do you think it's bad?
is it no different than alcohol?
a little in moderation is ok?.
I have no idea, never could stand the stuff. Tried smoking it twice and became a nerve wracked idiot.
No hungries, or laughter, just unending nerves, and paranoia till it wore off. (Never tried any drugs after that).....perhaps a good thing for me.
r.
i always felt like i was not a "spiritual" person because i loathed going in field service.
i'm not even sure why i loathed it.
i am very outgoing and can talk to anyone, anytime, about anything.
OK, I have to tell everyone this but I was sworn to secrecy
At my mom's hall the latest thing is if there are 5 going door to door, 2 sisters 3 brothers. The 2 sisters go together and then 2 brothers go together, with the third keeping watch in the house holder's driveway.
She said this happened on her block, and had she not recognized who they were, she would have been dialing 911 instantly.
Here is the worst of it....please understand, I am not prejudiced, but many neighbors are.
These were 3 black gentleman in a totally white neighborhood. It seems very risky to me to be doing this. It would be like 3 white boys going into a dominantly black community, 2 white guys going to a door and one standing at the end of their drive way.
Just absolute stupid behavior.
OK.....go ahead and nail me for this post
we had a few that would start coughing if someone wore a fragrance.
they would make a big deal about anyone wearing cologne and say such ones were not loving and considerate.
some elders would recommend that witnesses should not wear any cologne or perfume, if they loved their brother or sister.
I've found anyone having problems with perfume, scents, soap, etc, are generally hypochondriacs to begin with.
It happens inside and outside the KH. I use to work at a place where there was one girl who couldn't tolerate anyone else's perfume, yet she wore the cheapest crap available and lit candles at her desk all day.
Another girl decided she was allergic to her scent and a huge fight ensued.
After that it was all over, everyone wore what ever scent they wanted.
You don't have to bathe yourself in cologne or perfume. The pulse points are the best, wrists, behind your ears, and the hollow of your throat. If you wear a quality scent it will last all day with out needing to spray the hell out of yourself at every break.
I wear Estee Lauder's Spell Bound, and I have been stopped while filling up a gas tank, in stores, in aisles, anywhere I go I am asked the following questions: From both men and women.
"What are you wearing?": you smell delicious, what is your perfume: Can I ask you what perfume you are wearing?: You smell heavenly: Please tell me what you are wearing, it's heady! I get at least one or 2 comments/questions a day.
r.
i always felt like i was not a "spiritual" person because i loathed going in field service.
i'm not even sure why i loathed it.
i am very outgoing and can talk to anyone, anytime, about anything.
I hated it as a child and teenager....never did it after 16 years old.
My problem was the territory was always my fellow class mates. Imagine showing up at the door of the most popular kids in school, with your mom, dressed like a Mormon on a Saturday morning. Bible in hand, book bag etc., waking them up, and then having to return to school on a Monday morning trying to fit in.
No dice, I had to try extra hard to be wild to counter act the weekend JW activity.
Life was a nightmare, a double sided bullshixt existence.
Today, I hate anyone coming to my door. I have two very prominent signs about a large guard dog. If anyone dares ring my bell, the Dog is released to confront them. He doesn't bark, or bite.....he just stands between the person and the door. If you have the nerve to try and sell me something, you have to deal with my dog first.
Door to Door sales is dead at this point in time.
r.
having never really met or been friends with a jewish person, i must say that i was quite amused by his amusement of my little cult experience.
he is serving on a board to help fundraise for his synagogue, and i met many people there, including a lesbian sitting on the board.. gay people in a religion?
strange?.
If we are getting into Jewish comedy, Please read Portnoy's Complaint by Phillip Roth.
A classic that will have you splitting your sides with laughter.....
r.
having never really met or been friends with a jewish person, i must say that i was quite amused by his amusement of my little cult experience.
he is serving on a board to help fundraise for his synagogue, and i met many people there, including a lesbian sitting on the board.. gay people in a religion?
strange?.
I have found them to be wonderful people no matter where they exist with a religion that invokes as much guilt as JW's. A lot of the beliefs are quite close to those of JW's. (Much use of the Old Testament).
We spent close to a month in Israel. In general, people there seemed much more politically minded than spiritual minded...understandably. There were Hasidic, Orthodox, unorthodox and those who did not practice at all. Overall, different from American Jews. A wonderful experience and look into an ancient religion bringing to life many Biblical stories.
r.
as they get older many loyal jws find it hard to get to the meetings due to poor health and disability , my mother falls into this category.
there are also others who are disabled or unable to physically be at meetings from time to time.
for many years our congregation taped the meetings and distributed these tapes so all could enjoy the spiritual food of the meetings.
Little sister, one more funny for you. Because the phone line has 2 way sound....many an evening, snoring can be heard over various speakers voices.
I am not kidding~
My mom only has to use it when her back goes out, but normally she is in bed very early and has to fight to get herself to night meetings. The phone line is really useless. People are in bed, tired, and the yammering on the line puts insomniacs out for the night.
My mom was very relieved when the book study was discontinued...she counted down the weeks for 6 months.
r.
i went to meeting today.
during the public talk it was mentioned that as far back as 1942 the society pointed out the dangers of smoking tobacco and that it wasn't appropriate for christains.
as usual there were no references given.
Thanks Blondie...I knew you would find it!
r. (So It must of been 74 when I was df'd!.... if the fellow was given 6 months from the date of this article and allowing for the study date.) ....so that made me 15!!!!arggggg!
Fifteen?????were they friggen nuts? (one of my offenses was smoking..... once.)
Edited : Apparently my beloved dog is of no use to god either. We'll be going down together.
ya know.... the one "rule that is not a rule" the jws.
had that i actually thought made sense.
was the one about not "dating" when.
Chickpea, I didn't realize!!!!!
My god, the worry and stress you are under I cannot imagine.
It must be terribly difficult to figure out what your dear child is up against. (No matter how old, they are still your dear children)
all my best.
r.
as they get older many loyal jws find it hard to get to the meetings due to poor health and disability , my mother falls into this category.
there are also others who are disabled or unable to physically be at meetings from time to time.
for many years our congregation taped the meetings and distributed these tapes so all could enjoy the spiritual food of the meetings.
Little sister, my mom's hall has the same program at no charge, (that I know of)
But the funniest thing going is, when my mom has to listen on the phone....it puts her out cold with in a few minutes of the first talk.
r.
