empty spectator chairsMr. Fenn,
When you made the two trips from your car to hide the chest and the gold, did you carry it openly in your hands or in some type of bag or backpack?

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I did both. It was a special time of fulfillment for me and I can still sense now, the elation I felt then. It’s the only time I recall laughing out loud at myself. Hiding that treasure chest full of gold and jewels was fundamental to how I feel about living life to its stretched best, and it emphasizes my aversion to seeing anyone be a spectator to today’s opportunities.f

 

 

33 Comments

  1. Forrest, you must of felt brave as well in hiding the chest. At times, I think about all the things I hid and or buried as a child in glass jars. I hid cards and bottle caps. I remember to this day, telling myself that someday I will come back and get it. Now all I can do is visit the places and watch other children dance around the trees where my childhood still lies.

    Thanks for all your answers.

    Indian Scout and a Saint.

    GEYDELKON

  7. Just because something is possible, or there is an opportunity to take advantage of, does not necessarily mean it should be exploited. Isn’t that the reason we have fallen from Grace? I would call that a really bad advice.
    There were some important lessons in history by some great people and minds, and their words and regrets come to mind:

    ” You shall not live by bread alone” – Jesus, while being offered the whole physical world by Satan. I wonder if Forrest has aversion to Jesus’s action, not grabbing the opportunity at hand

    “If I had known they were going to do this, I would have become a shoemaker.” – Einstein after realizing what consequences will the atom bomb have for humanity.

    Likewise Oppenheimer has said about his and his team’s feelings after the bomb test – ‘Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.’ I suppose we all thought that, one way or another.’

    So it makes me wonder, where does Forrest’s aversion originate. What is the real root of that aversion. He seems to have manifested that before, when he found himself stuck at the bluff after being shot down, refusing to ask God for help, while waiting for Jolly greens. It is because of that type of advise that I have some serious reservations about this “Chase” , and would like him to publicly address these concerns:
    http://youtu.be/U504tS9wGCU

    Whiterock

    2. Whiterock, please allow tomtom to play The Lincoln-Lawyer for a moment. First of all, could you please give me the quote and it’s location where Forrest refused to call on God while he waited for the Jolly Green Giants. I may have missed some things, but I sure dont recall that one; so, please enlighten me if you can.

      Secondly, while I agree that not every opportunity that presents itself is necessarily always a good one, or the right one custom fitted for a particular individual, however, there are many opportunities that God himself puts before us that are designed to be exploited…and therefore should be. We must pray for the wisdom to know the difference.

      …and yes, Thirdly, Joy is a Fruit of the Spirit. Personally, this treasure hunt has brought much joy to myself and many others. Jesus wasn’t interested in satan’s offer of the kingdoms of this world, as he already knew His Father owned everything and that the most important was knowing His will and doing it. What if it’s Gods will for someone to find this treasure chest?
      Daniel prophesied of this latter time we live in:

      “…But the people who do know their God shall be strong and do great exploits.” Daniel 11:32b

      Are you so sure of yourself that it’s not Gods will? And although maybe not designed for your life, but maybe for another to testify of Gods goodness and grace?

      “For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.”
      Ephesians 2:10

      Lastly, concerning any aversions Forrest may have, I suggest you ask him directly to gain better insight.

      tomtom

      1. “During the Coldest Hours of the Darkest Night, The Warmth of The Fire Before You Should Be Appreciated. And During the Warmest Glow Of The Shortest Day, The Sights the Sun Provides You Should Ever Be Encompassed; For The Beauty They Provide. Enjoy Your Good Health, For As Long As You Can Keep It. And Always Live Life To the Fullest. Without Shame. For You Were Not Born Into Sin. You Were Born To Be The Best That You Can Be. And To Do That Which You Have All Been Called To Do: To Comfort and Aid All The Living Things Around You. To Preserve Life. To Save Your Planet. To Protect The Universe From Destruction. Therefore, Do Not Bend Your Knee In Supplication To The Gods and Goddesses. in Anger. Not even Odin. Nor Beg them For Forgiveness. For they Have Not The Power, Nor the Authority, To Be Gods or Goddesses Above You, nor Anyone, Save What You Give To Them, Out Of Your Own Weakness” .. Brad 20:18 ..

        Brad Hartliep

      2. “…there are many opportunities that God himself puts before us that are designed to be exploited…and therefore should be. We must pray for the wisdom to know the difference.”
        wow weird, last night you like read my mind. i had the exact same thought, only mine included wisdom AND strength.
        creepy! :0

        DUMBFOUNDED

        1. That’s pretty cool Dumbfounded!
          Don’t be creeped out, it’s just God doing His thing:

          “Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.” -John 16:13

          “But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things.”
          I John 2:20

          “Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. 5And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord. 6And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all. 7But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal. 8For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit; 9To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit; 10To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues: 11But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will.

          Many Members, One Body

          12For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ. 13For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.” I Corinthians 12:4-13

          Have a great night! More heavy revies coming your way soon!

          tomtom

      3. Hello, TomTom…Brad…Dumbfounded.

        I enjoy reading your words. My thoughts…and the whisperings to my spirit…lean more toward what TomTom wrote.

        I believe in Gods…plural. God the Father…and His Son. Lucky for us…they want us to learn to separate Good from evil through our own experience…and ultimately to be happy as a result of this acquired knowledge.

        WHY? Because They LOVE all of us. It all boils down to that. Our Happiness is Their Glory and Happiness.

        Sadly…most of us learn our lessons the hard way. I speak from experience.

        Philippians 2:9,10,11

        Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: 10 That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; 11 And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

        JC1117

          1. Thanks, pdenver. Between you, me, and JC we have 12 years of searching. Which makes me wonder how many total searcher years after an estimated 130,000 people have put their boots on the ground.
            I think we may have breached a millennium by more than a little. lol

            Buckeye Bob

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