My Little Corner of the Universe

this was a few years ago at a district convention. hugo and i were serving as attendants and we were asked to be here. 'here' was behind the stage, outside. we had to watch over the prisoners. yes, you read it correctly, prisoners. prisoners were working way behind the Expo Center and there were guards guarding them. but the brothers wanted us out there just to watch the entrances. so we were out there in the heat and where we couldn't hear the program. i almost missed the presentation of the then new book Benefíciese de la Escuela del Ministerio Teocráctico. when i realized the talk was being given for this book, i made haste and got into the building and just got to see the brother hold up the book and present it and hear thousands of attendees applaud. it's always cool to see the presentation of a new publication. so i am glad i got to see that.

this also shows how the attendants should be appreciated. it might not be that they are always outside watching prisoners, but they do not always get to listen and benefit from the whole program. for the last few years, i've worked out in the hallway. when i would see some of the young people, and others, walk around in the hallways just because, i'd feel sorry for them. they could benefit so much from what Jehovah is telling us. so if you are one of these, STOP IT! and i mean that in the most loving way. and not all young people do this. there are many young brothers and sisters that pay attention during the program. and many others have done it when they were in their ealy teens (me for example), but there comes a time when we just have to realize the importance of the information given to us.

we all just need to keep alert and on the watch, because we do not know when IT'S coming. and when it DOES, it'll be too late to start paying attention to Jehovah's Word(2 Peter 3.10-14; 1 Corinthians 15.58).