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Welcome to The Amish Potato’s Channel. My name is Cj Miller. I was raised Amish in Shipshewana, IN. I was Amish until I was 16 years old, when I started dressing “English”, drove a car and partied on the weekends. This is called Rumspringa.
I did this until I was in my late twenties. I then briefly joined the amish church, left again, and moved to Idaho where I discovered the truth of who Christ is, married my lovely wife and am now sharing my story on KZbin.
Thank you for watching and enjoy!

[@cestlavie7132]

Mom and dad on the same page and loving each other. This is the gift to the children and the world.

[@giorgismama8024]

I love the Amish family values. They have so many good things in the way they live. Sometimes we hear about the tragic parts of Amish culture, but there is a lot of truth and love in it.

[@margaretporkolab7166]

This is so beautiful and will said. We need more families like this.

[@kevinallen1699]

What a nice visual. Thank you. Time is precious.

[@rebeccareagle4089]

Simply beautiful ❤

[@joemonahan2972]

Agree!

[@diane3428]

Best video yet!

[@Getlostandwander]

In my opinion love is a verb. You absolutely can love someone without mushy feelings. Feelings are fickle

[@karenladwig]

Amen!

[@therealz360z7]

It does help when you come from similar backgrounds it doesn't have to be the case but i remember as a kid my aunts husband always bragging to the kids your Italian and even my aunt telling the kids that , and i thought how awful you can't say yep our ancestors have been here since the mayflower they settled in the south and if you want to call us hillbillies that's ok cause we are what we are and nobody is better nor are we better than them all races and backgrounds have something to be proud of . That's what we tell our kids.

[@SantaFe19484]

Cute!

[@3941602]

How can you find the one God wants you to be with in 20 sq miles? How can it be real if its just in your town or state. Its arranged love or marriage. Limited options. In my opinion how can the Amish understand agape,eros and phileo love when their rules, lifestyle and pharasiee ways go against it. Its like being on a deserted Island you grow on each other but its not true love.

[@theamishpotato]

What is true love?

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@@theamishpotato That my friend is the age old question from time. I would say their are universal themes and ideas world wide from all grouos of people that have similarities in what love is. I would say look up in the Bible and research Agape,Eros and Phileo love. I think prayer and asking God to bring someone jnto your life the one he has planned for you. I think you also will know deep in your heart and spirit. I think its someone that loves your perfections and imperfections and is unconditional. True love is sacrificial. I think you need to believe in the idea of soulmate and true love to be able to find it firstly if you dont believe it than it wont happen.I think there are clues in Hods word on this topic. Its a spiritual and cosmic connection when you find that person. I can say that you can put 2 strangers on an Island and they will come together for survival and grow on each other rather having Nature be the influence rather than true love. So many get im loveless marriages or get together for matters of convenience. Basically close roomated and yes you create a famiky but their is a void inside for sure. I feel if your world is just a few square miles in some county somewhere you are on an Island and getting married becomes a tradtion and duty rather than for love. The population pool is small when its only Amish for Amish. In my opinion the one that God has for you is just down the road everytime? I mean true love just a buggy ride away? I cant see it. It becomes a LLC partnership rather than a marriage. Its a big world out there Things happen and God works in mysterious ways. Whos to say A Ohio Amish is t supposed to Marry a Missouri Amish girl? Anyways whats your thoughts? What do you think true love is? I enjoy your content and your testimony. Thanks.

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@@3941602 I don’t believe in “true love”. However there is something to meeting that special someone where the “the stars align”. You know, “the one”, where you almost instantly know this is the one you want to spend the rest of your life with. This happens all the time within a 20 mile radius in Amish communities. I’ve heard many talk about it. Is it with everyone in every community? I doubt it but I would say it’s the case with 99% in the community I come from. People in smaller communities will find partners in other states. And then there is the cases where some are single until they get tired of their single Amish life so they leave and often get married not to long after that. But this feeling of falling in love is just a temporary thing and often only lasts a few years into the relationship and then is replaced by a deeper love. A love that is more of an action than a feeling. So do I believe in true love? Like the fairy tale love? Nope. I do believe there is something to “falling in love”. It happens. It happened to me but I’m not married to her. So is it true love? Not necessarily.

[@3941602]

@@theamishpotatoWhile I respect your opinion I would Anyone stuck on a deserted Island 1 man 1 women will by nature create feelings its human. You cant recreate the feeling if love by proxy. Thats why 2 co workers a man and a women working side by side for 50 years wont be in " true love. Entering into a partnership before the age of 21 and haveing children because of tradition does not foster true love. Companionship, duty to family, and the pressure of community force alotta people to no together with no escape. Loveless marriage I would imagine is more common than not. The Amish seemed groomed from childhood to find a partner within their youthgroup. Not many older single Amish their destiny is decided and designed by them. You need new workers for the company and to keep the community running. The corperation must be fed. I dont believe in fairy tell love but I would say its a spiritual and Godly action. Chemsitry, attractivness,smell,background, religion all play a part. Yes love is more than a verb its an action. At one point the World was full of tribes and tribal groups but because of Love were able to meet outside their tribe and well create our world. You need to believe in true love or what is the point. Im not talking lust, or butterflys or a crush. Line up 100 beautiful women yes we will be physically attracted but their wont be any that create that spark of interest. Attraction is not love. Im not saying love at first sight thats fairy tale but I do believe in true love and that their is someon out their by Gods design planned for you. The Amish by religion other than African or Amazonian tribe have a very tiny group to choose their life partner from. Catholic,Christian, Buddhism, Islam, Jewish ect. Its just my opinion and belief. Alot of people that no nothing about social dynamics and dating often confuse those first.butterflys or honey moon period as love and Im talking about something diffrent Maybe a closed communitt alotta the Amish think their initla crush is the one cause they have no measuring stick or meter. Then the pressure and tradition of date a year,get married, have kids right away bonds you, but superficially. Its the spackel but the foundation was never their to begin with. The love that grows is just emotional bonding based on life steps but the love was never their to begin with. Its like keeping up with joneses. Everyone gets married and has kids cause well thats what we do and well I kinda like her so will settle and just go thru the motions. I think alotta Amish who never have held hands, or hugged a girl or even kissed a girl their dating confuses those intial feelings as love. Its like being in 5th grade I remember I fell in love with my classmate but it wasnt love it was just a butterfly crush. Same with the Amish. I hope you find who you are looking for and that you find love and happiness. I listened to your story so I know that you "love" someone in your communtiy and had to make a hard choice.

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@@theamishpotato We think we are in love many times in our lives until we find true love and realize shes the one.

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Amen