Are Jehovah's Witnesses Trapped in a Cycle? The Impact of Advice from Older Members

by raymond frantz 3 Replies latest jw experiences

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  raymond frantz

  https://youtu.be/B4YdzSYyCVE?si=EaHTI8ccv5HEkpqv

  So in the first clip I posted few days ago this young couple especially the sister are struggling with being committed active jws, very likely pioneers, and also following harmful advice from the Watchtower not to have a family or higher education ot a better job. Now as things worsen they find it hard to cope. So what to they do? Do they see expert council on work and relationship from a psychologist, a relation expert ? No they seek advise from an older jw with an ever worst track record....
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  LongHairGal

  RAYMOND FRANTZ:

  I watched it. Very touching.

  The one thing the elderly man said that I tend to agree with was him saying not to keep focused on the end coming (or words to that effect).. It just so happens that I did not leave the religion because I ‘couldn’t wait for Armageddon’. No, I walked away after the 1995 Generation teaching because I felt the Witness religion was just stringing everybody along. I didn’t believe they had any truth!

  As for JWs here in the US: somebody talking to older people there may not necessarily make them feel good if that person is struggling.

  The first type of older JWs that I remembered were ones who pioneered and struggled (and were looked down upon like idiots - especially since they were looking for handouts and were resented by everybody); the other type were the ones with cushy lives. They were enjoying life and not necessarily wishing for any ‘End’ to come!

  The second type with the comfortable lives were clearly happier and content to live out their lives in ‘this system’.
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  DesirousOfChange

  I do recall a young couple asking us about having children in "The Last Days". We already had our kids so to late to say know, but we referred them to a couple that we know made the decision to "wait until after Armageddon". This couple was now in the late 50s and we even were not sure if they had regrets.

  A couple of months later, our young friends announced that they were expecting their first child.

  I'm guessing they got some good advice from the older JW couple.
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  raymond frantz

  I know quite a few couples are childless due to jw advise, thankfully I never paid attention to this nonsense