by new hope and happiness 19 Replies latest jw friends
But jean.. i must be honest, leaving hasnt been easy i ve sufferd whisky and more women. I havnt found one special woman but ive found many average women...oh its bee hell i might return to my spiritual paradise. ....now where is the marijuana?
At least here my humor doednt get me in trouble, even if it doesnt get a laugh.
I, too, found that I was unhappy, but my belief was that I had to stay in the organization, since it was the true religion, whether I was happy or not. The alternative was a fate worse than death. A time came when I finally decided to question my assumption that it was the true religion. Facts had to be the deciding factor, not merely my displeasure with the way things were said or done in my personal experience.
It stuck in my head that the Society was repeatedly warning people not to talk to apostates, so I figured there had to be some reason they were so afraid of us doing that. So I started with the deadliest of apostates, Google. By the time I was done researching on my own, I was pretty convinced something was wrong. Learning about how cults work (via Steve Hassan's excellent book 'Combatting Cult Mind Control') and reading the brilliant books of the late Raymond Franz ('Crisis of Conscience' and 'In Search of Christian Freedom') pretty much convinced me it was time to get out.
Unhappiness is a starting point for leaving, at least for some. I needed facts to be sure about what my decision should be. If I hadn't found anything solid, I would still be a JW right now. Unhappiness may actually be enough for you, though, as it is for many people. Whatever the case, I'd still recommend at least reading Steve Hassan's books, just for reference purposes.
Glad you're out. Thanks for sharing. And enjoy the excesses in booze and women, at least until you become a pig farmer....[rimshot]
--sd-7
sd-7 hush the Governing Body are speaking...silence...i cant hear them. Can you? No we cant We are free and shovling pigs shit is paradise to the spiritual paradise i escaped.
Going back to this post i started 5 months ago,....i have realized many people are happy being witnesses. That realization hit me hard...they are happy.....ok its an illusion they are living, but they are happy.
Who am i to smash that illusion?
Ok i think thats why with many doctrine was never discussed except in a casual way. Why waste time with doctrine?
Good luck to those that are happy, but i am glad i am FREE....yea yea.
She's happy - or at least she thinks she is
Cantleave...i would hate to get someone to leave the J.Ws if they come to that...
New Hope, don't miss Cantleave's point. That person may think she's happy injecting drugs. A JW may think they are happy injecting false hopes into their mind.
They are told they are happy. They tell themselves they are happy. They tell others they are happy. They are not usually happy, they are hopelessly addicted. They know that paradise is any minute now and that their loved ones and friends are saying they are happy, so they must stay and try to believe they should be happy until they are happy. BUT THEY ARE NOT.
JW's miss out on education, celebrations, exchanges of gifts, relaxing on weekends, youthful dating, Cub Scouts, sports, etc. etc. etc. and tell themselves and others "I am happy."
They all deserve to know the truth about "The Truth" no matter how difficult it is at first to face it.
The only reason we don't always always expose the religion to them is because the JW's in our lives don't let us do that.
Pn the Way Out...
i get the point..but in my area i see many young baptised as free, they get the crap..but for love of family they " tolerate the mental illness" go to meetings..but outside they are free.
Crazy what people put up for family....but i think its a god way..its for many the only way to perserve family unity....
People who put up with the WTS for family still need to know the real truth about "The truth" and then decide how to proceed from there.
I stick with the only valid reason for not exposing the real truth to people- because they won't let you.
Agree on the way out....but knowing the " truth" and leaving the " truth"...some times we leave in our hearts, but our hrats are still with those within...
......so back to my earlier post and what is happening in my ex congregation.
Maybe its not your way, but its a shade of grey and ...i think its a good way?
