jehovah's witness saves house from devastating fire.. http://www.bayofplentytimes.co.nz/local/news/jehovahs-witness-saves-house-from-devastating-fire/3918358/.
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really good story and hope someone would do the same for me. In my view this is the exception rather than the rule though as I know very few JW's that would intervene or have enough common sense to act correctly. In fact I know numerous JW's that have had dodgy wiring put in their houses on the cheap - something that may cause a fire years from now.
MMXIV
what can you tell me about jehovah's witnesses and their individual debts?
- - do you see people get overextended on credit card debt?.
- - is there an atititude that since the armegheddon is going to come "any time" that it's ok to charge up the debt?.
The JW's I knew probably had less debt than your average person in the street but also had far less savings and lower pensions.
There were some I knew with large debts and they were the ones who assumed it was a shared debt. They expected to borrow everything from the ones who'd saved such as their cars etc. and get their meals bought for them!!?
I've not seen so much materialism than in the KH. One elder in a neighbouring KH stole funds to pay for his demanding wife's shopping habits. Over quite a few years he took £50k. She wanted a divorce when she found out probably because she knew the money had dried up. She always acted like she'd been the one taken to the cleaners.
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i was talking with my wife today about college and i asked her about why the society makes such a big deal about witnesses not going to college.
in typical dub fashion, my wife tells me that they do not discourage college, but they do not encourage it either.
instead, they encourage placing kingdom interests first.. now i told her about you (billy) and how you were at bethel and are now starting college at the age of 40 (i think that is correct).
here's my story on college:
I was a bright kid - the top of the school when young. I didn't try hard later at school because the end was going to come and wasn't pushed to make an effort. I started A-levels (pre Uni education) but dropped out because life wasn't great at home and I wasn't enjoying it. I basically had no purpose in life and I knew I couldn't go to Uni. I was applauded in the KH for being a drop-out and I started pioneering which was all everyone talked about.
At my KH no-one did a degree. Any kind of further education was worldly thinking from satan. You'd get involved with drugs and girls and the occult. At best you'd not get a job at the end of it. It was all extremely negative.
I decided to go to college in my 20's because I wanted to be out of my parents control by buying a house and needed to earn decent money to do that. I went under the pretext that they were professional qualifications which would allow me to do well paid part time work later on. It kept me away from some meetings but I went to evening meetings at two KH's. It was so hard. Working full time maybe 10 hours a day, travelling for 3 hours and 3 hours of college too. I was always tired.
During those years I got so many patronising negative comments; "haven't you finished yet" "why don't we see you more" "what is the point". By the time I finished quite a number of teenagers started doing degrees and got a lot of stick about it (not that they were following my example in any way).
I've now got a great career, own an expensive house in a great area and more importantly been able to successfully fade so I can spend my life with people who care instead of depression inducing nutters (apologies to any JW's reading this).
Higher education is great - life is too short.
MMXIV
i left to go out for my morning walk this morning and saw two men in ties with briefcases walking with an umbrella.
(it is south florida after all) and of course i knew who they were immediately.
i passed three more "groups" on the way out of the complex walking their baby carriages wearing their long dresses and practical shoes with their hair up in buns going maybe 1mph....and i couldnt leave fast enough.
I recall that dubs ring the bell a few times as by the third ring they know no-one is going to answer and for those few seconds they're safe from those evil door slamming, apathetic householders. It's all timewasting.
at our service meeting it was announced that there is a change in the manner in which magazines are now to be delivered to the congregations.. up until now, magazines were sent to each kingdom hall via ups.
in years past magazines were sent to each congregation po's home address via ups.. going forward, magazines will be sent only as far as the assembly hall.
it is the responsibility of each kingdom hall to send brother(s) twice a month to drive out there, pick up the magazines, and return.. this of course saves a little bit of money for the society - shipping larger packages to fewer addresses will cost less.. however, what about the expense to the local congregations?.
bet whoever does the driving will take an unbaptised dub with them to count the time. 5 hour round trip twice a month = average hours. If i was still in I'd volunteer for that - FS that easy is worth paying for
SD-7, great way to spend the DC - one I'm sure you'll remember for many years and maybe even be able to quote a line or too for even longer.
Dark Side, I trust that pile of washing started to reduce when you bailed out.
Jamiebowers, got a reminder of your story on a recent thread - there are moments in life when someone in so called authority can be supportive or be plain evil. Sorry you had to put up with the latter.
MMXIV
does a bear shit in the woods?...
i`ve never really cared about that question until today... bears do shit in the woods.....more importantly on my lawn... .
the garbage can took a beating.....it`s bear proof but has some really cool bear scars now... he dragged his huge bear bum up my cherry tree.....busted branch's everywhere... .
I've been lol reading this thread - very embarrassing in the office.
Someone burgled a neighbour's house and then took a dump on our lawn afterwards. No bears in our neighbourhood.
mine's was, if your job interfere with the meetings you have to decide who you will choose,.
serving jehovah or serving man, if anyone knew my needs it most definitely was jehovah.
and he knew i needed my job to eat.
Hey Robson - welcome
Now that you are at school quit it and never think about going back.I listened and quit my A-levels
Pioneer. I listened and wasted my early years on becoming demotivated.
When going to a job interview explain you're a JW and give a good witness about how it's the most important thing in your life so you won't do overtime or get involved socially. It was in the middle of a bad recession and I had no qualifications so I guess that advice really made me stand out from other candidates. Stand out like a loser. I didn't get the job.
MMXIV
i'm in the living room, watching my wife interact with our baby girl.
the pure joy and innocence emanating from my beautiful baby is beyond anything i could have every imagined.
i see the smile on my wife's face.
Your views on this will only get stronger over the years when you get to know your daughter and bond with her.
Becoming a parent re-defines your world and may make you question how you were brought up too.
Enjoy!
MMXIV
wasn't this assembly amazaing!
i really loved it.
it seems to get better and better and more encouraging every year.. .
I was at a 5* hotel next to a DC - the place was overrun with JW's - some with name badges some without.
Is this just a way of easing the blow of 3 days of hell by having a slice of luxury? The pool was empty during the day
One bunch of witlesses were in a polite queue waiting for the lift when they decided to opt for the stairs. There was a sign and despite there being 3 of them they simply couldn't find the stairs. There were 8 doors to choose from - 7 of them were sequentially numbered hotel room doors and the 8th was clear glass with stairs beyond. I was right there and out of sheer amusement I kept quiet. Defeated they rejoined the queue for the lift mumbling about what they'd do in an emergency
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