Maybe I am different. But I see anger and fear In your dear friend.
Could be, outoftheorg. He is near 70 now - the 'system' has not been good to him, as things generally are less fair as we age. The 'truth' might seem better than the hopelessness he sees in the 'world'. I would imagine that many witnesses in his age [he was brought up in the religion], have prob little chance of seeing it for what it is. 70 years is a lot of investment, and hard to let go of. Not to say that it doesn't happen. I knew nothing else, and lived the religion till I was 48. Many here, the same or longer.
Still - I hope you are right. I hope someday he changes his mind and comes to my door and ask me a serious question about why I left - and listens to the answer. But I won't hold my breath.
I am saddened that our old associates feel so compelled to 'compartmentalize' each and every person, thus adding to their blindness. On this board alone - there must be 1000 specific reasons for leaving the organization, or shades of them. Yet all persons who leave are classed as evil, apostate, 'turning the back on Jehovah', etc., then banished and ignored as already dead. One must admit; it is a good stategy the GB has used to keep these people in the dark, isn't it? Black/white. Jw/wicked. Blessed/cursed.
Jeff