Having taken a long break from JWD, from personal circumstances not with any frustration or conflict here, and now spending a few days focused at JWD, it's great to come back.
The same issues are being posted, new posters with same problems, concerns, heartbreaks, eyes opened, just beginning to have their doubts confirmed.....how wonderful. With loving and caring people to help out.
I wanted to respond to journey-on's thread earlier but wanted to collect my thoughts and now it is locked.
The internet, cyberworld, discussions boards are a tricky thing. We (I think esp the people that come here) are very passionate about what we do here. We feel, think, grow........we form new ideas, break bad habits, expand our horizons.
Some of us express stuff deep within us, others are skimming.
As with anything, any place there are rules, guidelines, laws, people we agree with and disagree. Some we like, some we don't .....some we grow to love.
We never can have a full, complete picture of what is going on using this medium. So much is factored in.
I feel for those that get so frustrated with the boards. I too, have let this happen to me from time to time.
This is not directed personally to journey-on, it only sparked this post.
Having been away, not focused on being a JW or an ex-JW. my perspective has changed, grown or evolved....broadened.
Think of how many boards have started because of unhappiness at this one. How many are still up and running?
We see in our workplace, co-workers fired......some unjustly, some not. We miss them, do they become our personal friends? We have that option.
There is a JW world and a world here at JWD and there is the real world. All places have rules and regulations, injustice, blah blah blah.
Don't expect too much from any place.
Thats all I have to say for now.
Be strong from within,
purps