" thing comes to mind... no matter how much i strongly believe that they are not, what if armageddon happened tomorrow and they were correct?

would you have any sorrow for being wrong???.

i, personally would not.

Water

If JW's are right then I feel sorry for them. I don't think they really understand what they are wishing for. But I've never wanted to be perfect, it sounds awful boring to me.

Water

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Do you consider fellow posters as strangers?

by JH in

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do you consider other posters here that you know since months to be strangers?

some people will say, "i don't really know you, i never saw you in person, so you're a stranger".

do you have to meet someone in person so that he or she isn't any more considered to be a stranger?.

Water

No, I don't have to meet someone in person to consider them a friend. As for this forum. Well... there are a lot of people here that I look forward to meeting.

Water

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How Many are Single? How Many are Looking?

by Robdar in

i find myself finally becoming accustomed to the fact that i am single again.

i am no longer thinking in couple terms and i now cook to please only me.

it's fun and scary all at the same time.

Water

I am single, never married. I'm not really looking, but I wouldn't mind meeting someone special anyway.

Time for an ad? Alright, let's see...

Gender: Female

Age: 28

Children: 0

What I do for fun: I enjoy reading, especially material that encourages me to question myself and the world around me.

About me: I am a quiet person, equally content meeting new people at a social gathering as reading a book while sitting beneath a tree. I like to explore the world around me, learn new things. It can take me awhile to get attached to people but once I am, I am very loyal. I take people as they are and expect others to respect my imperfections as well. I love with my whole heart, it's the only way I know how.

Who I am looking for: I am looking for someone who is kind, creative, considerate, and who knows how to have a good time.

Lol... so I'm going to be single for awhile. That's OK.

Water

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How Do You Handle Death?

by minimus in

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for most witnesses, the ressurection hope keeps survivors going.

i knew of some jw's that were in such denial that they would want to believe that "they're just sleeping but are still alive to jehovah.

" others would bust themselves "in the work", while others would "mourn as the nations do".

Water

I feel that every peson makes a contribution to the group we call 'the human population of Earth' during their lifetime. It can be difficult when people die 'early' but I try to focus on the difference they made in their lifetime. Even the shortest life changes the people and the world around it. I feel that the world is a better place because of everyone who has worked to make it so.

Water

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Our Lost Histories

by ashitaka in

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tonight the wife is out, and i had some time to think.. i was watching tv but got bored, because there is a fantastic thunderstorm going on right now.. i turned off everything, and started to think about things, ans why i've had a kind of empty feeling lately, as to my past.

i think about the little things, the history of my life.. somewhere, i lost my life to the jws, that early time that is supposed to be the most important in forming who we become.. i remember being a child, but can't remember when i felt like a child, i just seem to be missing something.

is it the birthdays, holidays, friends i was barred from having?

Water

ash -

Your post put into words what I have been feeling and trying to find a way to express. It's part of the reason I spend so much time here on JWD. As much as I hate the fact that anyone has had to go through the feeling of a 'lost' childhood, It's nice to know that other people understand, that I am not alone, and that I am not imagining it all. Thank you.

Water

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Yet another Re-Birthday for me! :-)

by Elsewhere in

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august 9, 1998 is the day that i officially disassociated myself from the borg... in a few days i will have been free for five years!

try to stop me now borg!!!

note: any apostababes who wish to "congratulate" me may make arrangements by pming me.

Water

Happy rebirthday Elsewhere!

I'll have to think about that PM.

Water

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Question: Beware the voice of strangers talk

by Water in

for some unknown reason i decided to torture myself and attended the july assembly.

i found the talk "beware the voice of strangers" particularly interesting.

although it seems, according to my jw mother, that i got the wrong message from the talk.

Water

Thank you for helping me understand it better.

Hamas: Thanks for the link, I am saving the talk for use later. There is a remarkable amount of paranoid material in it for the objective listener.

Water

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Question: Beware the voice of strangers talk

by Water in

for some unknown reason i decided to torture myself and attended the july assembly.

i found the talk "beware the voice of strangers" particularly interesting.

although it seems, according to my jw mother, that i got the wrong message from the talk.

Water

For some unknown reason I decided to torture myself and attended the July assembly. I found the talk "Beware the voice of strangers" particularly interesting. Although it seems, according to my JW mother, that I got the wrong message from the talk.

I understood the base message of the talk to be: Do not accept the literature, religious conversation, etc. from people of different beliefs. Do not allow people to deay you away from the "truth."

She explained to me that this talk was only directed towards apostates.

Can anyone clarify this talk for me? Was this talk only dircted towards apostates or did she just say that because I, when she tried to "witness" to me, told her that I thought the advice "not to listen to the voice of strangers" was excellent advice and that I should not listen to her when she tries to interfere with my beliefs.

Water

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