The term loser is, admittedly, insulting. I consider myself a 'loser' in some
ways because of years of damage done to my family that likely will never be reversible.
Nevertheless, like a growing number of others, I have managed to repair some of the injury
- unlike these sad cases:
Brother K is a long term Bethelite. He probably has a pretty high IQ - yet the most amazing
thing happens when talking to him about the 'truth'. If you listen carefully to what he
says, you'll be reminded of a three year old child's innocence - and thinking ability.
He probably makes this internal switch without even being aware of it, automatically.
While other aspects of life can be critically examined, these mental circuits shut off
silently, leaving him with a flawless image of the cult he has dedicated his life to.
Sister D. has a hard life - Bad kids, bad health, long hours at work and hopeless debts.
She has 'every reason to be bitter' - at the elders and congregation but will 'never
let go of Jehovah', 'who will bring Armageddon soon'.
Frankly, MANY of her problems in life were created by using the 'truth' like a drug
to block out a rational response to trouble. The fantasy of The End Coming Soon
has cost her more than she will ever realize - or admit to.
Brother D.'s life is a mess because he persists in the stubborn and naive belief
that people - especially Witnesses - should be honest and compassionate. He is endlessly
the victim of scams and divorce actions that reveal how innocent he still is
despite decades in the 'truth'. I don't think he'll ever change.
What's worse about these adults is the effect they have on kids - their own or others.
They transmit the dependence on fantasy to another generation
who will react to their problems with fantasy ( 'the End is Soon')
and pretend to themselves that the 'truth' is the solution to it all
instead of a frequent cause.
and like child abuse often is
the habits of one flawed generation are passed to the next.
metatron