In it's own harsh way, Bethel taught me some vital lessons about life. Work hard,
Play hard, Drink hard and don't trust the goons in charge.
One of the scenarios that would replay itself over and over again concerned a subclass
of jerks we privately called the "SRs" ( Self Righteous or Super Righteous). These were the
guys who would never read anything but the Society's literature. They would never dream of
telling a suggestive joke. They obeyed every rule and eagerly sought to rat anyone out who
didn't. They were humorless drones who wouldn't allow you to play your Cheech n' Chong
albums. God help you if you got stuck with one as a roommate.
The funny thing was, these guys invariably fell apart if you just waited long enough.
You'd hear that they had a nervous breakdown or got booted from the Big House
for apostasy or getting some sister pregnant. The rest of us endured the sweatshop
atmosphere of Bethel tempered with cheap brandy, hidden Playboy magazines and
encounters with nice inner city sisters who 'weren't serious'. I could never figure out
if they were just rank hypocrites - or just fooling themselves. Either way, they didn't
last.
Know any super righteous Witnesses? Keep in mind that they are often the ones most
vunerable to 'fall out of the truth' scandalously and suddenly. Brother HyperLoyal runs off
with the female Bible Study half his age and stuns everybody. Meanwhile, you and I
just ......quietly........ fade ......... away.......
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