This morning i was reading an article in the paper, and a referrence was made toward St. Augustine regarding his opinion on humility.
Immeadly I felt upset, and after reflecting, I remember when i was a witness the Wt. made several comments over the years about how this man was a discouragement toward the true early/original jw's centuries ago.
But, growing up as a Catholic, my grandparents attended a parish in Chicago St. Augustine, and throughout my younger years I learned quite a lot about the good that this man did, and the efforts he made to help the early christians.,
(St. Frances was another example which I will not get into here)
I feel that I'm starting to ramble on here,,,,,, sorry but my point is this :
it seems that a lifetime of learning, and personal experiences was wiped clean suddenly because of the influence I allowed the wbts to have over me.
One or two comments from the wt without any solid backing just changed my thinking totally.
Has this happened to you, or was I just young and impressionable, and the after effects are still rising up years later ?