There once was a man whose lifelong dream was to board a cruise ship and sail the Mediterranean Sea. He dreamed of walking the streets of Rome, Athens, and Istanbul. He saved every penny until he had enough for his passage. Since money was tight, he brought an extra suitcase filled with cans of beans, boxes of crackers, and bags of powdered lemonade, and that is what he lived on every day.
He would have loved to take part in the many activities offered on the ship—working out in the gym, playing miniature golf, and swimming in the pool. He envied those who went to movies, shows, and cultural presentations. And, oh, how he yearned for only a taste of the amazing food he saw on the ship—every meal appeared to be a feast! But the man wanted to spend so very little money that he didn’t participate in any of these. He was able to see the cities he had longed to visit, but for the most part of the journey, he stayed in his cabin and ate only his humble food.
On the last day of the cruise, a crew member asked him which of the farewell parties he would be attending. It was then that the man learned that not only the farewell party but almost everything on board the cruise ship—the food, the entertainment, all the activities—had been included in the price of his ticket. Too late the man realized that he had been living far beneath his privileges.
The question is, now that you're awake to the realities of the falsehood of the Society and its gripe on your life, what are you doing about it? Are you going to let life pass you by to one day, as this man did, where we see that 'too late the man realized that he had been living FAR BENEATH his privileges'? Take action today, don't let another day pass by and remain in silence, if ALL of you who are 'active' in form only, were to LEAVE the Society in ONE LARGE mass exodus, they would have NO CHOICE but to fall and crumble. The choice is yours, but life, the boat on which we are all riding, is slowly, and surely passing each of us by, whether we eat and partake of the feast of life, or if we do as this man did, eat humbly out of our 'watchtower' lunchboxes and enjoy no other spiritual food, are we truly LIVING LIFE, or letting it PASS US BY? You decide.