Just to show how affected one can be when he/she's part of this cult:
I had a brief discussion with a JW friend about this. To cut a long story short this was his reply:
"Jehovah's chariot if moving at its fullest speed now and "the organization" is clearly telling us that this is the time to preach; that's why they're sending them all as regular pioneers, remember that magazine that compared the last days to the fall of the walls of Jericho? [w08 7/15 pages 3-7] Well, this is it!"
Though I knew it was pointless to go on, I made another attempt to point out the fact that this "cut down" is affecting those who preached the most in the organization, devoting 130 hours a month to their ministry. I told him I did not see how terminating Special Pioneers (or some of them) could actually be compared to the israelites being told to march seven times around Jericho. "It's quite the opposite you know" - I said.
His reply:
"That's why they're being requested to fill in an application as regular pioneers. It's clear that the urgency has increased."
I saw how pointless it was to continue that debate. Pointless, sad and pathetic! He's actually looking forward to the meeting on Sunday because he says the letter that will be read will undoubtedly contain specific instructions regarding our survival. I did try to "warn" him not to be so enthusiastic about it and told him "they'll probably just announce a new meeting or new books" but... that's just the way it is for many of the friends who are still lobotomized.
