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What? I was. Oh. Dad’s been sick. Yeah? Yeah, he’s been dead. He used to be in the bay before. I’m feeling bad. He’s been dead since that.
He’s been dead yesterday and the day before.
And, uh, they had to keep him in his basket, but I had to drag him around.
And, uh, he said his head was aching, and he stayed right in bed. So, I don’t know what it…
I don’t know. He might not be able to come down here.
I knew it. I thought Linda was going to pick you up. Well, she’s gonna call me tonight to see what, what, uh, she said that they could arrange to have us come up, but I don’t know what she meant by it.
Well, she told me that she meant, that they were gonna cut us off, they were gonna threaten us.
Well, how’s she gonna, is she not gonna be up there to help?
Well, maybe, but Alan won’t be around. I don’t know, Maggie, I just thought it would be easier, but you said that they were going to arrange to pick you up. No.
Ruth and Joe aren’t going.
Oh. Why? What’s wrong with them?
Well, he said they had made other arrangements to pick up a load of wood somewhere.
And they were up on Sunday, I think it was, to see them going.
Their car is in an awful mess, anyway.
They’re afraid to drive it that far.
Now, if youíre here from home, by now, you had probably positive news to share, if Because I, we were right out of groceries and I didn’t have anything in the house. Out of a lot of things.
We hadn’t shopped for three weeks. And so she took me in their car.
She can’t drive our car because there’s no insurance, you know, it’s not ours and there’s no insurance on it. And I thought I’d never get home.
I was so sick before I got home.
I thought I’d collapse before I got here. And she even checked through my grocery store and paid for them.
I went out and sat in the car. Well, he hasn’t so far, except doctoring himself as much as we can. But he looks awful. Johnny got our meals yesterday. Well, I wouldn’t count on going up the roof. Is he supposed to do that? Well, it all depends. What was he like today?
I bought her a little frilly pink dress. That’s what she wanted. If anybody asked her, she wanted a little frilly pink dress because she doesn’t have a dress at all. So I got her one and I’m going to give her a little test.
Oh, did you? Give me that money.
I don’t know what to do.
He told me I could get something out tomorrow morning. I don’t know. Well, how long do you have?
You don’t know how long you have off, eh?
Well, I don’t have any idea. Yeah, what I’m planning on doing tomorrow is going down at 11 and I’m going to leave today and come back. It’s just I… Well, Christine has to be back in the evening. I can’t see myself anyway, whether I’m working or not. But I’m going to go to the unemployment this morning. Do you have a few places lined up already that I want to go?
Well, I didn’t ask Linda what time we were supposed to go tomorrow.
Well, she said you want to talk to everybody, but I told her I had to go earlier because if I had won any time at all…
Yeah.
She told me to come earlier because I have to leave earlier than anybody else would have to. Uh-huh.
I’d rather go earlier, too, and come home earlier.
Well…
But is she supposed to call me tonight?
Yeah, well, suggest that. Maybe she’ll have most of us come earlier than that.
I asked Ronnie yesterday, I think it was, if he and Russell were going and he said yes.
Well, I haven’t… I mean, well, I could have went down there and stayed with him even a few days if I hadn’t known what was what. Yeah. Here, it makes me so angry.
We could have used you down here, even moral support.
Yeah, but I mean, I may need him to help raise it. I don’t know. I don’t know what to do. I was sitting and thinking, well, maybe they’re making me hang on because they may get busy all of a sudden, you know? But I can’t think that.
Yeah. O’Connor was in there the night, what night, Sunday night? The night she came home from the airplane. Oh, well, Sunday night. I was working Sunday and I expected to work Monday, but it started to rain, remember?
Yeah. And it’s all the snow was on Monday morning. Uh-huh. Even the set they made, they should be dimensional. Yeah. And then it rained for two days. I went down on Monday, there, and they were making our orders and everything, but when he came down to the third and he said, no use to stand because it was his name, nobody was there. None of it. And then Tuesday was the same. And then Wednesday, I called to say that they needed me. They were just starting to make snow and we didn’t expect any people. So, yesterday, when we got out of the car, the attorneys were back in the swing of things. And yesterday, I expected he’d probably be late. And I hung around here all day. Well, except I went and got some groceries yesterday, because I don’t know if he called me then or not, but he would have called back. So, I don’t know what’s going on.
Well, I’ll likely see you tomorrow.
Well, I better go now. Okay.
And I’ll probably see you tomorrow. I don’t know, but I’ll probably.
Okay. Okay?
Okay.
Yeah, it’s me. It’s me.
Well, I’m not who you think I am. Yeah. Can I take your parcel from you? Yeah. What’s that?
