Wheelchair Witness to me... what to say???

by Confucious 13 Replies latest jw experiences

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  Confucious

  Hello all...

  Been a while since I've posted.

  I'm mostly trolling here now-a-days.

  Off Paxil and feel great.

  The brother that "brought me into the Truth" called me the other day. Just told him - thanks, when we last talked - I was about to commit suicide.

  Feel better now. Jesus Christ himself healed me - not the Watchtower. You guys hit the road when things went bad with me.

  Ok... enough said about that for now.

  So... today, I ran into one of the friends from the KH who is wheelchair bound.

  He invited me to the KH.

  But in my opinion (and I invite yours...) - I think he gets a pass.

  What am I supposed to say to him? Hey... by the way, al the stuff we've learned is false?

  If you read my old posts, some of the friends that approach me are free game.

  But a brother in a wheelchair? I feel like I'm beating up on him if I tell him how I feel.

  Ok... your opinion...

  Confucious
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  Seeker4

  Hey, Confucious, good to hear from you. Glad you are doing well.

  At times I'm so prepared to rip some unexpecting JW a new one, and then I don't. I just walk away and leave them in peace.

  You probably did the right thing, but I expect that, being Confucious, you'd already know that. Lao Tzu certainly would!

  S4
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  ninja

  just annoy him....if he gets angry and chases you....just jump up a stair and shout ...."now what dalek boy"
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  RubaDub

  "How you been ... looks like you're on a roll."

  Rub a Dub
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  Confucious

  Seeker...

  I feel you man.

  Today on Neil Bortz Show (talk radio)...

  His last caller was a Bible Thumper.

  And I'm all cool with that, but Bortz ripped into her.

  But before he did, he said, "How old are you?"

  Like the lady sounded like she was 14.

  So the lady said she was 50 and so Bortz said, "Ok... if you were 16 - I would give you a pass, but because you're 50 - you're free game."

  Not that I'm siding with Bortz. But point is - I think there are people that you just let be.

  Confucious
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  lancelink

  I guess that my reply would be based on his condition.
  With all the handicap laws if effect, they want to be regarded as "normal" people.
  In fact I have had several get offended with me when I would try to help them such as holding a door, or carrying some packages.
  
  Could he handle the "truth" regarding how you feel?
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  jamiebowers

  Why shouldn't witnesses in wheelchairs know the truth about the "truth"? You don't have to rip him a new one. When he asks you again to attend the kh, just say, "No, thanks, but if you have the time, I'll tell you why I was da'd, df'd, faded, etc.".
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  Tired of the Hypocrisy

  Hey, everyone I ever met that was in a wheelchair didn't want any special treatment.....
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  JWdaughter

  I think you should deal with him as you would if he were fully physically functional. To do otherwise seems condescending (although I know your concern is caring). As long as he is mentally competent, I see no reason to pussyfoot around any more than you would with anyone else. If he was the exact same person walking up to you, how would you respond? If this is a person who has marginal mental acuity or something, my response would differ-because I would deal with a child or one with dementia differently than with an fully functional (mentally)adult.
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  Confucious

  Well,

  I understand what you're saying.

  And if anyone one is wheelchair bound here, I don't mean to sound condescending.

  My point being, I don't think that I have to have a "mission" to save people.

  When I was a devout Witness - I felt that I was "saved."

  And now that I know the truth about the WT, I still feel "saved."

  I guess my point was, I know that it was a crushing feeling to see the "man behind the curtain" so to speak.

  If someone needs that "hold on" so to speak - I guess I pity them.

  I know that I was wheelchair bound, I know that I would need something to hold on to.

  Christopher Reeves for years, just needed that belief that Stem Cell research would bring the cure.

  I think if someone went up to him and said, "Dude... just face the facts, you're Stem Cell research to cure you is 3 generations at best.

  Wow... I think that would be devistating.

  But to say that Wheelchair bound person - doesn't dream about walking? That those pictures that of the WT that ANY DAY NOW, that he's going to just burst out of that chair?

  No way. I wasn't saying that he was sub human, but to destroy hope?

  Confucious