{"id":741,"date":"2011-03-30T22:41:39","date_gmt":"2011-03-30T22:41:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jwforum.net\/news\/2011\/03\/30\/from-punk-to-jw\/"},"modified":"2011-03-30T22:41:39","modified_gmt":"2011-03-30T22:41:39","slug":"from-punk-to-jw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jwforum.net\/portal\/from-punk-to-jw\/","title":{"rendered":"From punk to JW"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In 1983, an unknown photographer took this candid shot of a lone Punk rocker somewhere in London. This photo soon appeared as a postcard in the US – a portrayal of the wave of Punk ideology thlat was then blowing through the youth in several other countries.<\/div>\n
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For many the distracted and bland simplicity of the young man lost in thought represented the hopelessness and desperation that drove a movement largely perceived as being rebellious, radical and decadent.<\/div>\n
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In reality the Punk movement rooted itself in a radical reaction to the perceived failures of established society, and they dreamed of establishing a better world. \u00a0<\/div>\n
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Their philosophy was Nihilism and their tools were anarchy, anti-war, and peace and freedom for all. Although quick to identify flaws in society and being ultra-critical of the hypocritical and superficial values that people were conditioned to accept, they were a lot less certain of what to replace them with. And so their individualistic anarchy was a carte blanche for chaos.<\/div>\n
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The lone Punk rocker in this photo also appeared in other photos and publications, such as the one below He can be seen on the left in the photo.\u00a0<\/div>\n
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His name was Tariq Saddique. His father was Pakistani and his mother Italian.\u00a0<\/div>\n
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28 years later –<\/div>\n
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Today, 28 years later, Tariq is one of Jehovah’s Witnesses and he has a real and well-founded hope for a better world to come.<\/div>\n
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When I recently visited him in London, he had this to say:<\/div>\n
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“Do what Jehovah asks and let Him take care of the rest. Pride can make even the most competent and capable person utterly useless to Jehovah.<\/div>\n
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What Jehovah wants from us is our service. At this time there is nothing better we can be doing. “<\/div>\n
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Tariq has been serving as a Ministerial Servant in a London congregation for the past 10 years.<\/div>\n
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His path to a better world began when someone knocked on his door.<\/div>\n
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