One thing I've noticed growing up as a Jehovah's Witness is the insane amount of people that measure their worth and the worth of others according to 'spiritual' activties. To be fair, there are some sincere people that just want to work for a good cause. But I can't even have a conversation with some people without them talking about something religious. I try to be as tolerant as possible, but sometimes it's just a bit much. It borders on religious fanaticism. The worst thing is when they judge you or others based on some outward circumstances. "What do you mean you haven't read that article in the October Awake?" "You have a Saturday off, why aren't you preaching?" Not to mention the occaisional boasting and 'look at me' attitude that others have. Maybe some of you reading this have seen it. Again, it's not in all Witnesses. In fact, some of my best friends growing up were the balanced ones that were more in touch with reality. Someone I'm very close to is drawing further and further away from me because, frankly, I'm tired of pretending to care everytime they have the itch to get hyper spiritual. If I read an interesting article or come across a good spiritual point, then fine, we can talk about it. But every single day gets old. Especially when they have nothing else really going on. No other interests. Sad really.
The best way to cope with the foolishness I see/hear on a daily basis is through comedy. I've posted a short video about super religious people below. It's a standup. Quite funny.
Cheers