Welcome to JWD Benito!
Thanks for posting your story, I really enjoyed reading it.
New Worldly Translation
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Hi everybody, I´m a new member from Spain
by benito infirst of all, i want to apologize for all the mistakes i will probably make, i m not very good at english, it s very hard for me to think in another language different than my native tongue (spanish, of course!!)..
i ve been lurking through this forum for a long time but i didn t dare write here because of my lack of knowledge of the language but i changed my mind.
i think i can give a different point of view from other members of usa of uk, it seems that most of the members are from theses countries.
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WTS and charity?
by gringojj inmy sister in law was going to have her electricity shut off and she brought her notice to catholic charities and they paid it for her.
makes me wonder would the wts do the same?
are they known to do anything charitable besides spreading the good news?
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New Worldly Translation
I think the 2 expressions that sum up the WTS view of charity are -
God helps those who help themselves
Charity begins at home (Columbia Heights, Brooklyn)
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Constant updates
by kwintestal inwhen you visit jw family, do you get bombarded by "updates" of what others are doing as jw's?.
i do and it takes everything i have to say what's really on my mind.... my dad just got back from a vacation visiting family.
i ask how so-and-so is doing ... "oh, they're great.
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New Worldly Translation
I used to hear it said that 'worldly people have nothing to talk about, but we JW's have lots to talk about'
When you listen to their conversations though all it amounts to is gossip - who got married, divorced, DF'd, had a kid, who wore what outfit at the assembly, who got insulted or snubbed at the last meeting etc etc etc
They live their whole lives making small talk because they have such dull, unfulfilling lives with no outside interests or pastimes. They don't even talk about so called 'spiritual' things from the bible or watchtower, like they are told from the platform, cos even they figure that stuffs boring as hell.
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How Much Time Did You Spend as a JW?
by eljefe in25 years total .
15 years baptized .
also, does the resentment for jw's grow in a linear or a exponential manner with time spent as a jw?.
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Birth - 26 y.o.
12 years baptized.
I do think the number of years you are in the org parallels the resentment felt. It's kinda like investing in a Robert Maxwell pension fund only to find out you got screwed over.
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Amarillo Texas
by Junction-Guy inwe went through amarillo a few years ago on our way to colorado, and i absolutely loved the area, and i have wanted to go back ever since.
just outside of town heading north towards dalhart the lanscape starts to take on the feel of the old west.
there are canyons, mesas, and buttes.
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New Worldly Translation
When the day is dawning on a Texas Sunday morning
how I long to be there
with Marie who's waiting for me there
every lonely city where I hang my hat
ain't as half as pretty as where my baby's at
Is this the way to Amarillo
every night I've been hugging my pillow
dreaming dreams of Amarilloand sweet Marie who waits for me
show me the way to Amarillo
I've been weeping like a willow
crying over Amarillo
and sweet Marie who waits for me
Sha la la lala lalala Sha la la lala lalala
Sha la la lala lalala and Marie who waits for me
There's a church bell ringing
hear the song of joy that it's singing
for the sweet Mariaand the guy who's coming to see her
just beyong the highway, there's an open plain
and it keeps me going through the wind and rain
Is this the way to Amarillo
every night I've been hugging my pillow
dreaming dreams of Amarilloand sweet Marie who waits for me
show me the way to Amarillo
I've been weeping like a willow
crying over Amarillo
and sweet Marie who waits for me
Sha la la lala lalala Sha la la lala lalala
Sha la la lala lalala and Marie who waits for meSorry, had to post it before anyone else did
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The MYSTERY of the Piano Man
by Terry invital clues over 'piano man' .
a helpline set up to identify a mystery man who stunned carers by giving a virtuoso piano performance has been inundated with calls, his social worker said today.
the man has not uttered a word since police picked him up walking aimlessly on the streets of sheerness, kent, dressed in a dripping wet suit and tie.
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New Worldly Translation
Yeah I saw this on the news today. My first thought, and it sounds a bit harsh, was that it was an elaborate media trick by someone to gain notariety. The fact the labels were cut out of his clothes seemed a bit fishy to me. I dunno though
He looks like he could be Thom Yorkes brother maybe.
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Hey Seeitall, glad to know you're a Shins fan If you haven't got them their albums Chutes Too Narrow & Oh Inverted World are excellent.
I'm currently hooked on World Coming Down by Type O Negative
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Doors closed in 1935?
by gringojj in.
has the wts ever said specifically that there would be no more anoinments after 1935 or anything to that effect?
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The WTS society try and keep quiet on the whole 1935 thing. Truth is that 5 men in the GB, who are all professed annointed, only joined the org in the 50's or 60's which kinda messes up their rule.
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Rhymes
by Quentin in.
do you remember any from your childhood?
here's two.. one dark night when the moon was bright...two dead boys got up to fight...they lived on the corner in the middle of the block...in a two story house...on a vacant lot...back to back they faced each other...drew their swords and shot each other...a deaf policeman heard the noise and came and killed the two dead boys.. teacher, teacher don't wup me...wup that boy behind the tree...he stole the money and i stole the honey...ha, ha teacher ain't that funny.
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Jesus Christ superstar
Came down from heaven in a jaguar
Pulled a skid
Killed a kid
Went to heaven on a dustbin lid
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We 3 kings of Boston Spa
One in a taxi, one in a car
One on a scooter
Papping his hooter
Smoking a big cigar
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While shepherds washed their socks by night
While watching ITV
Down came the angel Gabriel
And switched to BBC
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Good King Wenslyslas looked out from his bedroom window
Silly bugger he fell out on a red hot cinder
Brightly shone his bum that night though the weather cruel
Then a poor man came in sight looking for winter fuuuel
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Ah yes Xmas rocks!
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Getting serious
by New Worldly Translation ini don't know if this happened to anyone else when they left the org but when i left i lost some of my sense of humour.
once i found out life wasn't a temporary trivial game with a happy ending in sight i found things took on a more serious aspect.. all through school and work i was more intent on making people laugh, dodging responsibility or taking time off than forging a career.
i thought what's the point, all this is temporary and won't matter soon.
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New Worldly Translation
Thanks everyone for your comments
Crumpet & Brenda you're right about not taking yourself too seriously. Also trying to relax and chill out a bit helps me with seeing the funny side of things like you said Merry. I'm a bit of a perfectionist and get frustrated and stressed quite easily.
tijkmo - I think you may have felt the same way I did. I could think of a really funny comment that I could make or joke on a subject but just thought 'what's the point?'. It was like a mental fatigue and the only comments you could make were hurtful sarcastic ones. I suppose there's a psychological explanation for it in that you're trying to tell people how you're feeling by making them as miserable as you are. It's not the ideal way to express ourselves - thank goodness were over it!