Maybe not many of you remember my anguish through the last year since I joined JWN. In the meantime I lost my wife (the official divorce is due in ~two weeks), lost all my friends (thank God no family though, except the wife), battled the WTS and sort-of lost. Just like most of you when you got through this experience I was lost and confused, coult not found my place in life.
I owe much gratitude to this board for giving me the much needed information and support that I am not alone, and what I'm feeling is not something unusual. However what actually happened after that was really unexpected for me. Just as everything seemed lost, new friendships started to emerge, from the most unexpected sources. I could not have planned it better for the life of me.
Generally these people don't know anything about what they actually did to me. They were the key for freeing me completely from the clutches of the Society. I am still sad about the loss I have suffered for the sake of a cult, but I feel I have stepped forward from that infamous state of ex-JW marked by bitterness and need for vengeance, to the blissful state of ex-ex-JW, where I can relate my experience to anyone, help people, but with a more lucid mind (imo).
So what is "uplifting" about this? I somewhat doubt those people came by some divine guidance. People need friends. I have not fully realized this until now. Just like me, they were also looking for a friend - even if they did not know about it. If you are like me, feeling lost in a strange world, know that there are people out there looking for someone just like you to be their friend.