As a JW, did you feel superior to worldly people? (page 3)

KW13

a pride in myself and how silly them worldly people can be lol

FairMind

Depends on how one looks at it. I didn’t feel superior intellectually or morally but yes I did feel superior in that I had the truth and others didn’t.

No I didn't feel superior to them, and never talked despisingly about them as: those worldly people outside the truth. I supppose because I could see that the JWs themselves were to a great extend hypocritical and lacked fraternal love contrary to their claims. To my emotional world they were a worthless loveless lot.

LDH

I didn’t feel superior intellectually or morally but yes I did feel superior in that I had the truth and others didn’t.

Precisely.

When one is steeped in the 'truth' for your entire childhood --it's kind of hard not to feel proud that you have the 'truth' and no one else does. I mean, this message is drilled into you. Just by merit of continually repeating that you have the truth, means that others have a lie.

Lisa

atypical

Yes.

Shame on me.

undercover

I felt inferior and superior to them at the same time. Is that possible?

In my teens and early twenties, I was intimidated by "worldly" people in that they always seemed so in control of themselves while I, as a JW, was constantly fighting wrong thoughts and inclinations. "Worldly" people seemed to have it made compared to us JWs who had such a tough schedule and no free time. They could enjoy things we couldn't or shouldn't. They could enjoy materialism, music, sports without worrying about if it upset Jehovah or the elders. As I got older, I became more comfortable in myself but the notion of completely being myself was lost in the attempt to being a JW. Since leaving, I've realized that the two never really meshed up.

But at the same time that I was jealous of worldly people, I felt superior...I knew the "truth", they didn't. I knew that they were going to die soon and they wouldn't be so smug if they realized that their time was so short. I had wished though, that I could have believed it as much as I was supposed to. I never really convinced myself that Armageddon was a sure bet.

serendipity

I felt I had a superior knowledge of the Bible, could see the big picture and understood the issue of universal sovereignty.

slugga

Of course, we knew jehovah's plans and satan's schemes, we had everlasting life to look forward to and all they had to look forward to was a giant hailstone on the head. All we had to do was witness to people. Of course we felt superior

delilah

Joelbear said," i've never felt superior to anyone and i like it that way. Yup, me too....never did I feel superior, it's just not my nature to feel that way about anyone. There were plenty of others in the congregation that did though, and it sickened me.

aquagirl

from as far back as i remember,being superior to 'worldly ones' was drilled in to my head..its almost embarrassing in retrospect.i see it now,w/the rest of my family{devout dubs}and its hard to not speak out..there is a hardware store in a town near here and one of the elders sons works there.he was given the old heave ho{df} but sniveled his way back in..i always try to make a point of having him assist me.and always ask lotsa questions.he seems semi intelligent,so im not sure why he worked so hard to get reinstated.maybe he tried sex once and didnt like it..hey,its their game,not mine..im awfully glad to have found you all,as no one who has not been thru this can have any idea..i mean,it sounds absurd,dosent it? shunning ones own family..

As a JW, did you feel superior to worldly people?