most of those who had the wrong expectations made the needed adjustments and they stayed.
Casestudy:
If grandpa was one of those who simplyfied life and pioneered as exemplary christians: He was frustrated, and the needed adjustment for him was to ignore the doubts and to keep silent with the purpose to remain in good standing, simplyfing life is anyhow the best way to serve J even if it is perverted by a date. Yeah, in the green bible is no date Adjustment: "Change your view of dates and accept the fact that we changed and adjusted too"!!
If grandpa was however not coming over his frustration and would have questioned the society deeper and over a longer period and would have not aggreed to "the adjustment" he would have lost his good standing and so even his family. Adjustment: "Think of your children and remain faithful. "!
If grandpa was one of the minority who not believed in the date, he was certainly not a pioneer perhaps a rebel, he would have anyhow had to adjust any rebelious gossips about what was written and expected and keep silent as well to remain in good standing. Adjustment: "Dont stumble your weakened frustrated brother by unnecessary talking about 1975"!
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The young ones present at this years convention will not realise what really happened, because the older will not tell them the truth anyhow. 1975 and dates exist in a fog of negative image. Talking about it would stop any conservation. Or will the olders now being proud about what they lived through, "Happy us who we lived in 1975!" Those good old times when we could endure some speculation and how much it helped us to love Jehova more and prepare for the coming end. And will all grandpas now begin to tell of these old times, how they wondered why so many believed in dates or men (Franz) and not really in Jehova and went away. Oh how it was thrilling and dramatic in 1975.