How Do You Approach New Friendships Now?

by Bubblegum Apotheosis 4 Replies latest jw friends

  • Bubblegum Apotheosis
    Bubblegum Apotheosis

    Most of the website vistors and members have experience the wonderful conditional love (if not, why are you here?), by the followers of the Watchtower Society. Did you

    feel the LOVE "that no other organization or group of men and women have experienced" or was it elusive during your tour of the religion? Did you ever find the promised "brotherhood of joy" or was that the "long con". A honest

    evaluation of the love Jesus Christ's disciples were ordered to practice, does not exist in this version of religon. The indentifying "mark" was "a different kind of love" love that was uncommon in this world, it would transcended the fear of death (I am willing to die for my brother), and made life happy, joyful and optimistic(These people are the cat's meow, they love so much!). The amount of "Hall-Jumpers" who

    are looking for a congregation that is "loving" is at a all time high. Women complain their husbands are having problems "getting close to a another

    male, a fishing, golf or bowling buddy" and husbands laugh at some of the so-called friends their wives have. Now for the question, now that you

    have been primed, are you finding friendships easier in the World? Do you find the new people as shallow, hollow or, are they more interesting with a

    wide array of interest. Do you socialize in groups of activities you enjoy, golf league, bowling league, clubs or donate time to help charities and other

    forbidden frowned upon activities? Once bitten, twice shy or open your arms up to any new man or women? Just curious.

  • Black Sheep
    Black Sheep

    I haven't really socialised with Dubs for years.

    They have too many 'buttons' to push for my liking and I can only manage a stilted relationship with them.

    Pubs and clubs are populated with a wonderful variety of people to spend my time with and they don't give a toss what my background is. If something needs doing, we'll all pitch in and do it and there is only one club I belong to where they occasionally start an event with a prayer to keep a major contributor to the local community happy. It's a Pagan/Christian tradition that has been going on there for a couple of hundred years and it doesn't bother me.

  • Disillusioned Lost-Lamb
    Disillusioned Lost-Lamb

    I'm a born-in and find witlesses far less loving than those who are "worldly".

    I've also seen that they are significantly more manipulative, and deceitful too.

  • Pams girl
    Pams girl

    Since I stopped walking around thinking I was special, and would be saved........its opened my eyes up to the uniqueness of everyone I meet, and I appreciate people far more. Actually, an even bigger surprise, was that people in the world were actually happy! and enjoying life and its quirks.

  • mercedes_29
    mercedes_29

    I stopped having to watch what I say and do around my friends for fear they would report me to the elders. I can be honest with my friends and its ok if we disagree.

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