SOWHATNOW:
Your post is good and I always said the same thing:...if everybody pioneered the religion would have no money!
I hate to tell them, but when all the elderly pass away they're out of luck because those are the ones who contribute the most. These elderly are also the ones who give money to those looking for handouts, namely the deadbeats I ignored...The golden goose will be gone.
What your mother was referring to was a PRINCIPLE. The JW religion is loaded with them. But, they are really only suggestions and not necessarily wise ones!
The bible says to look at the ant and how it stores up. So, what the CO said is contrary to the bible and logic! It is simply that foolish. If the elderly listened to garbage like this in their day, they'd have no money to be throwing around now like confetti.
At this point, any THINKING people who are forced to go to meetings are letting nonsense like what the CO said go in one ear and out the other. This is what I did before I stopped going.