My daughter went with a friend to the District Convention today (I did not attend). Here is the text message that she sent from her cell phone:
" So bored.......dying slowly"
Daughter'sText Message from District Convention
by jack2 24 Replies latest jw friends
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Dutchie
Poor thing. I can just imagine!
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Farkel
: " So bored.......dying slowly"
And that was just the opening talk!
Farkel
Edited by - Farkel on 14 July 2002 0:0:16
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Joyzabel
Poor thing. Glad she is recognizing the fine quality of the meetings, especially the convention that takes time and money to be there.
j2bf
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DakotaRed
She must have read my mind from the last convention I attended
And I thought the Army held dry and boring classes.
Lew W
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Farkel
Is it just me, or has anyone else had this experience:
You are a loyal dub (like I was). You go to the assembly and sit down. You know for a fact you are going to be bored to tears. That is a given. Every assembly is the same: you eagerly await THE MESSAGE. You know the one I mean, the only that will explain everything that needs to be explained. THE MESSAGE never happens. You eagerly await whatever new books they are releasing. Every line for the books is the same. There's always some asshole in front of you who buys ten cases of them and you get worried they will all be gone before you get to the front of the line.
You nod off during the talks and think to yourself "I've heard all of this before. I haven't missed anything. It's the same old bullshit," but you are too afraid to dwell on that thought or tell others about it.
The next year you do the same thing. Same assembly, same bullshit, different books. The books are different colors and different sizes, but the same bullshit never changes. THE MESSAGE never comes at those assemblies, either, yet you keep coming.
I always liked the smell of those new books. At least Watchtower bullshit smells good, I guess.
Farkel
Edited by - Farkel on 14 July 2002 0:30:3
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mrs rocky2
LOL Farkel - good smelling books, and chocolate pudding! fruit bags, flat cheese Danishes, and "Jehoagies." It's not what it used to be....or maybe I just grew up, saw the light (or lack of light?)
Mrs R
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Marilyn
Farkel you are such a hoot!
We had been losing faith steadily for a couple of years when we put all our eggs in the one basket by having the notion that the upcoming District Assembly would put everything to rights. Boy were we wrong? We left our 18 month old daughter with my parents coz they'd already attended the spiritual feast somewhere else. I'd organised some plum accommodation, close to the Show-grounds and we were totally prepared to be wowed back into the spiritual black. It was a couple of weeks before Christmas (great timing for the workers), and I became aware of all the struggling young families trying to quieten little kids everywhere around me - many of them looked even poorer than us. Even without a child and our getting there early we didn't manage good seats - coz somehow they'd all been saved by people who had slept over or something. Everywhere we sat the sound echo'd double and the wooden bench seats quickly lost whatever appeal they had had as a place to rest the bum. For the first time in nearly ten years we played hooky from an assembly. We went shopping in Sydney-town and it felt great. It was our first act of defiance. It was equisite! I think the public talk was given by the disgraced Greenlees (sp?) and it was truly a triumph of mediocrity. The assembly was our last. It was 1978.
Marilyn
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onacruse
Farkel, it was just you, you pathetic feeble-minded unappreciative stupid pitiable dimwitted incredulous thankless blockheaded hebetudinous excuse of an X! You should re-read every WTS publication from 1879, and then you'll have the proper attitude.
Down, you heathen!!!
PS: had to look up "hebetudinous." Good word!
Craig
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Farkel
Craig,
: PS: had to look up "hebetudinous." Good word!
Maybe so, but I'm sure it involves some sort of "porneia."
Farkel