Did You NOT Do Certain Things For People Because U Had To Get Your Time In?

by minimus 29 Replies latest jw friends

  • WTWizard
    WTWizard

    I didn't not help people because I had to do field circus. I didn't help people that were not deserving of my help. And that included every single one of the witlesses that are left to this day--being told to just meet men, having rules that are tailored to prevent me from helping those I felt deserving, and being hounded to do more in field circus do not qualify as "deserving" of my time.

    And when I did help people, it was because I felt they were worthy and deserving of it. One family had several children, one of them always into things (and I might add extremely intelligent). I helped them out by taking on babysitting (right in front of the parents, I might add--the congregations have reputation of harboring pedophiles, and they almost always operate behind the backs of the parents). I would let them go through my suit pockets and meeting bag, even planting candies and small items that they liked. Even a calculator that they could play with.

    Another incident was at a Grand Boasting Session. One family came from out of town, and it was obvious that the children had little to play with (a toy binoculars from a Happy Meal, that had crap optics, was a big deal to them). So I went on a little mission to find them something to play with that wouldn't be too obtrusive (instead of helping pay for pedophiles that would have molested them or going out in field circus). Needless to say, I had to slip it behind the hounders' backs so they couldn't tailor a rule against it.

    In both cases, the hounders eventually arranged it to end. The first case, they tailored rules against everything that was going on (at that, in front of everyone). I could presume they did that out of envy, though I cannot and will not rule out the possibility that they did that as a front to hide behind-the-backs activity in molesting other children. Eventually, they drove the family out of the congregation. And in the second, they just arranged it so the Grand Boasting Sessions would never put my congregation with the congregation those poor children with little to play with would be together.

    No, if someone was worth my attention, I would give it regardless of field circus. To those who put field circus ahead of entetainment, envy is the most likely reason for the rules (I cannot blame the small children for their parents putting Kingdumb intersets ahead of things they need for fun and learning).

  • asilentone
    asilentone

    There was a very gorgeous sister thought I was in the 'truth', she was interested to get together with me, I emailed her to make some plans, but she emailed me back, she said I am busy, that is all she said, Obviously she found out that I am not in the 'truth'. Oh well.

  • Newborn
    Newborn

    Yes. I was pioneering and always too exhausted to care for anyone else... even though I always tried to be encouraging to those depressed while at the meetings.

    I'm a much more generous person now. I like doing charity work and being able to donate some money to various org's without having to think if it's wrong or not, if they are connected to churches, the red cross, UN etc etc.

    GEE!!

    No more anxiety for gret areas.

    /newborn

  • Bonnie_Clyde
    Bonnie_Clyde

    I chose to auxilliary pioneer in March 1984. The last day of the month (Saturday) still had to get a few hours in. My father called and said my JW uncle was sick and wouldn't last much longer. I thought, I'll go see him tomorrow--April 1. He was surrounded by family that Saturday afternoon, but I wasn't there because I was too busy getting service time in--felt I had an obligation. I vowed that I would never pioneer again. Wish I had quit field circus altogether, but it was another 14 years.

    Bonnie

  • Honesty
    Honesty

    I cared more about people than "Time" when I was pie-o-nearing.

    That is one of the many reasons several of my former brothers use the derogatory term "apostate" whenever my name is mentioned.

  • minimus
    minimus

    And forget it if you wanted special help at the end of the month! If you were flooded out and you needed help from "The Friends" but they HAD to get their time in, guess who or what came first?

  • Honesty
    Honesty

    Mini, the JW's would somehow get a boat and...

    get their time in by witnessing to the boats that were rescuing people.

  • minimus
    minimus

    The ark of salvation.

  • Honesty
    Honesty
    The ark of salvation.

    I heard that phrase so many times that by the end of my tenure as a brain dead idiot dub I wanted to everytime I heard another brain dead idiot dub say it.

  • minimus
    minimus

    the ark of salvation

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