When my Dad left JWs, his stoic remark was: “It was not a total wastage; after all I learned something good about the Witnesses—THEIR RESOLVE to continue with their original claim that they are the appointed channel of God, even when they know in their heart of hearts that they are not. Why can’t I imitate that sort of RESOLVE in doing something worthwhile?” He thus echoed Confucius who said: “To be wronged is nothing unless you continue to remember it.”
A poor choice we made, some obstructions or some resistance are almost always viewed with fear and anxiety. Most people start their day praying that the day passes smoothly without any obstruction. However, if handled carefully, both obstructions and unexpected outcomes could turn out to be meaningful; because obstruction is an integral part of life and matter.
Achievers really thrived on obstructions/resistance on their path. As in life, resistance is common in matter, too. All good conductors of electricity, except exotic superconductors, have resistance. But this does not make these conductors useless. Superconductors do not have resistance because the state is an extraordinarily ordered one. The emergence of order suppresses resistance. However, these superconductors have not given us much goodness in practical terms because they still operate in temperatures which are not meaningful, at least not yet, for society. The philosophy is, however, clear, ordered or organized life could eliminate most resistances on its path. Day has meaning only when there is night.
From life to death, we face the truth of inequality. The way we are born into varying circumstances and the way we die show no equality! The disposition people develop, too, contribute to inequality or problems—some choose to be passionate about doing good for the sake of good, some choose to be passionate about being greedy, and some choose to be passionate about being sadistic!
A principle in physics, named after physicist Wolfgang Pauli, states that no two electrons have all quantum numbers equal. That is, in a system of electrons, each electron has a distinct identity. However, identities could be exchanged. This is known as the Pauli exclusion principle.
The fact is that each one is distinct—that is the way each one has chosen to be, its their choice, their loss or gain. We do well to learn from the experiences—our own or of others. Live knowing the way life flows. Mystery of life is actually the mystery of time. Life is, like time, a continuum (past, present, future exist only in our mind), it’s always in the now. Enjoy the life, like the dancer becoming the dance! (Colossians 3:23-24; 1 Peter 2:15; Psalm 119:10) “Never be afraid to try something new. Remember, amateurs built the ark, professionals built the Titanic!” Leave behind the ghosts of JWs where they belong to!