Funny how leaving the cult changes the way I see charity...Saturday there was a lady at the door of Canadian Tire asking for support for people in wheelchairs...and I gave her $5...then next day a girl walked up my driveway while I was fixing my motorcycle and she was selling chocolate to finance group activities for underpriviledge kids in our town...I gave her $5 too...I mentioned this to my wife and she got all defensive about making gifts to "worldly" organisations...Now I occasionally give small change to homeless and beggars...what is happening to me!!!
it just blows me away!
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thecrushed
I was just pondering that very same thing on my threadhttp://www.jehovahs-witness.net/members/private/224618/1/spilled-the-beans and I quote it here:
The freedom from guilt that I feel is a gift like none other. It is helping me through my pain. I see people differently now. I don't see the walking dead but rather the good in people. I'm finding that I love people in general more now. I care more about others more than I ever did when I saw them as lost causes. In fact I want to get involved in charities now to help those in need. I complained and murmered about service. WHy? because it's not really helping. I wouldn't regret one second helping those in need even if I never get anything back. The day I realized the WT was a huge joke I went out driving to clear my head. I saw this old women in a wheel chair sitting in the median on the on ramp to the interstate. I stopped and gave her everything in my middle consol which was probably 3 dollars or so. I felt better about that little deed than all the preaching I ever did. Jesus said that giving is better than recieving and he is absolutely correct as long as you actually GIVE! As a brainwashed JW I always felt too guilty to dedicate myself to those kinds of persuits because that would take away from the preaching work. I think that many xJW's like myself are genuine and want to do good towards people not as an excuse to just go hog wild and go crazy. When your indoctrination stops you from helping people in real and tangible ways that should be a huge red flag!
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Jemba~spot on sister (and I mean that in an ex-JW way ) Aaaand, you died faithfully, so you're sure to get a resurrection, right? Not only that, you may be immortalized forever by having your story shared in the WT or A!
NVR2LT~ Love to hear stuff like that. Feels good, doesn't it? What is happening? You are finding your love for humanity once again. Congrats!
Crushed~Loved your post. Thank you for sharing
My latest song obsession is appropriate for this thread, and it's funny, I can't help but apply it to the entire ORG. The Black Eyed Peas' song, Where is the Love? www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpYeekQkAdc&ob=av2n