Dear RHW,
You said:
"The thing that's really sad is that, as JWs, they are missing out on the beautiful things in life right now. They are giving up everything in their present lives for some amorphous "something" that they can't even define."
Can't agree more! That is why I started college this spring and am moving on tyring to do things that I missed out on. What you said is something that hit me the most when I think of the ones that I care about that are still in the congregations. What a waste, and you just can't tell them, they are conditioned not to listen. No one could tell me, and my wonderful SIL sure did try!
Lindy (Antique)