all i ever cared about was making it to the new system. i semi-cared about making sure everyone i cared about was there too, but my zeal didn't last too long. god, zeal is such a JW word, isnt it? i'm going to go wash my mouth out with soap now...;)
What does a true JW really want from life ???
by run dont walk 17 Replies latest jw friends
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obiwan
god, zeal is such a JW word, isnt it? i'm going to go wash my mouth out with soap now...;)
Make sure and use liquid soap.....
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tinkerbell82
nope, i'm gonna use a bar of Life Buoy like they do in A Christmas Story ;)
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Euphemism
I'm thinking of my parents. I think that they want validation of their goodness and righteousness. They both grew up in home environments which tended to devalue their thoughts and emotions. And so now, they feel that they have to be constantly giving, and doing, to prove that they really are good people.
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Elsewhere
They want a quick fix to all the problems in life... only they have to keep waiting for it.
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Phantom Stranger
"People join the ranks of these groups mainly during transitional periods of their lives, when they have existential questions," explains Mike Kropveld, director general of Info Sect . "They need to have something to believe in, to belong to a group. They need to simplify a life that has become too complex."
The quote above is from Scully's fine post of a translated article. Kropfeld's final quote here seems to mirror my feelings about why people come, and stay, in the WTS.
Speaking personally, I find that life is far more complex than I was raised to believe. I regularly have to resolve paradoxes, take positions with incomplete data, and flexibly deal with changing realities - none of which seem to get taught to JW kids :) Seems as if many adult converts (such as dear old Ma) had traumatic childhoods, and believing that the WTS has the answers is easier than working through the past and growing up.
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shotgun
Paradise....
You know.....placing your hand on a cobra's hole...
Ouch that bastard isn't tame yet, get the paramedics over here ..
Moses stop trying to suck the poison out and that's not my hand either.
Noah get me a touriquet.....No not a tennis racket...How long did you live?
What do you mean there's no paramedics in paradise....
feeeeellling woozzy...ugh! *loud thud*
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Valis
They want Armageddon..
Sincerely,
District Overbeer