What Careers, Opportunities Did you Have to Sacrifice - to be a Witness ?

by flipper 35 Replies latest jw friends

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  worf

  The main thing I gave up was college. I've always loved science: Astronomy and Physics especially. I should have ended up being a scientist. But I'm working on that now in college. My goal is to teach science. And I am working on having a business of my own based on science. My high school teachers told me I to go to college.They said they "expected big things" from me. I wish I had listened to them. Oh well, its never too late.

  I also gave up a very good paying job installing alarms because at the interview I learned I would have had to carry a pistol. They wanted to hire me on the spot after just a ten minute interview. I really wanted that job and almost accepted it. When the interviewer asked me why I was turning it down and I explained that being a JW, I could'nt carry a gun, he could not understand it.He could not believe I was turning down such a good position for that reason. He even told me to call him if I changed my mind, the job would be mine. That was in 1979.

  There were other employment opportunities I didn't even pursue over the years because they would have conflicted with "meeting times". HAH!

  Did not have children. (The infamous 1988 "Responsible Childbearing In This Time Of The End" talk) Although I am glad I did not have children with the jw wife I had. Glad we are ex's.

  Worf
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  hillbilly

  I seemed to be a fair contact hitter and could run bases pretty well once upon a time...Baseball, well, we will never know.

  I was offered a full ride scholarship from the US Navy... I took the ASVAB just to get out of classes one day... I was in the top percentiles... thus the offer.

  One day the registered letter arrived.... 4 years of college, commission in the Navy... 7 years active duty. I never told my parents... just threw it away.

  Around 22 or so I started thinking a bit...found a Union job, finished a couple of apprentice programs and never looked back.

  Jeff
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  Awakened at Gilead

  Worf,

  Yeah I got married not too long after that 1988 article. Imagine all the little kids that would be about 20 years old now and indoctrinated JW's had they let us have kids back then..

  AaG
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  worf

  AaG,

  Yeah. I am glad I didn't end up bringing another potential "Borg" member into the world.

  Worf
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  White Dove

  I gave up the prospect of ever going to college. I used to think that I was too stupid to be successful, so that helped me to avoid it. I secretly and unkown to me longed for it, though. Now I have it:)
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  lancelink

  medical school,
  
  I worked for a doctor in H.S. and he really wanted to help me out.
  
  He was going to pay for, and give me a loan for school.
  
  But J W's don't do that!!
  
  I kick myself everyday for not following my dreams
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  WTWizard

  I ended up falling behind on computer skills, which means I would have a struggle to get a decent computer programming job. And I hear that some of those can pay quite nicely--one that I happened to see in a newspaper would have paid $32 an hour, in 1989. I was making closer to $5 an hour then.

  I hope the Filthful and Disgraceful Slavebugger can come up with the difference--plus the difference in social status that it would have led to, and adjusted for inflation. I would rather take that money for myself than have them use it to usurp control of the whole world anyways--they don't need to protect pedophiles or coerce the governments into allowing them to start the Second Dark Ages anyways (and I could use it to catch up on computer skills to solve a few problems).
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  justhuman

  Hey Mr Flipper lately you have posts that they really hurt....

  I just hate this subject for many reasons, plus this is the main reason that I straggle today at my 40 years of life to survive finnancially.If only I could break free form the most mind destructive American cult when I was young....

  Let me see

  1. I quit music. I had frequent visits from elders to stop playing quitar in a band. Shit I was good musician and I did wrote some nice songs, and although I continued to play music bad I never moved on to profesional musician due to the meetings and field service

  2. When I set up my radio station in just of couple of months I had visit from "elders: and told me that the Org does not approve JW's to own radio stations...so I quit that also. If only I send them to hell...at before 20 years I managed to turn my radio station the best local station. As a result money started to come from advertesizers. Also at that time it was the first public radio stations that started, and indeed now to get licence for a radio station it cost a fortune!!!!

  I personally believe that the only reason for my hardtimes is the WT to blame. I have WASTED my years pioneering and spreading a false gospel of a false prophet made in U.S.A
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  Jim Dee

  When I worked at a ship yard in northern UK I became involved in Nuclear technology that sometimes included Subs.
  
  I was studying at the time - about to get baptised - horror of horrors, Nuclear. Anyway I just didn't tell anyone and carried on as a Nuclear specialist and then went to work at the power plant.
  
  Had many elders criticise me for being involved in Nuclear technology but somehow, years later, those same elders always seemed to be counseled for adultery, financial irregularities, gambling, family issues etc etc. One of the biggest critics from my early days, I have just heard from Gordy, has left the truth - he used to say "to be a good JW and elder means keeping your life simple, I can get you a job with me at my Christian Cleaning Company - cleaning windows" - Twonk.
  
  I'm glad I just ignored the sods and went my own way - albeit in the truth for many years
  
  Jim
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  LouBelle

  I was a really good swimmer, could have made something out of it if I put in the taining - loved it too!

  Plus - many people thought I was a natural when it came to acting - that would have been fun but didn't persue it because I knew I just couldn't