Today is the substitute holiday of Hari Raya.
So I'm staying at home.....
And Ad is jealous.
Darling, we will meet tonight, alright?
Watched a documentary called 'Jonestown - Paradise Lost'
It was showing on The Discovery Channel for 2 hours.
Its about a pastor named Jim Jones who created a cult called 'Peopletown'.
Shifting his followers into a remote place and a build a new community, promising the followers a 'Paradise'.
His motive - is to get everyone to die with him.
But many months later, the congressman, accompanied with the assistant, few journalists, photographers and the concerned relatives of the followers went to Jonestown.
They managed to get some of the followers out.
And Jim Jones saw this as a threat and sent assailants to kill all of them.
Only 2 followers and a journalist and Jim Jones's son Stephen Jones survived.
The rest, sad as to say, were all gunned down.
Everything was taken down by the journalist.
Then he poisoned the community, leaving 908 member of the Peopletown killed.
Out of 908 victims, 300 were children.
As for Jim Jones, he killed himself with a bullet to his head.
Till today, Stephen Jones manage to relive what happened on that fateful day.
The pain, regret and guilt were shown when they were talking about it.
And I remember a phrase written on the board. I guess it was from Jim Jones.
'Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat.'
And I agree with what he said.
But I dont agree with his demonic actions.
Which ended so many people's lives.
And dirtied God's name.
Let God and Hell judge him and his so called followers.
Jo.
Monday, October 15, 2007
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