They say that a majority of people would rather die than speak in public. (I think door-to-door qualifies as public speaking - hence the term Theocratic Ministry School).
I guess the minority who would rather not die are still JW's :)
Sad again at the Service Meeting
by Euphemism 36 Replies latest watchtower beliefs
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Victorian sky
Undercover I couldn't agree more. I heard in talks and read that the preaching work is a search and rescue mission. I never felt that sense of urgency, not in 4 years of pioneering. I wasn't shy, I love talking to people but for years I felt that I was bothering people and imposing my beliefs on them. I especially hated bothering people during the holdidays or waking them up after they worked or partied all night. It didn't feel like 'the most important work being done today'. It was a great way to get to know some in the cong. (I loved coffee breaks! and we took plenty) Huxley, lol about the disabled bro. In our circut we always heard about the sis in the iron lung who preached to nurses until she died. Man, I felt so guilty after that. I was determined to plaster a smile on my face, drown in my own sweat (they don't call this the sunshine state for nothin') Whatever a JWs motive for going out, I know there would be a collective sigh of relief and dancing in the streets if the GB didn't require service anymore. I saw a young woman out in street work yesterday and my first thought was, that poor girl, just wasting her young life, wonder if any exJW thought that about me? So thankful to be out. - V Sky
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wednesday
Much as Blondie said, I too rather enjoyed it for a long time, but the last 10 yrs i attended i hated it. I eventually stopped going in FS b/c i too could not invite someone to the KH to be abused, and have their life destroyed. I knew it was all lies and would not be party to destroying anyones elses life.
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ashitaka
Whoa. These people are being abused, and they don't even know it. I hope they come to the same realisation that we did..if not, they will be forever chained within that horrible cult which burdens them with their terrors.
ash
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ikhandi
Interesting experiences from all. I was once told by an elder that even if you did not like participating in the ministry or like putting forth extra oomph it took to get to the meetings, that you should just do it and pray to Jehovah to instill it in your heart that you loved those activites. What a bunch of bull. I for one didn't mind the ministry. Maybe it was that humanitarian spirit that kept me going. I will admit because I was forced to go out in service, it made me really good at public speaking.
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Nosferatu
I hated FS. I just couldn't knock on someone's door and tell them about some wonderful news that I didn't think was all that wonderful. I kept getting pushed and pushed to speak at the door, but I just couldn't. These people didn't need to be disturbed to hear some "good news".
I was very quiet when I was around JWs. Now that I'm out, I can't shut up. Talking to strangers is no longer an issue.
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xjw_b12
I stopped going out in Field Service, when I realized if I didn't believe the Crap I was reading in the Watchtower and Awake, how the hell am I susposed to "sell" it at the doors?
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JT
If you knew that a terrorist attack was going to happen next week, you wouldn't need to be encouraged or motivated to go warn people. You'd be running around like crazy trying to warn people. JWs should have that same zeal if they believe that Armageddon is imminent. But they don't. They are going through the motions
excellent point, that is why the need the "Urgency" talks
unless they have a date in mind the avg jw loses zeal and it just becomes
ANYONE WANT TO GO TO 7-11
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ESTEE
The service meeting on Thursday was really saddening
Better get used to that feeling...hon...if you wanna keep goin' to those meetin's!!!
ESTEE
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jgnat
This quote really got me thinking, and I believe it applies to JW's and field service. Doesn't door-to-door keep the martyr syndrome alive?
Those who serve a cause are not those who love that cause. They are those who love the life which has to be led in order to serve it, except in the case of the very purest, and they are rare. Simone Weil