This time of year many reflect on the past ands to come in the future. I Got to thinking
of some of my friends i had growing up as a Jw. Going to school as a jw, your told 'your
true friends are at the hall, those kids at school are not your true fiends.'I still had many
'worldly' friends throughout high school, put that friendship started and ended with
ring of the bell, since extra caricular activities we not allowed.And going out and doing
something with a 'worldly' kid wasnt going to happen. So when school was done,
friendships were done. In the meantime many of my 'true friends' at the hall were
getting Dfed or leaving and those friendships were lost as well. For what? Fast-
farward 10 or so years, and being inactive for about 3 years most friend i had at
the hall dont associate with me becuase i guess i'm one of those 'worldly' guys
now.(but thats all my fault, i guess) On the other hand i ran into a dozen or so i went to
school with, all good friends still. How quickly a friend can come and go as a Jw.
It really is so sad how a bunch of men can label someone- 'worldly' , 'DFed', 'inactive'
what ever, and so many lives and friendships are involved. I'm so glad my friends
now are built on a solid foundation and not based on labels.
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