Retirement

by larc 6 Replies latest watchtower beliefs

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  larc

  How many of you know of JWs who are in dire straights because they made no plans for their future retirement?

  I have been out for a very long time, so I don't know too many JWs anymore. Let me tell you the story I do know. My sister is 57 and her husband is 59. He has a good job, but they haven't saved a dime. They go on a cruise every year with JW friends. They buy a new car every couple of years, and they have saved nothing.

  My sister's husband hates his job, but there is no way he can retire until the day he dies. They are still hopeing that Armageddon will save them. I find this to be very sad.
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  Joyzabel

  My dad quit his job (civil engineer) in 1975 and gave up his retirement he would had gotten if he would have stayed on for one more year (worked 24). He moved where the need was greater and is still doing "handyman" stuff to survive. He's in his late 70's. Should I tell him I don't think Armegedon is coming?
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  Sam Beli

  >"He moved where the need was greater and is still doing "handyman" stuff to survive. He's in his late 70's."

  That is really sad, Joy.

  Sam
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  Dismembered

  Larc

  It is truly sad. I know so many here that are precisely in the same situation. They have come to the near the end of their earning potential with not a penny to their name. Yet some continue to get on the platform week after week and spout off and attempt to instruct people how they need to follow the WTBS advice bah blah blah. It will be hell to pay for many as they reach retirement age in the Borg. All to their living life with the "ostrich syndrome".

  Sad thing to is when you approach some on the subject. You get the same old, worn-out, tired remarks of "Jehovah will provide" or "I'll cross that bridge when I get to it".

  Yes Larc it is truly sad.

  Dismembered

  Edited by - Dismembered on 15 September 2002 0:51:36
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  jgnat

  ...and then there are the WT articles exhorting members to remember the "older ones". I guess the "younger ones" are supposed to pick up the slack and take them in. Another knife twist of guilt.
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  BudLight

  Jehovah does not forget the lilies of the field
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  Dismembered

  Hi & Welcome Bud Light