I doubt very seriously that I am the first to make the connection of exiting JW's and much of the movie "Shawshank Redemption".
Frequently, the injustice that many experience as baptized members of Jehovah's Witnesses cause them to want to resign, to leave.
But it is a prison of sorts. If you leave and announce it, you are shunned. And no one will talk to you.
Shawshank is such a remarkable movie to me for its simple, underlying theme; finding meaning in our suffering, and never stopping the fight against injustice, esp against our own freedom.
The best part of the movie is the line "You can either get busy living, or get busy dying."
Its a choice we all must face.
I like Red's narration of Andy, when he finally escaped through the sewer and said "Andy Dufresne - who crawled through a river of shit and came out clean on the other side."
I used that quote on another thread, but the thought makes me happy. Because like me, many of us here had to crawl through a bunch of shit to leave JW's.
And on the other side, we came out clean.
That is a point that I don't think should be lost on any lurker here. It sucks, it stinks to leave, and frankly, you shouldn't have to haul your ass through WT shit to get out of the place.
Sometimes, we can't help where we find ourselves, we can only proceed from where we find ourselves.
Andy Dufresne proceeded from where he found himself. I hope other JW's who know they should leave will consider that as well. It sucks, it stinks, but its also honest living, and it is clean.
Love you all. Good night.
