Wednesday, September 10, 2008

quandary

i received this letter in the mail today. it was made to look personally handwritten to me, but it was just written once and photocopied onto notebook paper:

Hi my name is Ray. The reason for this brief letter is to hopefully brighten up your day with some "good news." With all the problems we face today, many people warmly welcome a bit of "good news."

The "good news" is this....Whatever your biggest problem is, be it sickness and health, financial concerns, loneliness or security, it will soon be solved by means of "God's Kingdom."

God's Kingdom is a real government that is already set up in heaven. It is soon going to take full control over this troubled earth. I know this may sounds like an unbelieveable dream, but it is not. It is reality that we must except

When God's Kingdom rules over this earth, it will be forever. Please notice this beautiful scripture as to what "God's Kingdom" will do for mankind here on earth. It is found at Revelation 21:4. There it reads ..."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." Isn't that indeed "good news."

To be a part of this wonderful future, it is vital to learn about God's Koingdom and meet its requirements before it is to late. Jehovah's Witnesses are assisting people all over the world to do just that.

If it is your desire to see an end to all the problems here on earth please get in touch with me or anyone of the Jehovah's Witnesses. We are at your disposal.

I can be reached at your convenience at the following address

XXXX

thank you for reading this letter and i'd love to hear from you.

Sincerely yours,
XXXX

This letter made my day! but it left me with so many questions:

Why is "God's Kingdom" sometimes in quotation marks and sometimes not? and if it is real, like he says, then why use quotation marks at all???

also, why is "good news" in quotation marks. Is it good news or not? Is this a trick?!?! I don't think this guy understands how to use quotation marks properly. Not that i'm surprised, since there's a couple of grammar/spelling mistakes scattered throughout the letter.

hmmmm....quandary.

2 comments:

Charles said...

i love inappropriate uses of quotation marks! thanks for sharing/spreading the word. word.

Tuesday said...

How could your greatest problem be sickness and health? That's a real puzzle.