I get your fears. Word would get to your card-holding congregation of whatever you would say to them. You would have to duck questions or possibly be hunted down in your new location.
Strength to you. May these things be few and far between.
6 YEARS AFTER FADING, I RUN INTO JW'S FROM MY OLD HALL
by AK MCGRATH 23 Replies latest jw experiences
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WTWizard
First, taking vitamin D on a regular basis (and vitamin C) reduces the chances of getting a cold. Your results will vary, but I noticed about a 2/3 reduction in colds just from 4,000 mg of vitamin C per day. Taking 2,000 units of vitamin D during the fall and winter (here, I get 200 tablets and start taking them around September 12 until they run out) will nick about half the remaining colds. And substituting coconut oil for vegetable oil will make your colds somewhat milder when you do get them. So, you are looking at roughly 85% of your colds disappearing--giving the witlesses 85% less chance of busting you on that move.
Of course, that doesn't stop them from getting you elsewhere. I work where the occasional witless will stop where I work, and waste my time trying to get me to boasting sessions. I simply inform them that, if they continue wasting my time, then I would have to jack up the prices drastically to pay for the help they will need to get the work done that they stopped me from completing. As they are quite poor, they don't want to have prices going up (say, double or triple)--and that usually shortens the incident and they never get to drag me back.
One thing you could do, if you are really daring, is to light a black candle. At this point, you will need a needle (or, if you don't want to prick your finger, a red pen), a piece of paper, and a metal bowl about 30 cm across. You light the candle (if you can't find a black candle, red or blue will do fine) in the bowl, using a holder to hold it upright. Write on the paper the following note "Father Satan, I hereby renounce the false god Jehovah, his vile and worthless son Jesus, and his odious and filthy holy spirit. I hereby devote my soul to you, Father Satan." Now, prick your finger and sign your name in blood (or, in red ink). Obviously, I recommend sterilizing your needle on the flame and using rubbing alcohol on your finger if you do that. Then, do a "Hail Satan" after. I bet that will be the last time the witlesses bother you.
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steve2
I bet that will be the last time the witlesses bother you.
Or the last time AK bothers you.....
I love the reversal of "godly" roles though. We are so conditioned to pray to "God" to save us from "Satan that it seems sacri-religious to invoke the name of Satan for protection against the genocidal maniac, Jehovah. Yet, given they are all toys of our imaginations, one's as good - or bad - as the other. Now where's my black candle...?
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Found Sheep
Thanks for the story. I felt like I was there and my heart was racing.... Why did they waite in the car? sillyness
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Ding
In reality, THEY are the ones hiding.
They have to avoid apostates, Christendom, birthdays, holidays, worldly activities, and who knows what all else.
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NomadSoul
This story sounds similar.... like running into your ex-girlfriend at the store. Lol
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AK MCGRATH
Oh you people crack me up...make me thankful to be here...and outright scare me lol
Going down the line...On The Way Out...You still remind me of a brother I knew. Could it be? Anyway, You are correct...I don't want the gossip, nor to be hunted down. Nor do I wish to hurt people that mean something to me, despite it all.
WTW~I felt like I just left a pharmaceutical class. Thank you for that lesson today, teacher. You had me at "First", but lost me at, "One". Especially will I not take any advice that has the word "prick" in it
Steve~great points and lots to think about. Thanku!
Found sheep~ You look like an old friend of mine from the hall..it's a nice reminder. I am guessing they were waiting for me? lol Talk about paranoia, I know. But it was really strange. That is how I felt. I saw them come out, and I swear they saw me in my car. I scrunched down a little in my seat and then texted my g-friend in the bathroom asking her if she was going to be out here soon (Damn! That musta been some lunch she ate! lmao), cuz they are laying (or is it lying) in wait. They were there as long as I was there, is all I know. I moved my car in hopes they didn't actually see me again or thought I left. But I wouldn't doubt at all that they were on the phone...guess who WE saw...and the gossip begins with a J*** sighting. Although I am a site to behold DA-AMN! couldn't ya wait till I was outta the parking lot to trash me? NO! Well, those were the voices in my head at least. Funny how the paranoia found itself quickly once again being in the same space as the JW's. Scary!
Ding~I LOVE that thought. You had me chuckle.
Nomad~Sounds like you speak from experience? lol
Straightshooter~Is your point, silence is golden, or did you forget to get onto Firefix as I have done? Grrr. I hate that, too.
Thank you ladies and gents for all your replies..snarky, serious and quirky. Bring it, anytime!
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OnTheWayOut
Going down the line...On The Way Out...You still remind me of a brother I knew. Could it be?
I have still never run into anyone "out" that I knew when I and they were "in." I will send you a PM.
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Shawn10538
I really don't get the fear thing at all. I have never for even a moment been afraid to run into JWs I knew. In fact, every time I do, I'M the one running THEM dowen and waiting outside or whatever. I'm right in their face with my long hair and beard, and I'm very friendly, and all I want to do is talk, talk, talk to them about everythiong. The weather, sports, who got DFd , who is now partaking, and I love to tell them what i learned in college. I offer to sit down with them and have coffee. "Oh, you are in a hurry? Where are you going that you are in such a hurry? Exactly where are you going? Oh? That doesn't sound very urgent at all. Come over here and chill with me. I'll pay..."
No I just can't understand the fear or anything related to fear. It's fun! I tell them all sorts of crazy things. All the religion I'm into. "Oh I was just at a bar smoking, and this transvestite came up to me..." It's hilarious, cuz I'm so nice to them that they can't really refuse.