Well, sure.
It’s gold in there. That’s nice. Thank you, Mama. You’re welcome. Texas gold.
Oh, thank you.
What are you doing here, Maria? Well, I don’t know how I got here, but I got here. How are you feeling? Do you know what day that is? I don’t know. I don’t know. Well, this is why. Well, I couldn’t find my keys. I don’t know. She just thinks she has it.
Well, you didn’t.
There, take my heavy stuff. Somebody’s waiting for you. What do you call her? Jessica. Jessica. Jessica Mary. That’s all I’m going to put there. Why don’t you leave your boots on, Mom? How about sitting down? Why don’t you leave your boots on if you’re white something? Because. Well, they’re warmer. Why don’t you leave them on if you’re warm on your feet? Oh, yeah. They’re comfortable, aren’t they? Well, all right. I’ll take mine off, because. Well, I’ll take my boots off. I’ll put some boots together. What are you going to do, let her go off in a hurry? There. How are you doing? Not too bad. How are you? Good.
Hi. How are you? Pretty good. And you? Feeling better? That’s a fun letter.
That’s where I want to sit down on that nice chair. That’s not your chair.
That’s your stand chair, right there. No, she can’t have this chair. You can take all the fancy socks off.
How about you? Can you have this chair? You can take all the fancy socks off. You can take all the fancy socks off. She can’t have this chair. You can take all the fancy socks off. How about you?
Can you have this chair? That’s taking your picture. Say something.
Say hello. No, he’s not. He’s a little gap in the middle of the circle.
He’s a square. He’s got me in his face. He says, what? I see you. What did you do? Come down on a snowmobile? He didn’t roll down. He didn’t walk.
What’s that thing under your nose?
You don’t look like you.
Federal credit. How do you do? I drove. How?
Three billion miles? Yeah.
Well, it was all pretty sudden. I had another company offer me another job. What? So I changed jobs. Where’s the job? In Calgary. Oh, what do you do in Calgary? Well, I had to take my hold of it. You just had to, eh? No way around it, huh? Well, I wasn’t starting as a new job until February 1st. And then where I was now, they didn’t want me to stay. Do you know what it’s kind of now? No, because you have to sell it. Yeah. It’s all the business with you. I think it is. So I took my two in Calgary. What is it? Holy cow. That was Judy with me, but she’s in Windsor. And his mom. Are you here today? Yeah. What do you do in Windsor? Huh? They’re a family in Windsor. Oh, I see. So you can stick around for a while? Yeah. Can you stay at my place? Yeah. Can you stay at my place? Yeah. All right. No, he’s not. Stay at my place. Big house. I’ve got a big apartment. You’re the humongous. Bobby, quiet!
No. Wow! I got me a week’s plenty. I didn’t know you had a week’s plenty. I had to take my holidays. So he had time. Hey, what’s that? Oh, a two-o-piece. Oh, he’s got the… Oh, isn’t that nice?
What is that? You know, I should have won that, because I need things like this.
What is it?
Do I? Oh, it’s a…
Hey, what’s that?
Oh, it’s a little tool set. Let me see. Oh, isn’t that nice?
What is that? Oh, you know, I should have won that because I need things like this. What is it? I don’t know what it is. Let’s give it to mom. What?
Yeah, look at all the presents you got.
You can fix the car now when I’m home. You take the hammer and hit the starter. Oh, that’s- it’s more for- Break the hierarchy then, Simon.
Oh, not again.
The gimmick.
You want to give that away? That was your boobie prize. Well, if that was his boobie, then what’s this?
There’s no battery in it, so… You should clean it.
It’s a primer. Is that what you’re selling them to?
Or leather panes, like…
Our Loving God, Jehovah. We feel confident that the Assembly program will help us to see how God’s love is made manifest, demonstrate our love of neighbors, have love among ourselves, stand love righteousness, and hate wickedness.
With you, in looking forward to the fine program, and anticipating great crowds to hear, why will the Loving God exact vengeance? We send our warm love and Christian greetings to all of you, your brothers, St. John, Jehovah. Now you may be seated. When it comes to showing love to all of our congregations, what can we do for those affected by age or illness? Brother M. McKee, a circuit overseer in the Brantford area, will speak on this aspect of our activity under the theme, Care for the Sick and Elderly, Brother McKee says.
Our modern age has seen many rapid changes. Among these is how people view and care for the sick and elderly. At one time, respect for the elderly was almost universal.
But that is not the case today. Jehovah’s Witnesses, as well as other individuals, they get sick.
They are subject to the aging process that is common to all mankind.
So among us are many of those who have grown old, or some who are sickly. Whether it is of the anointed, with the hope of heavenly life, or of the other sheep, and the hope of perfect life on earth.
