Posts by Marcos

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Got a Visit Today!

by Marcos in

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i'm leaving.

moving to central mexico.. got a visit this morning from the local congregation.

one guy.

Marcos

I forgot to mention that I met the guy at the door with a half-smoked cigar in my hand! Heh, heh, heh.

UT, NO, NO, NO!!! I'm not leaving because of them! I had to make the decision to leave based on the economy. I will be back. But for now, the economy is better in San Luis Potosí.

My son is already there. Sent him on Friday. Things will be fine. But thanks for your concern.

I will check in from time-to-time until I am set up again.

DanTheMan,

Thanks for you comments. I will never let anyone tell me what I can or cannot say. Especially regarding the TRUTH (the REAL Truth). Jdubs and others beware.

Later,

Marcos

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Got a Visit Today!

by Marcos in

jw
friends

i'm leaving.

moving to central mexico.. got a visit this morning from the local congregation.

one guy.

Got a visit this morning from the local congregation. One guy. As soon as he opened his mouth I knew he was a witness. I believe my house is marked because when I told him that I did't want to waste his time he told me that, yes, some publishers had mentioned me. Hahaha.

I just talked to him like I would anyone and he was pleasant enough. Patronizing, but pleasant. Told him why I didn't want to be involved with them. We almost parted pleasantly until he asked me to make a promise.

He wanted me to promise not to mention any of my ideas to others who might be interested or who might be witnesses. I told him I would NOT promise him or anyone that. I said I feel obligated to tell the truth.

He left a little agitated. But, shook my hand (that is the custom here).

I don't know when I'll be online again. I'll check in soon.

Later,

Marcos

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Do you forgive easily?

by JH in

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are you the type to forgive easily, or do you keep a grudge for quite a while?.

i forgive very fast, and this could play a trick on me.

i would be the type to go back to the hall if everyone in the congregation became friendly with me all of a sudden.

Marcos

I'm with Minimus (and others) on this.

I am extremely quick to forgive - but I don't forget.

Perhaps someone can correct me on this but, for a Christian, forgiveness is obligatory. However, I recall nothing that requires forgetting on our part.

In recent years I have had many people do things to me that were wrong. But, now for my own health, I forgive without requiring anything (apology or otherwise) on their part. It just consumes too much energy. I read somewhere (no, I think it was in a movie I saw) that if someone borrows money and you just can't get them to pay it back, it has just cost you an insignificant sum to buy that person out of your life.

I don't put requirements on my forgiveness. But TRUST, that is a different topic.

Marcos

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Bagpipes in the Jungle!

by Marcos in

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went to the regional fair with my son and daughter (19 and 17 respectively) tonight.

it was generally a pretty sad showing compared to last year.

the livestock exhibits and other local products like coffee, cocoa and bananas were well represented.

Marcos

U_T!

Thanks for the message! And thanks for the “tío” instead of “abuelito”.

Taking your kids to the fair to participate is way cool. Last year my school (Aikido) gave a demo on the outdoor stage. They did extremely well. The fair was exciting last year. This year, it is a little sad, as I mentioned.

Participating is cool. We draw people from all over Southeastern Mexico and Guatemala (we are right on the border). Walking through the various exhibits and renewing old acquaintances is neat. Our city, Tapachula, is only about 250 – 300,000 people but with the coastal area and Guatemala, as well as the seaport, we get a lot of people through all of the time and you just don’t see people you know as often as you’d like.

Bagpipes are definitely exotic here. People here are mostly of Mayan descent but a lot of other cultures are pretty well represented. There are people of German, North American (Good ol' US of A), Canadians, Ethnic Chinese and Japanese. 100 years ago the Japanese government planted a Japanese colony here with hopes it would take off like in Brazil and in Peru. It didn’t. I’m one of the few Japanese speakers here (sort of) and am very obviously NOT of Japanese origin.

Point is, I didn’t know there were any people of Scotts descent here. But, there are.

And, you can spell Mexico any way you wish, “Mexico” or “Mejico”. Don’t want to get a rep. as being picky and a-retentive!

I will pass your greetings on to my son and daughter, thanks.

And, the pigs in the kitchen WAS a joke. But I feel obligated to perpetuate the stereotype

Uncle Bruce!

Thanks for the award. I will place it on the wall over the spot where the chicken is setting .

