There was a certain euphoria about being blind (and then the blinders came off )!!!
What was your favorite thing about being a witness?
by dezpbem 36 Replies latest jw friends
-
-
dedpoet
I don't miss anything about being a jw. Sure, some of the social gatherings were good, but the ones I have now are better. The "friendships" I made were all conditional, unlike the ones I've made since. My favourite day as a jw was the day I left.
-
daystar
Some of my favorite things about being a Witness when I was a Witness:
- Friends
- Get-togethers
- Believing I had The Truth
Some of my favorite things now, in retrospect:
- Due to the meetings, etc. I learned to read at a high level at an early age.
- I developed a relatively high level of integrity.
- I developed a love of "Truth".
- By being a Witness, I have since learned to see some of the signs of manipulation and control.
- It gave me a model on which to contrast real friends with fake ones.
-
littlerockguy
Around here the congregations got very restrictive about group parties, can't be too large, can't have alcohol, can't be the night before a meeting or field service, can't invite unbaptized people or "weak" JWs, etc., etc.
That is exactly how it was when I was active, as well as standoff and cliqish. I dont know if I have a favorite thing about being a witness. I did meet some wonderful individuals (most not in the congregation I went to though); nevertheless I am happy to be off the watchtower hamster wheel!
-
Spectre
Good topic. After thinking about it for all of two seconds, put me down in the nothing column.
-
greendawn
There were some pretty girls at the kingdom hall and a nice spiritual and in fact anti GB annointed old brother. Otherwise there was nothing good to remember especially by way of social life.
-
twinflame
I think I'll jump on Spectre's wagon:
After thinking about it for all of two seconds, put me down in the nothing column.
If there ever was anything, it's long forgotten and lost in the bad stuff.
-
daystar
There were some pretty girls at the kingdom hall
I can't believe I forgot to mention that! I can think back to a couple of them now and I think I still crush on them a bit... what if... maybe... they're ex-JW now too!
-
kls
Gawd i hated it and really cannot think of one thing that even remotely was enjoyable.
Oh Oh , i know one ,watching the elders get loaded with Jesus juice.
-
greendawn
Daystar is that all you had, a couple of pretty girls? I can recall six or seven even after all these years, two of them were as stunning as any Hollywood actress. In fact I had filthy day dreams on all of them all of them, pretty and plain, single, engaged, and married.