This is the first year I've purposely skipped the memorial. I gotta tell ya, it feels really good. It's a great opportunity to show the dubs just how little influence they actually have. Sure, I've been ignoring all the calls and visits from the elders since leaving, but that could all be chalked up to circumstance. Avoiding the memorial is a deliberate demonstration of defiance. This is all old hat to many of you, I'm sure, but as a first-timer it's full of meaning and a marker of personal growth. Maybe next year will bring the same reflection, I don't know. What I do know is that none of this would be possible without the support of the members of this forum. You've been a shelter from the storm of leaving an all-consuming cult. I thank you all.
Skipping the Memorial
by new light 3 Replies latest watchtower beliefs
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pc
When I got home from my church this morning there was a message from a JW who tries to call on me. She was inviting me to the memorial. I thought about how pathetic it is. Everyone all decked out wearing their "Easter " best, having no clue about what they should be really focusing on. I remember it was the one night you almost felt like the worldly people actually celebrating something. pc
Oh Newlight, I forgot to say good for you not caving in to them. PC
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flower
Congratulations to you and all the other first timers out there. I had forgotten how wierd it was to not go for the first couple of times.
Now the memorial is incredibly meaningless to me and I couldnt imagine sitting through it except to cause some trouble. lol
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asleif_dufansdottir
I remember it was the one night you almost felt like the worldly people actually celebrating something.
Great point, pc!