A traveling overseer was asked for help in dealing with doubts. His advice? "Get a hobby." Which translates into, "Find something unrelated to spiritual things to occupy your mind so you don't spend so much time THINKING."
"Just don't overthink the truth"
by stuckinarut2 42 Replies latest jw friends
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sparrowdown
The TATT will piss you off first, then make you think, then make you research, then set you free.
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under the radar
I know I'm not the only one here who was told, "You're too smart for your own good" more than once. And they didn't mean it in a good way, either.
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Butyoucanneverleave
My own father told me to go there, sit down and shut up (referring to their meetings). It's crazy how they will try to rationalize their own doubts .
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loneranger
An elder once said to me.."in the truth, it's never good to be too good looking or too smart"...wow!!
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ssn587
The advice I was given was just dance our dance, I just laughed at them. Idiocy is a hallmark of dubs, not all mind you, but imo, most of them.
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Amelia Ashton
That's like saying don't use your brain and follow like a dumb sheep!
Just thought that statement through. Lol
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stuckinarut2
wow!
Great replies... So many of us have gone through similar situations.
So basically, THINKING is dangerous ?
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Anders Andersen
As we all know very well
CURIOSITY KILLED THE CAT
And Eve.
And all of us TTATTers out here.