My Story - Part 3 (page 2)

TJ - iAmCleared2Land

Jeremy, I just stumbled across your story today, and got very little done at work as I read through all three parts of your well-written account... I'm looking forward to part 4, and seeing what changed your viewpoint about things. I know that I find myself identifying with many of the feelings you had about conflicts, desire for acceptance, reaching out, etc. Thanks for sharing your story.

VoidEater

Thank you. Well done (on every level).

OnTheWayOut

The Young People Ask book however, seemed to speak directly to me as a teenager. Since I was about to enter high school, it seemed to me that the Faithful Slave had indeed given us "food at the proper time".

I am a bit older than you, already in my middle twenties by the release of that book.
I didn't think it was so effective a book. WOW. Apparently, to some it was.

I could wait to be a professional artist in the new system. In the new system, maybe I could set up my easel on Sundays and paint the lions and giraffes that meandered through my front yard.
....learn a construction-related trade. ...one could contribute such skills to the organization’s building work not only now, but in the new system. ...traveling overseers flatly state that business skills would not be needed in the new system; so why bother learning them now?
It is funny, and at the same time frightening to consider how the Watchtower could teach that men such as these would eventually be appointed as princes over the earth. It is hard to imagine living in a spiritual paradise where people are governed by men who have about as much intellectual depth as a bowling ball.

Yes, good summary. Carrots, carrots, and more carrots. Serve this way and be rewarded. If
only we could realize we were as bad, and even worse, than the "worldly" greedy ones who
went to college to get more money from a career. We wanted our mansion along the bay and
pet lions, we wanted to be princes on earth....AND we wanted to progress in the org. now by
kissing asses. And we avoided developing our intellectual side, our education, our retirement.

The meek Ministerial Servant who goes off to college and ends up as a gay porn star.

Ha, I remember them using that story.

In my mind, I asked myself why any Witness would even think about going into the areas of business, law, or medicine, since the end is right around the corner, and such areas of expertise would be worthless in the new system. .....what could be more satisfying than being a theocratic tradesman in the new system? And, possibly working along the side of resurrected Bible heroes! How exciting it would be to look at a construction manual with Daniel.

Do you now realize that Daniel was not into construction? He was a bureacrat and politician.
Maybe you could work alongside Noah.

Mario did not have any children of his own, so he was the type of brother who liked to take young brothers under his wing, so to speak. Ed (the Ministerial Servant) did not have any children either, so he had the time pick me up after school to go out in evening field service.

Just a sad thought. Think how great they would have been as fathers if they had not been JW drones.

I began to believe that spiritual growth was measurable by the person’s performance much more than their personal qualities.

...giving eloquent talks, turning in double digits on a report slip, giving lengthy comments at the meetings, and wearing special badges at conventions were the true outward manifestations of spirituality

Didn't they all believe that?

Great story, Jeremy. Thanks for opening up like that.

done4good

Great story, Jeremy. I just read all three parts...You are a very good writer.

The Popeye-Ewok thing KILLED me!

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agent zero

excellently described J, i can relate to almost all of it. perhaps one day when i have the time, i will write my own history.

independent_tre

Great Post, your story is really enlightening about experiences from a born in. Looking forward to your next part.

Thanks for sharing.

mary stewart

wow jer! this is great! i decided to save these. very nice writing. my folks are like yers. my dad never "reached out" and failed when he did. my mom pioneered til i was DFed. i wish college was cheap. i wanna go to an art school too. my art's pretty good. it's at freeza-frost.deviantatcom if you wanna look. :D

mary stewart

i meant it's at freeza-frost.deviantart.com. sorry.

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