by MissConfused 15 Replies latest jw friends
I am talking about the ones who get special mentions or interviews or part in assemblies and conventions, they are usually stars of the congregation at least as acknowledged by BOE. When I had interacted personally with these people, I did not find them special in any way. They neither reflected any true love for J, but were quite the very opposite and ambitious to be the best in "The Organization", with very little humility. Has any one felt the same?
Miss Confused
is it all a load of hypocrisy?
But of course, it's also a boys club and many others titles fit as well.
My mother gave her experience at a DC (before she even dragged down my father and he eventually got dipped and became and Elder) I've been wondering these last few years since I've been reading here how the majority of experiences are partially if not totally made up, I just wonder if she was asked to alter her story since I wasn't attending then. I'm sure even if I had asked her I know her brainwashed mind would've said "no, of course not" even if they did hand her a script.
True Shirley. Headship a.k.a. MCP prevails more than truth.. Sometimes I wonder if there is a secret mantra to get some good ones out soon.. Reverse Brainwashed effect, somehow..
but were quite the very opposite and ambitious to be the best in "The Organization",
Its more bragging and building up their own notoriety within their congregation.
EGO plays a big role in JWS.
Even if these individuals are totally ignorant about what they're doing in building up their ego.
I was interviewed once...I was just a normal JW, not even a pioneer. I suppose it depend what the outline calls for. Of course I enjoyed the attention...all thirty seconds of it.
Julia, I hope that you got some recognition for your years of service, regardless of whom it is from.
My mom was interviewed a few years back; she was baptised at 6 at the convention in1941 where Rutherford "gave" the Childrens book out. She EARNED her recognition and the brief applause, and I'm sure you did also.
Yes I did. Nothing comes for free from them.
Remember that in the real world where many Jehovah's Witnesses are Janitors,Window Cleaners & so on they have zero power & Zero opportunity to influence others.
Most have only been educated to a High school level & the only books they read come from the WBTS, therefore they have only knowlege from those very biased sources.
If they are kept busy in the Truth(sorry did I really just write that)then they have no time to learn or question from other sources.
These men & women have power only then with uneducated sheep who have almost no independent thought so of course they are held up at meetings & assemblies of not only paragons of virtue but as almost perfect humans to boot.
Sister or brother so and so is a pioneer or an MS or Elder or an Elders wife,son, daughter & so on. It is almost a celebrity status.
I remember how pathetic I thought people were when DO's or CO's visited like going out in the service to look good & more so if they wanted to be an MS or Elder.
I also always thought that Assembly experiences were BS or exaggerated for effect.
Or when you attended an assembly twice for whatever reason across different circuits, and they trundled out the same people they interviewed at the one the weekend before from your circuit, like out of all the hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of people across two circuits (ours had 700-900) they couldn't find anyone else 'good' enough.
Julia - 30 seconds of fame but you do get a sense of achievement. But does it encourage others? I dont think so.. Personally i guess it gets into a competitive mode. I did have it too... This Organization has got everything wrong!!!!
Jake - There may be good ones who really deserve such applauds… But the ones I have met were all deceivers….
Hellenback - Yes i have noticed this. What can you expect the kind of people will be if everyone thinks that the education is evil. For these people, they can only aim at being spiritual stars in CONventions..
