Truthseeker posted the following quote, here: http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/114458/2002789/post.ashx#2002789
I attempted to verify the quote by referring to the Society's Library, which I possess. In fact I posess the 1997, 2004, and 2005 Libraries. All three go back ONLY as far as the 1970 Awake! magazines, and so I was unable to verify the quote, at least electronically. Do any of you have an earlier version than my 1997 Library. I'm not sure what year the WTS produced the Library on CD. Was 1997 the first? If someone has an earlier version I'd be interested to know if it contains the 1969 Awake! on it. Of course I still have the hard copy of the magazine, which is stored away, but I'd like to know whether or not any of the WTS's Libraries on CD go as far back as 1969.
Awake! 1969 May 22 p.15 ***If you are a young person, you also need to face the fact that you will never grow old in this present system of things. Why not? Because all the evidence in fulfillment of Bible prophecy indicates that this corrupt system is due to end in a few years. Of the generation that observed the beginning of the 'last days' in 1914, Jesus foretold: 'This generation will by no means pass away until all these things occur.' Therefore, as a young person, you will never fulfill any career that this system offers. If you are in high school and thinking about a college education, it means at least four, perhaps even six or eight more years to graduate into a specialized career. But where will this system of things be by that time? It will be well on the way towards its finish, if not actually gone! This is why parents who base their lives on God's prophetic Word find it much more practical to direct their young ones into trades that do not require such long periods of additional schooling… True, those who do not understand where we are in the stream of time from God's viewpoint will call this impractical. But which is really practical: preparing yourself for a position in this world that soon will pass away? or working toward surviving this system's end and enjoying eternal life in God's righteous new order?
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