I hope everyone here is well and staying strong X
Another year, another year with no Armageddon.
I have noticed the JW pals and family become more frenzied of late, small things in the news wind them up and make them more hysterical than ever. The events in Paris were horrendous, but to a JW they mean the end is near...........why wasn't it near when Chechnya was in the shit? Or Kosovo? Or Tibet? Such small minded, localised thinking that sums up nicely the danger of being uninterested in information and world events. An old JW pal of mine attempted to highlight the events in Paris (in case I missed them?) in the context of the world going to hell.... I brought up Ghengis Khan raping, pillaging, head spiking and murdering his way across the world and how it was neither new or prophetic, we went on to talk about cars.....
I was fortunate enough to bump into two pioneers in the high street in Cardiff. They were very grumpy and found my friendly open nature very threatening, they told me they were in a Chinese congregation here. I asked how it was going? Terrible they said! I asked if it was likely because of the Internet and access to information..."Maybe. But we think it is because they have all become materialistic now!" was the answer. I asked them if they were not happy to see hundreds of millions of people now have access to the same way of life we have enjoyed for decades? Keep in mind they were well dressed, capitalist to the end without realising it, true ....consumers. They just shrugged.
So another year goes by, the world changes, the Watchtower and JW's are more defensive, more fanatical than ever. It is almost like, as the world, the REAL world, holds up a mirror for them to see just who they are and how they are behaving, their answer is to retreat into a more bizarre stance. They wear the coat of "odd ball" with open pride now. It really is quite a different religion and different attitude to what I grew up with. Far more bizarre and strange......almost creepy.
But enough about my insignificant thoughts and observations, I hope everyone here is ok. I have not been here very often at all. I came to look at the RC findings and they are very telling.
i also want to wish and hope everyone has an awesome Christmas. If you have kids and are wondering whether this is they year to have that first Xmas or not...... JUST DO IT! Every Christmas lost is lost forever, that's a year with your kid you can't get back. As a JW kid who left and grew up, trust me, they all count.
To everyone who is having Xmas, have an awesome time, get the dec's up, get the lights up, get the prezzies out! Go mad!
The people here are some of the bravest, smartest, strongest and ironically funniest, I have met. Be proud of who you are, what you have been through and what you survived this Christmas !
Have an awesome holiday season xxxx
snare X