A close JW friend of mine, got married this weekend.
Ever since he and I meet (13 Years Ago) when we were both 18 we've been close and we've experienced different Life experiences together.
Our qualities, have complemented each other well over the Years..
He the Voice of Responsibility and Reservedness, & I the voice of Spontaneity and Passion.
I taught him about Life and he taught me about Perseverance through trial.
I care about Justice, he cares about Reputation.
He is a Better Person then I will ever be, but so Stricken by Society.
I always stuck my Neck out for him, but Our Friendship was the Thorn in his Reputations side.
He was on the Path to MTS, and I was on the Path of Frivolity.
Despite all this.. When the 2 of us were together, free from the scrutiny of The outside world he was himself, and he was a Great Friend. Though naive about much, he always tried to do what he could to be a friend.
I was there when he and his Now Wife first started Dating.. I envisioned him Marrying her, and my Wife & I spending many enjoyable times with them as a couple.
Shortly after they Meet My wife & I learned TTATT.. I explained my findings to him as I did with all my friends and family. He being a person, whom I perceived to have great deal of Biblical Knowledge, I expected valiant effort coming from him to "help me" see where I had erred.
All I got was a email with 3 irrelevant Watchtower Articles & some even more irrelevant scriptures.
I would have surely been his best man, but instead another mutual JW friend was asked.
I am Not DA'd or DF'd but this is the Pseudo Non-Invitation that he sent :
"I have enjoyed your company, as well as (my wife's name ) over the years, and in many ways you have become like a brother to me. But know that I will do whatever I feel is necessary to maintain my relationship with Jehovah. That being said, I appreciate your kind words about our engagement, and (fiancé name) and I are glad that you and (my wife's name) were able to share in the joys of our courtship. Our wedding will be held in a Kingdom Hall in a few short months, as (Best mans name) may have told you, and that being the case it is open to the public as are normal meetings held there."
I'm assuming they were married this weekend, and I can't say what I feel.. Comprehension would probably be the only way to describe my emotions, on this matter.. Which is Sad in and of itself.
"I never found a companion that was so companionable as solitude." - Thoreau