School Grading System

Well, I think that the actual grading system
has its flaws and gaps. Why? I think it would
be better for all of the students if they could
pass each grade level according to their overall
grade thoughout the year. This is good because
many students tend to get really nervous when
they know that a test is coming, therefore due
to that nervousness they run the risk of failing
it and going blank.
Of course as everything else, this also has its cons.
Some students aren't so good with classwork while
others struggle year-round to get a decent grade
average, without mentioning that some tend to
lose their work frequently, resulting in an even
lower grade. So as you can see, this grading system
has its pros and cons and its flaws giving proof that
for now, until Jehovah God's perfect rule that will
restore perfection to mankind that is fearful of him,
all humans are imperfect and therefore cannot
make perfect guidelines.

My Crazyest Dream

Well, I rarely dream, or if I do I can't remember
what the dream was, but one I do remember was
a time in which my family and I were happily
dining with some Brothers from our congregation.
You see, I have the big desire to invite some Brothers
over to our house to eat something and in the process
have a little laugh or two, but you see, where I live is
way too small to be able to invite them over especially
because our Brothers and Sisters, our friends, have
large families, so they wouldn't all be able to eat
comfortably. So I guess that the reason for me dreaming
these things is mainly because of that reason, the desire
to invite them over, but the inability to do so. And
with something like that in your head then there's
no wonder that I would also dream on it.
You know dreams occur with something happening in the
brain which stimulates you to dream, right? Well,
this very fact is another way in which our very
body praises Jehovah God. How? Well, in the past King
David wrote Psalms 139:14 were he praised Jehovah
by saying,"I shall laud you because in a fear-inspiring
way I am wonderfully made.Your works are
wonderful,As my soul is very well aware." And by
contemplating the very work of Jehovah by looking at
ourselves and seeing our unbelievable functionality
we can make echo to King David's words by being
thankful to this generous gift, which also includes
our wondrous brain.

Spring Break

During Spring Break I did many things. One of
them was that Brother De Leon invited me to
go, along with other Brothers, to help remodel
another Kingdom Hall, which is one of the many
places in which we, as Jehovah's Witnesses, worship
Jehovah God. Since Brother De Leon has a carpeting
business, he has been put in charge to recarpet
different Kindom Halls throughout this area, so
on Saturday March 21 we went to carpet the Kingdom
Hall. It was a hard job, but finally when we finished
it ended up looking great. Besides, my favorite part
was that I got to socialize with all our Brothers and
also that I was further trained in the art of carpeting.
Another thing that I did during our week off was,
along with my mom and our Brothers and Sisters
of our congregation, take part in preaching the Word
of Jehovah God and all of his promises. What was really
fun was that we were able to start early in the morning,
from about 7:20, to about 12:00. Of course, my favorite
part, as always, was that not only was I worshiping Jehovah,
but also the partnership in working alongside my Brothers
and Sisters.

