Could pioneers better spend their time instead of putting in hours?
Are Pioneers NOW wasting their time?
by Fisherman 19 Replies latest jw experiences
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momzcrazy
Yes, they could. They've been wasting their time for quite a while now.
Speaking as a former pioneer, of course.
momz
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Bring_the_Light
It isn't so much their time I'm concerned about. Its the impending doom in store for any fool that gets interested due to their efforts.
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darth frosty
For their preaching work to be 'THE MOST IMPORTANT WORK BEING DONE IN THESE LAST DAYS' they use the most half-assed approach possible.
They glorify the pioneer stroll (walking slow)
They use the most in-efficent method (and with gas most costly)
They go at a time most people are at work or worse on the weekend when people want to sleep in
And most damming
When they do catch someone, they hide who they are and their real message, thru mis-direction and canned introductions
So...yeah tehy are really wasting their time, especially now.
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str8?so is spaghetti..until you heat it up
ZOMG
If i could take back the time I spent as a regular pioneer!! Oh and I would be oh so thankful not to have the debt I created over that time too. Lousy part time work and its scabby pay.
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shamus100
I pretty much feel like it was the biggest mistake of my life, auxillary pioneering. All that time wasted, I'm 10 years behind everyone else financially. I differ with most, because I have nobody to blame but myself.
Are they wasting they're time? Yes. But we're the 1975 generation, but in the 1990's. I'm sure there will be the 2010 generation, bemoaning they're mistakes too.
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WTWizard
They always have been wasting their time. Every second spent out in field circus or preparing to do the same is a second that could have been spent doing something that could create utility for the person. They could sleep in, watch a movie or listen to a favorite song, go online, work, get some housework done, read enjoyable books, study the Bible independently, join a club--anything else that could provide value for the person or society.
Worse, they are wasting other people's time. Every hour you spend at a study wastes someone else's time as well. If I study with someone, and waste an hour of my time, I also waste an hour of the householder's time. If I knock and the person is not interested, it wastes the 5 minutes of the householder's time it takes to stop what they are doing, come to the door, tell me they are not interested, and resume what they are doing. And if they start going to boasting sessions, they are wasting additional time there.
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yadda yadda 2
They mainly knock on empty houses and fill in not-at-home slips. Hey, those are important slips, so someone's got to fill them in!
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WTWizard
Besides the fact that the work itself is a huge waste of time, they dawdle. I have stood out on calls rather than work alone, wasting a good 5 minutes each. We have had more errands, "forgotten" medication and supplies, and trips to A-Plus or Seven-11 (the witlesses in my former congregation were too poor to regularly frequent Starbucks, plus those stores were closer).
I have also seen much time wasted warming up. People would go out and do a few houses in temperatures around 0 C/32 F, and then get in the car to warm up. I always went along with it, since I didn't want to see the work finished and did not look forward to answering a door where someone did come.
I also liked those time wasters where someone passed a street they were looking for. I knew where it was, and could tell when they were about to pass it by. So I kept my big mouth shut, and let them waste time hunting for it. Ditto a house when I saw the number, and no one else did. I would let them waste the time searching, and they would wonder why I didn't speak up. I found it especially funny when the call was not home, after all that.
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S3RAPH1M
There are other ways of reaching people with 'the good news of God's Kingdom': radio stations (streaming internet radio), blogs, movies, music, art.