Yes I remember the direction to look after elderly parents of those in full time service so they don’t slow down in their assignments. Yes this was twisted and applied to every elderly parent in any congregation.
”This probably contributes to the mentality among some Witnesses that other people are going to look after somebody’s elderly parents. They heard it somewhere. Now, every Tom, Dick & Harry thinks this.”
The problem stems from all the decades of direction to reduce secular work and don’t plan for retirement.
now all those getting old who followed the gov body direction for decades are a burden on someone. They did not plan for retirement.
if only they planned for retirement, but no they were told not to it would be a lack of faith. They were directed to reduce secular work and still give funds to those fat Rolex wearing men living in luxury.
when I think back to all the assembly party’s and experiences of those who could have had good careers but sacrificed it all to get a shitty low paid job to pioneer full time.
now these ones are getting old and their peers who worked in good careers can afford good health care and professional careers.
Those who follow governing body direction just can not afford professional careers and are now a burden on someone. The state, the congregation? Who should pay for their old age care?
most countries can not afford for so many older ones relying on the state to fund their old age care.
especially if they didn’t make any plans for retirement while they were young.
the governing body needs to address this problem that they have made.
yet they are still promoting work less in shitty jobs so you can pioneer and don’t think about better qualified positions just be a cleaner and Jehovah will look after you 😡