You are in Australia? I think that bagpipes in the jungle would not be such an anomaly there, yes? Think I’d love to visit Oz someday.

Shutterbug,

Someday, maybe I can make the Apostofest. Sounds like y’all had a blast. I saw the pictures of the “Scottsmen”. Very impressive. More so because it was yesterday before the fair and I did a real double-take. Thought y’all had come to visit!

Later all,
Marcos

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Bagpipes in the Jungle!

by Marcos in

jw
friends

went to the regional fair with my son and daughter (19 and 17 respectively) tonight.

it was generally a pretty sad showing compared to last year.

the livestock exhibits and other local products like coffee, cocoa and bananas were well represented.

Marcos

Went to the regional fair with my son and daughter (19 and 17 respectively) tonight. It was generally a pretty sad showing compared to last year. The livestock exhibits and other local products like coffee, cocoa and bananas were well represented. But in general the fair is pretty tacky compared to last year due to our economic depression.

The thing that really surprised me was the sound of Scottish bagpipes in the air! We were walking through the outdoor stage area and there were several hundred people listening to 2 pipers and 2 drummers as well as 2 female dancers, all in kilts!

It was pretty cool. And they had everyone's attention. They finished up with the song Amazing Grace. My kids loved it.

It's just that it was so unexpected. Oh well, the world is full of surprised even here in the jungle.

I have to close for now. Gotta chase the pigs out of mama's kitchen again!

Marcos

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Dubbies!

by SYN in

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written by [syn] it aint funny, it true!,

28 february, 2003

Marcos

My comments later, I have to go give a class right now.

Marcos

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Dubbies!

by SYN in

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written by [syn] it aint funny, it true!,

28 february, 2003

Marcos

SYN,

As usual, brilliant!

I have some comments relating to and verifying what you have said.

Marcos (ex-bethelite)

P.S. You have mail.

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I AM SO SAD!!!!

by Utopian_Raindrops in

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ok i am very sad and very down at this point.

i have not been on talking of anything deep because i have been working on a project to post on the net (hopefully at jourles site) about wt hypocrisy and hope also to get something at least a pebble size stone to throw at the wtbs on their pedophile policies.

i know so many elders here where i live who supported and hid the transgressions of pedophiles.

Marcos

U_R,

You are, obviously, a very good and caring person. I’ve never seen a post of yours that was in any way mean-spirited or blatantly false.

Nice people have something in common. They don’t like to hurt anyone. But, there is a time and place for everything under the sun.

You have been done in by the WT just as have been so many people. You do have the right to say or do anything to protect yourself, your family and others.

What does it matter the opinion of any witness regarding what you should or should not say or do? I recommend in this case, don’t be so nice. Cast your pebbles or stones. You are entitled due to having been hurt.

Go get ‘em Mija.

Marcos

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Why Jehovah's Witnesses are Guilty of Idolatry

by metatron in

idolatry, you say!

impossible!

how could witnesses be guilty of worshipping an idol?.

Marcos

Well, since the "Organization" = the "GB" (the "Old Farts"), are we talking about a case of "GERIOLATRY" here?

Marcos

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Desire to talk to an elder

by Eppie in

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hey everyone,.

i have a question: i am happily faded but i recently got the desire to talk to an elder of my old congregation.

the problem is that he doesn't know i am faded (i kinda disappeared from jw archives while moving to college), and that i do not want to get into trouble by this.

Marcos

I love this:

If you feel you just have to talk with someone, find a Rabbi, Catholic priest or Buddhist monk to speak to. They are no closer to god than the JW

Nathan, that's great. It's so easy to forget that they (the Dubs) don't have any special position with God. So why not seek counseling from people who might actually be qualified to counsel? Good one.

Eppie, no matter how your relationship may have been with this elder, he'll turn on you like a stepped on cobra if you confide ANYTHING in him. They don't even have the ethics of renegade priest. There is no confidenciality with the WT.

If you still believe in God then know that you can go directly to Him through Jesus. There is no other intermediary. If you don't (and I see that you do), it's all your own bidniss.

Can someone help me out here? Doesn't (didn't) the WT always make a big deal out of how stupid the Catholics are for confessing to a man? If so, would not the same logic apply to confessing to one man or several men (a committee)?

Marcos