The use of the word "soon" at the KH is used so much by JW's
that it has almost turned into a "soon" doctrine.
I counted the word soon 15 times at the meeting yesterday during the
public talk and WT. They can't stop using the word soon. Their whole
life is built around the word soon. Soon there will be not war or food
shortages. Soon we will grow young not old. Soon God will act and
destroy the wicked. Soon we will be in Paradise. Soon we will not have
to worry about sickness or disease. Soon God will cleanse the earth.
How soon is soon? If I tell my wife that I am going to buy her a new
diamond ring soon, would she be happy if I waited 6 months, a year,
or 35 years? If I tell my little grandson that I will take him to the zoo soon
does he think in terms of days, months, or years? If your doctor tells you
that you need to make another appointment to see him soon, do you wait
a week, month, or several years?
If the JW's did not talk about the end being soon they would have nothing
else to talk about. The talk two Sundays ago was about the need of staying
clean and the need to wash our hands after using the toilet and keeping our
clothes clean. Oh God, I wish that all of this would end soon.
TooBad TooSad