Positive things out of involvement in the WT cult- I am still unable to consider that as so. I am reminded
of their analogy of the drop of poison in the glass of clear water. The only real positive I have is that I was
a very quiet person who was able to be content as a loner, and the WT taught me to be bold. I still am
happy as a loner, but am able to do well in groups. It ain't much.
Sure, you can list a bunch of stuff:
Better researcher, better speaker, ability to sit for hours of boring lecture and take notes, a greater understanding
of religion and Bible after leaving the cult, meeting a great mate in the cult.
I still go back to that poison. College could do a better job on the research and speaking without warping the
student's thought processes. Any subject a person is interested in can get him to sit still. The greater
understanding of religion and Bible is not attained by many who never free their minds. My mate was great because
we both were in the cult, our bond was forged out of mutual belief. I cannot credit them for my "bumping into"
someone that I forged a great bond with.
I don't mean to attack Hassan's view. I just want it known that this positive outlook is difficult to acheive.
Can I be stronger because of my negative experience- yes. I can support that view, easily.
Can I realize that others have had worse cult experiences than mine- yes.