Lying is so much fun - and so very convenient!
Like "Jehovah's Witnesses are the happiest people on earth!"
Since this statement is made IN RESPONSE to a growing malaise
in the organization, it is a pure lie - a problem develops,
grows worse and gets noticed - so they just deny it!
Why stop with this falsehood? Why JW's are the most educated
people on earth, their leadership doesn't hide child molesters,
and they are the most charitable people known!
What this all sounds like is the response of another dismal
dictatorship - North Korea. Bush showed up with a satellite
photo of both Koreas at night - the South ablaze with electric
lights and the North in darkness.
The tyrants response? North Korea is a place where miracles
happen - a worker's paradise where clouds spontaneously form
into flower shapes at public celebrations. Amazing phenomena
occur to mark the wisdom of the leadership.
Moral: if anyone tries to sell you a paradise - whether spiritual
or for workers, walk away ( better yet, RUN!). Telling lies
is always easier than actually building paradise.
metatron ( p.s. another good piece of advice I recently read:
"Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons
because they will find you crunchy
and taste good with ketchup")