Just one more comment, because there's a nice observation worth bringing up:
If you think of it, being a JW is such a huge and miserable waste of lifetime and human resources in general. You study WTS publications in order to be able to pledge allegiance to the worthless stuff they contain. Then you become a preacher of this eager stuff and train others to read and preach it. Both you and the new converts donate time and money to this world-wide work of printing the "eager" stuff, whose factual contents gets completely rehashed every 10-15 years or so.
At the end of the day all of the "eager stuff" you bought when you were becoming a preacher of it turns out to be bullshit. And you know it not only because it was bullshit, but also because it is totally different from the current "eager stuff". So you are double-sure that the stuff you fell for originally was bs. But the new "eager stuff" is always good. And the old "eager stuff" is always bad. Remember that and you'll be living in a spiritual paradise. Remember that and thou shalt be saved for everlasting happiness.
End of the post.
Pole
We won't indulge in charity activity, won't build schools or universities or hospitals. We'll do important things instead. Like what? Ummm, we'll sell the Awake! and Watchtower with all this "eager" stuff in it.
If you think of it, being a JW is such a huge and miserable waste of lifetime and human resources in general. You study WTS publications in order to be able to pledge allegiance to the worthless stuff they contain. Then you become a preacher of this eager stuff and train others to read and preach it. Both you and the new converts donate time and money to this world-wide work of printing the "eager" stuff, whose factual contents gets completely rehashed every 10-15 years or so.
At the end of the day all of the "eager stuff" you bought when you were becoming a preacher of it turns out to be bullshit. And you know it not only because it was bullshit, but also because it is totally different from the current "eager stuff". So you are double-sure that the stuff you fell for originally was bs. But the new "eager stuff" is always good. And the old "eager stuff" is always bad. Remember that and you'll be living in a spiritual paradise. Remember that and thou shalt be saved for everlasting happiness.
End of the post.
Pole