by elisaporquien 22 Replies latest jw experiences
Welcome elisaporquien, is that elisa for whom?
Lots of Jws are pessimistic because of those damn meetings. Its a manipulation of the mind by its leaders, GB on down to the congregations. Get the low
down on this nutcase religion, if you haven't already check out jwfacts.com... you can help them! an optimistic outlook does alot of good. Keep us posted
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Elisa,
JW's do not actually live in the present, they merely tread water anticipating the so-called new system.
I am an example of an optimist-dreamer-turned-pessimist when I became a JW.
You just slowly forget dreaming about a good future (in this lifetime). In essence, there is really nothing to look forward to, except, that wonderful "new world".
I studied in one of the top universities and made good grades and did well---but after becoming a JW, I couldn't be "properly proud" about my achievements. I did not "sell" myself well because I lost ambition.
Bottomline is: humans sometimes need to share their achievements and celebrate them. But in the JW world, you can only be proud if you have a Bible study, or if your BS got baptized, or if you are given more "privileges". Of course, not everyone becomes a pioneer and so on and so forth.
How would you feel if you cannot dream big, cannot share and celebrate your achievements of the few things you can do well in this world??
Dang wtwizard. Got my apocalypse anxiety all kicked up.
i am terrified of what the future will bring. Beyond terrified.
Gloom and doom is what makes them the happiest! Human suffering, cyclones, tornadoes, heck, any natural disaster and they love it! Crime? bring it on! it just proves we are in the 'last days' and so on. There is nothing a jw loves more than gloom, doom and human suffering, well, maybe an assembly or convention of some sort gets them pretty hyped up too. Add some gossip about new literatrure or Bible and that can probably rival their love of gloom and doom too!
Sorry your sister has joined this cult.
I agree with your observations. Every time I run into a JW I know from the KH we used to attend, they complain about something in their lives, and then talk about how they can't wait for this system to end. I usually just listen and let them vent. They don't have any other release, and we all know that they get no sympathy from the brothers and sisters.
I have decided to make it a point to BE a friend, anytime I see my old JW acquaintances. They are told how much we hate them and want to persecute and kill them. Worldly people have no understanding of how much JWs are suffering in these last days. Poor us! Woe! Despair! The end is near! Pangs of distress are upon us! We must be united in theocratic serve-us!
Off their rockers. They aren't allowed to pursue any hobbies, or let off steam in any way, aside from MORE serve-us work... There is no peace for them.
Jehovah's Witnesses are invested in the world being bad, as it reinforces their beliefs. It's confirmation bias, and every sensational or negative news event gives them fuel for the fire.
It's confirmation bias, and every sensational or negative news event gives them fuel for the fire.
That confirmation bias is difficult to shake off. I find that even though I've been out of JWism for almost 12 years, that news stories concerning climate change or whatever else instantly put me back right back into that JW mindset.
Thing is, what if we really are wrecking the biosphere? What if antibiotic-resistant bacteria really is a horrible human disaster in the making? What if the US, and world, economies are on the verge of a complete implosion?
I'm absolutely terrified of what the future holds. Beyond terrified. Like, I want out of this life, big time. I think that the JW line that "humanity will self-destruct without divine intervention" is so absolutely true. The only difference between me and them is that I don't have a hope for divine intervention, so all I see is collapse, death, destruction, devastation for the future.
I wish I knew how to break out of this. I'm really starting to seriously consider doing something to myself that would make it so that the future isn't something that I'll have to witness.
What??? I hope you dont mean that. Yes it's hard when the delusion of a God who will fix everything gets shattered, but giving up is not an option. It gets easier with time - this raw feeling that the world is a scary place. Don't focus on the negative, look the the good things. I feel like every day I wake up on the right side of the turf is a gift, and I try to make the most of it. As Ghandi says, You must be the change you wish to see in the world.
It reminds me of a song by the Prodigals, a Celtic punk band
Happy Man
If I'm a happy man today, I don't know about tomorrow,
Will I be in ecstasy or deep in debt and sorrow,
There's a pint upon the table, there's another on the way
And with the girl beside me, I'm a happy man today.
There are some who rush about in a panic and a hurry,
While others lie in bed on their backs and worry,
And with all that care and worry,
Bolted doors and locked-up locks,
We'll all end up in safety pushing daisies in a box.
(chorus)
I suppose that there are those whose life is only roses,
And they only have to pluck to hold them to their noses
And there's others on the slag heap,
And if they search and pray,
There's a chip of glass might glisten like a diamond in the day.
Now I don't have all the answers,
And I don't have all the questions
And the worries of the world be solved by my suggestions.
But this is one suggestion,
That you raise your glass and say,
I don't know about tomorrow, I'm a happy man today.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvU4CC6s2e4
Gloom and Despair (don't know how to post this)
