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A big "thank you" to everyone here
by Simon inin the past i have sometimes felt like i have to be the 'bad guy', so to speak, because i need to lock or delete topics, deactivate people, try and stop fights and such like - basically, telling people off and not being 'nice'.. well, apart from the odd heated debate and harsh word (and disruptive 'visit') i have not really had a great deal to do for the past month or two and it has been very nice - a pleasure to serve.. so ... i thought i should say a 'thank you' instead of a "stop it!
" for once
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Is life really better out of the org?
by sleepy init strikes me that as witnesses most can find many faults with the world and reasons why they want to be no part of it.. things are often exagerated or demonised in the witneses eyes.. does the same thing happen in reverse when you leave the org?.
do we blow things up out of proportion to how they really are?.
are we really that much happier as people than we were in the org?.
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Sleepy, it depends on what kind of life your talking about. There are 6 million who enjoy the lifestyle of the org. This structured lifestyle has no personality, it's robotic. These people prefer others to make decisions for them. Under such an arrangement how can people grow mentally and emotionally? You can't grow if your stymied. Are these people under the impression that others who think for them such as the org. frees them from personal responsibilty?
Has my life been better after leaving the org? Yes. But it wasn't without effort on my part.
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Mankind is Groping and Searching,
by Microman inwith interesting perusal i have studied your forum and topic subjects.
i see humor mixed with the frustration of living in a divided world.
if we can be united there will be a cultural achievement of mankind that has never been yet established.. with the divisions now existing, there is strife and war and animosity.
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M&M, which STATE is that?
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The wisdom of Ozzy
by Pardus ini never thought i would be quoting the wisdom of ozzy osbourne but he said something on the show tonight that stuck with me.
he said something like "the thing about life is, you don't figure it out until you're almost dead.
" yes, i know his mental processes have been screwed up from drugs so i'm sure he didn't figure out a lot of things that he should have.
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SS, I've gone through the ages you cited and the first sentence in the last paragraph is on the money, EXCEPT the drugs at least for me.
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Tiny Cracks in the Foundation
by TMS intwo unsettling incidents are lodged in my memory.
they are unrelated, except in the general sense that they opened tiny fissures in the foundation of my belief system.
returning from the summer assembly in kansas city, missouri in 1969, i was approached by tom moore, a plain-speaking circuit overseer .
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DR, the very fact they read your letter in public unsigned says it all.
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watchtower&awake mags.
by mike047 ini have about a years subscription, still in the wrappers for anyone that wants them.
email me and i will send them to anyone wanting them for research/ammunition or what ever purpose.
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Any old pictures with your thumbs up?
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Who Solved The Problem?
by Englishman insupposing that i am deeply troubled about something.
lets say i pray to god to grant me a solution.
a short time later, my problem becomes resolved.. did god answer my prayer and tell me how to resolve my problem?.
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How about flipping a coin? They say that heads and tails balance out. So, that puts us right back where we started. Interesting, no?
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Should we fear death?
by sleepy inshould we fear death?.
how do you feel about dying?.
after leaving the witnesses i find i am ever more aware of my own mortality.before i could comfort myself with the idea that i could be ressurected.i think the realisation that death will completly end my life , and that there was nothing afterward , was one of the most difficult things to come to terms with.. generally i don't think about it , but when some happens and i do , the idea , quite frankly scares the hell out of me.. but does death really bring the end to us?.
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There is truth to the words,'The living know they shall die....'
I've come to the conclusion that people are afraid to die because 'there going to miss themselves.'
This is one of things in life that is beyond our control and worrying about doesn't help the situation, so, I live for the moment. Do exciting things while your alive and enjoy it. Nothing exciting about thinking of death.
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Yesterday's public talk.
by VioletAnai ini'd like to make a few points which i know i will be eaten alive for, but here goes...... is there really a devil?.
history of religion has always believed in the devil, but has portrayed him in different lights....he himself transforms into an angel of light, making something that is evil seem innocent and fun.
his best ploy: having people believe he don't exist...this is to his own advantage.. he is a malignant enemy of god and man!
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VioletAnai, we ALL have choices. Do what YOU think is in YOUR best interest. YOU have to live with yourself, be your own person.
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Controlled People
by Masterji in"i believed myself for a long time that there was something.
true in all the display of peace and happiness which i saw.
reflected in the faces of a good number of nuns.
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Siegswife, how true. What are we 'truley' like under adverse circumstances?
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