I was reading through the local newspaper the other day, when to my astonishment, I saw a full colour picture of a JW couple. They had won the Valentine of the year competion, run by an international food Store. The picture showed, the happy couple recieving a presentation of a bottle of Champaine and some flowers from the store manager.
I shared the article with my wife, and we smiled, because we knew this couple very well, they belonged to our former congregation. We guessed that they probably had drifted away from the JWs.
Well the very next day, I happen to be leaving a local government building where I work, when just in front of me was this same JW who was in the newspaper the previous day! he turned around and saw me, in a reflex action he half lifted his hand in a gesture of acknowledgement. I called out his name, thinking I have at last found an JW who I can speak with.
Nooooooo response, He rushed out the building to his van ( he was delivering some post). my car was right next to his. By the time I had got to my car, he was inside his, I looked at him through his side window, he would not turn his head my way, it was if I was some sort of Medussa and he would turn to stone the instant he looked at me. He drove off!!
Now am I missing something here. Am I the Devil incarnate?
Or does the watchtower now approve of Valentines day?
Either way, this guy is more frightened of me than the local elders.
Oh well, its a funny ole life ain't it?
Radar