Sickness and age bring physical weaknesses.
Often with accompanying depression, because they are unable to do what they once did. But how does Jehovah look on such, and what is his will concerning them? It is of great interest and importance to see how Jehovah views the elderly. Jehovah inspired the psalmist in Psalm 71 and 9, which is really a prayer. Do not throw me away in the time of old age. Just when my power is failing, do not leave me. Think on that expression.
Do not throw me away in the time of old age.
My, any of our old brothers and sisters, certainly they would not want to be thrown away, as if like an old garment of no more youth, just worn out. No, but rather, they want, as it were, in prayer to Jehovah God, to be remembered, and not for him to leave them.
And that is a prayer that Jehovah God will answer, whatever instrumentality he may use for that purpose.
God’s law provided for consideration and respect for the gray-headed.
In Leviticus 19 and verse 32, before gray hair you should rise up, and you must show consideration for the person of an old man, and you must be in fear of your God.
Thus respect for the aged was a sacred duty linked to being in subjection to God. Older persons have lived longer, have usually experienced many more things in life. Their views and recollections can be very valuable, and that’s of particular benefit when an older person has lived his life in harmony with God’s laws and principles. Of such ones, the Bible says in Proverbs 16 and 31, gray-headedness is a crown of beauty when it is found in the way of righteousness. And I’m sure that’s the way we feel, concerning all our older brothers and sisters who have served faithfully in years gone by. Jehovah God is also interested in the afflicted and depressed individuals. Using good women, Jehovah says to it that the afflicted ones receive help in their distress. And in Proverbs 31 and 20 he speaks concerning them.
Her palms he has stretched out to the afflicted one, and her hands she has thrust out to the poor one. So a good wife or woman is doing these things. Jehovah is interested in helping those who may be in distress due to illness or old age. Referring to earthly men as like sheep, Jehovah denounces those who fail to strengthen the spiritually sickened ones.
In Ezekiel 34 and 16 he declares his purpose to strengthen the failing ones. He has also reflected his heavenly Father in being compassionate towards sick and elderly ones. In Luke 8, verses 42-49, we have the account of a large crowd around Jesus, and a woman touched the fringe of his garment and was instantly healed. And in Matthew 9, verses 35-36, Jesus on his taking tours felt pity for the people and cured them of all sorts of disease and infirmities. This shows his compassion and concern as well as picturing what wonderful things he will do under his kingdom rule. Paul also indicated Christian obligations in caring for the needy, the elderly, widows, as well as those helpless ones in our own household. It’s of an interest to notice Paul’s words in 1 Timothy 5. And in verses 4, 8, and 9, he shows real consideration and concern for individuals in need of help. The fourth verse reads, But if any widow has children or grandchildren, let these learn first to practice godly devotion in their own household and keep paying a due compensation to their parents and grandparents. For this is acceptable in God’s sight. Certainly if anyone does not provide for those who are his own, and especially for those who are members of his own household, he has disowned the faith and is worse than a person without faith.
Let a widow be put on the list who has become not less than 60 years old, a wife of one husband.
So when we think of the comments made here at this time and how serious it must be if one did not provide for those who are his own, especially members of his own household, why it tells us it’s like one who has disowned the faith and is worse than a non-believer. Now that’s pretty serious, is it not, to be in that position? Also when it talks about widows, how they should be put on the list, it shows that they would be with those who would have Christian qualifications. And thus, of course, the aid or assistance that would be given to them as needy individuals would also include assistance in a spiritual way.
So one’s own grown children have an obligation towards their aging parents and even grandparents. A widow who was without relatives to care for her was to be put on the list as a needy one to receive help by the congregation. The old as well as the young are a part of the family.
And in a larger sense, all together make up the entire association of our brothers whom we should love.
Frequently sick and elderly witnesses have served many years in Jehovah’s work while yet they had health and strength. They deserve our love and kindness for that alone. Now that they are old or sick and not able to do as much as before, they can help in other ways. Often they can provide good counsel and information for younger ones. Older people often have a warmth, affection, and understanding that is very appealing. The kind word from such a one can help to ease the problem of the day. That is why grandparents usually make such sexless babysitters. Old people may have their peculiarities, as all of us do, yet notwithstanding their imperfections, many of which are magnified by old age, God’s view is that they merit our consideration and respect. But the practice of the world to Godless people is not for those who have been taught by Jehovah. In this modern age, elderly people are less and less respected by younger ones. Even more tragic is the fact that more children do not consider it an obligation to care for their aging parents. However, this attitude is not unexpected, at least not by those who take advantage of the effects of our day in the world.