I'm not a JW, nor have I ever been. A friend of mine became a JW, recently baptized. All of the sudden she wants to spend all this time with me. Of course, lots of what she was telling me about the "Bible", didn't make sense. Probably because I have actually READ the Bible in it's entirety, and knew the magazines with the Scripture references were not adding up. You can make the Bible say anything you want, by doing it that way!
Of course, I asked a lot of questions, and I would get answers to questions I didn't even ask at all. Eventually, I was rather abruptly dumped as a prospective convert. Of course, before this happened, my "friend", literally tried to make me angry and was quite rude and accusatory about my questions. I just brushed it off and said it didn't make any sense. Why argue over it?
Any way, after that, I guess I was no longer worthy of spending ANY time with, because we didn't even have lunch together or anything anymore. I know now why that is. I guess I wasn't "becoming" one of them. Why bother spending time with me, when they can COUNT TIME spent with someone who might actually pan out to become one of their unpaid magazines sales persons? Good friend, eh? Only spending time with me, because it was an eaasy way to wrack up a few hours a week.
NOW this person emailed me with questions about my beliefs. Which was more of a baiting tactic, rather than genuine interest. I'm non-denominational. I believe in the Bible personally, but I understand others do not. I also understand others have beliefs different from mine and have no desire to change. Their choice. I respect that. But, come on! Don't put words in my mouth and try to tell me what I believe, based on what someone else told you! Which is what this person tried to do.
I basically explained what I believe and why. (Hey, they asked!) It was an interesting conversation, I thought. Evidentally things were not going the way the WT sales manuel said it should. I received a series of very curt and rude emails. (Basically telling me they didn't want to discuss it anymore.) I just let it go and went on with life. NOW I've been contacted again. Small idle chit chat via email. NO religious stuff. However, I found this very interesting. This person told me they have been having health issues. (Given the timetable of when these health issues started, it was right after I was given the mighty and abrupt send off.) Rapid heart beat, can't sleep, etc... This is all so wierd! Tell me to get lost, then come back and chit chat about nothing, and then tell me about health issues that started after our last contact.
Since then, a long time former JW told me she had the same symptoms when she was discovering the truth about the WTS. Is this common? When something finally clicks, and a person discovers something isn't right with the WTS, do they sometimes become physically ill? What do you think it all means? Should I hang in there and just keep putting up with the Jeckyl and Hyde routine, or should I change email accounts and move out of state? (kidding...sort of...) Can someone tell me what the heck is going on, from a former JW perspective????
Thanks!