Would you have your son with lupus apologize for himself?

by sabastious 4 Replies latest watchtower beliefs

  • sabastious
    sabastious

    My son doesn't have lupus this is a hypothetical scenario.

    Avoiding sunlight is the primary change to the lifestyle of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus sufferers. I can't help but wonder how I would be viewed by onlookers if I demanded that, every night, I have my son apologize to me, and everyone else, for the lifestyle changes we have had to make because of his illness.

    This is exactly how our society treats sin. Sin means that we make mistakes and they range from very small to unfathomably large. In our society we are expected to own up to our mistakes, but for some other reason, we are supposed to feel remorseful for our capacity for mistake making; and acknowledge that it will never change by our own means. What depressive and pessimistic thinking! Why does this remorse exist within society? Logically it doesn't make any sense at all. We apologize for our current mistakes not future ones. Our will is to grow not to feel sorry for living the way we have to live.

    Someone a long time ago wanted to keep us down and they were successful. It's up to US say NO to taking responsibility of things beyond our control. Just as a child apologizing for a terminal disease is ludicris is just the same as apologizing for being human.

    -Sab

  • Mad Sweeney
    Mad Sweeney

    Amen.

    Also, what's with apologizing to an invisible dude nobody has ever met and who we have absolutely no ability to hurt?

    Apologize for hurting someone? Sure, that's just polite. Apologize for hurting no one? That's just crazy.

  • sabastious
    sabastious
    Apologize for hurting no one? That's just crazy.

    We all have insane thoughts therefore insanity is just a choice away.

    -Sab

  • Snoozy
    Snoozy

    Good question, when I came out of the religion I was questioned by my co workers as to why I was always apologising for everything..

    It was true. It took me a long time to stop feeling so guilty for every little thing I did wrong (or thought what I did it was wrong)..

    They have you on a constant guilt trip in that religion so they can control you..another one of their tactics..

    Snoozy..who only apologises now for really big goof ups..

    And regarding the Lupus, I thought it was only a woman's disease..but I looked it up and 90 percent are women that get it and 10 percent men. It also affects men differently than women..
    Just for the record..

  • Band on the Run
    Band on the Run

    My automatic reflex is apology. Many people have told me to stop. I don't mean to seem so dog like, on my belly. Not once in all my Witness history did I ever feel accepted. When I did what I was supposed to do, more was wanted. Always more.

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