by Joliette 11 Replies latest jw friends
I was just thinking about this the other day.
It seems that people, both non-JW's and believe JW's, have this sense of emptiness inside of them.
Maybe its because of the technology? Or maybe its because people catch on to bullshit quicker then they did say, 30 plus years ago?
that is true. Leave a mag with a householder...they go on the internet later...see the REAL TRUTH...and think "Oh no! no way Jose!"
If anyone ever comes to the door and say "I went online and found some disturbing things about the JWs" I'll say "Oh really!?? Do tell." :)
I agree with you.
It just seems that people nowadays arent satisfied with anything. I can't help but feel it whenever I go to work, whenever I talk to my parents, whenever I talk to friends, etc.
A dude I worked with told me years ago that I was part of the shortcut generation. Typical old-head hatin on the youngins mentality. He said we dont' do anything right, but rather we look for shortcuts on everything. As I get older I see some of what he was saying, and I've noticed that I'm never satisfied with things that require patience. My computer is already fast, but I want it FASTER!! I go to Wendy's, and the service is fine, but I want it FASTER. I download an album off of Mediafire which takes three minutes to download a 95.6mb album, and that's pretty fast, but I want it FASTER!! The meeting at the Kingdom Hall just started, and I wish the power would go out NOW!!! I just don't have the patience that I should, and its something I'm making a concentrated effort to work on.
Another thing is counting my blessings, and I think other people fail in that department as well. Being born into Jehovah's Witnesses sucks, there's no doubt about that. This is a cancerous, demanding, curse of a religion. However, life could have been a lot worse. There's a lot of things that could be going wrong for me, and a lot of people would love to trade shoes with me, minus the accursed religion. We all need to occasionally reflect on the things that went right and stop beating ourselves up over what went wrong. Could have been born in Somalia, or could have cancer, or paralyzed, or recently blind with the last image we recall seeing is a picture of Sandra Bernhard.
^ No Room for George...I agree with everything that you said.
Hi Joliette.There seems to be this blanket of synicism that exist here in the world. In and out of the KH. People don't seem to want to be bothered, no matter where you go. There are moments when even I just wanna' creawl in my shell and just disappear into the woodwork. I saw a kid at the supermarket who merely asked me if he could help with the groceries. 11 yo maybe. I said no, as it was only 3 bags. I found myself wanting to give him a dollar anyway. I'll need to be more mindful of that urge in the future. NRFG it's an unfortunate truth that time is definitely operating against our better judgement. Instant everything. Bigger is better. New and improved. Its all so much hype. I hold my head in my hands when the advertisements for the next great miracle show up. Come buy, hurry as this deal wont last long.......but wait, buy one now and we'll give you a second one free.
^ Very true. Thank you ;)
Hmm, it takes six months to brainwash a new JW convert and the short-cut generation can't spare that much study/meeting time, so it looks like it will be slim pickings for new baptisms.
^LOL.
I too think it's technology and the many advancements of our modern age that causes people to become jaded. I feel for the kids/teens who have most of what they want at the tip of their fingers. Not much to look forward to, hope for, wait for. It's sad.
It takes practise to get back to the basics. To slow down to the real pace of life is like swimming against the tide. But I have forced myself to take stock of what my needs are. I've simplified my expectations of myself, family and friends. I'm a lot calmer and more easily contented. But it is a struggle.
Good thread Joliette. Good comments everybody.