The solution to all the global problems

As we now see everyday in the newspaper and
television, problems around have increased
dramatically. One of them, though, that might
affect us the most is what is happening in Juarez.
Why? Most likely because Juarez is just passing
the border. Now, with this fact rises a question,
"Should we do anything to help our "neighbor"?"
You know, as imperfect humans, we can't really
do anything to fix this, or any other global situation.
Why? In the very Bible, we are explained the
reason for this. In Jeremiah 10:23, it is written,
"I well know, O Jehovah, that to earthling man his
way does not belong. It does not belong to man who
is walking even to direct his step." Here we are told
that mankind who is away from Jehovah's guidance
cannot direct, or guide, his own decisions, or steps, to
success, then with even more reason they can't
guide that of others. Now, this doesn't mean that
we are doomed to withstand all the suffering and pain
that we see everyday. Why? Well, very soon Jehovah
will bring forth his Kingdom, which will fill with everlasting
blessings everyone who loves him. Right about now
you are probably saying to yourself,"Well this sound
really wonderful, but what exactly does this "soon" mean,
how long do we have to wait for this "soon" to come?
You know, you are not the first one to ask this very question.
In Bible times, when Jesus Christ talked to everyone about
the Kingdom of God, which will bring an end to wickedness
and make the earth a paradise, people also wanted to know
when this Kingdom would come. Even his disciples asked
him,"What will be the sign of your presence and
of the conclusion of the system of things?” In reply to that
question, Jesus told them that only Jehovah God knew
exactly when the end of this system of things would come.
(Matthew 24:36) But he did foretell things that would take
place on earth just before the Kingdom would bring true peace
and security to mankind. In Matthew 24:7 he stated two
things that would,and are, occurring in the short time before
the Kingdom comes, he said,"Nation will rise against
nation and kingdom against kingdom, and there
will be food shortages." To support this statement, a British
historian wrote: "The 20th century was the most murderous
in recorded history... It was a century of almost unbroken
war, with few and brief periods without organised armed
conflict somewhere." Also, even though researchers say
that food production has increased greatly during the past 30
years, food shortages still continue because people do
not have the money tobuy it or land on which to grow it.
Aside from identifying certain world developements, the
Bible foretold that the last days would be marked by a change
in human society. The apostle Paul described what
people would be like during this period in 2 Timothy 3:1-5,
he wrote," But know this, that in the last days critical
times hard to deal with will be here. For men will be
lovers of themselves, lovers of money, self-assuming,
haughty, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful,
disloyal, having no natural affection, not open to
any agreement, slanderers, without self-control,
fierce, without love of goodness, betrayers, headstrong,
puffed up [with pride], lovers of pleasures rather
than lovers of God, having a form of godly devotion
but proving false to its power; and from these turn away."
You can probably agree that nowdays we see people act
like this, like in Juarez, it takes someone with no natural
affection and fierce to kill so many innocent people.
Okay, so now, using the Bible, I have told you all the
bad things that we would see during the last days, but
believe it or not the Bible also foretells the positive
developements that will come among the worshipers of
Jehovah. For example, what Jesus Christ said in Matthew 24:14,
"And this good news of the kingdom will be preached
in all the inhabited earth for a witness to all the nations;
and then the end will come." Throughout the earth the
good news of the Kingdom- what the Kingdom is, what it
will do, and how we can recieve its blessings- is being
preached in over 230 lands and in more than 400 languages.
And you know, the most wonderfull of all of those blessings
is the one recorded in Revelation 21:4,5, "And he will wipe
out every tear from their eyes, and death will be no more,
neither will mourning nor outcry nor pain be anymore.
The former things have passed away.” And the One
seated on the throne said: “Look! I am making
all things new.” Also, he says: “Write, because these
words are faithful and true.” As you can see, Jehovah
God is the only one who can really do something to
rid mankind of all suffering. Finally, something that
we can look up to is that all of his promises are faithful
and true, for he will truly keep his promises, because,
"upon the basis of a hope of the everlasting life which
God, who cannot lie, promised before times long lasting,"
(Titus 1:2).That's right, we can look up to Jehovah keeping his
promises because he cannot lie.

My Favorite Subject

Surprisingly enough, my favorite subject this
year is Math. I say this because a few years
ago, when I was in the 4th grade, I couldn't
stand it, it was just too hard to understand.
But, nowdays I kind of enjoy it, since I understand
it most of the time. You know, Math and all the
other subjects there are couldn't have come
to exist without a marvelous organ, the brain.
To this, we can all thank the infinite knowledge
and power of Jehovah God, for he is the one
who created us, our whole body including the
brain. Besides from that he also gave us the
wisdom and mentality to reason and remember
different patterns of numbers and sequences.
With this gift of reasoning, we can enjoy the
thrills and challenges of mathematics all because
of the excellent gift the Jehovah has given us, and
everyone can for sure say, "I am marvellously made."

My Favorite President

Personally, I don't have a favorite president. Why
don't I have one? To me, all presidents are just like
any average guy who, even if it's for the best, his
promises won't come true or if they do, they never last.
Why can I say this with such confidence? Well, the very
Bible, in Jeremiah 10:23 says," I well know, O Jehovah,
that to earthling man his way does not belong. It does not
belong to man who is walking even to direct his step." In this
text, we are told that to man, that is away from the guidance
of Jehovah, his way does not belong, meaning that if they can't
guide themselves, then you can't expect them to guide or rule
others, even less to keep their promises.
The one person who I do want to talk about is Jehovah God. He
is the only one who can solve all the problems ,that mankind,
or the presidents say that they will fix, for good. One thing that brings
lots of hope is that he not only has the power to get rid of
the problems that bring pain to mankind, but he also has the desire to
do it. In Revelation 21:4, we are given a glimps of what he will do,
"And he will wipe out every tear from their eyes, and death
will be no more, neither will mourning nor outcry nor pain be
anymore. The former things have passed away." Can you imagine
it? A world were death, our greatest enemy, will be no more, and
suffering and pain will vanish! Soon Jehovah God will bring
this new order and you will see for yourself that the only person
who can really bring order is the one and only, Jehovah God.

My Favorite Music

I am personally not familiar with Chopin's
pieces, but I do like this one that I've just
heard. Pretty much the only reason that I
like this piece is that, like all piano music and
classical music, it is very soothing, almost
therapeutical.