I don't know much about being educated except that it qualifies you in the eyes of an employer to be employed by them. I had a hard time reconciling the believing doctrine (that we now know is a bunch of bunk) and the discouragement to getting an education. When I was young and in the proper window of time to get myself ready for "gainful employment" I was being told like all of us in the 80's that this was not a practical way of going about things. This was said in other words that I can't recall exactly but that translated into the fact that "with God all things are possible". Questions were posed back at me. Why would I ask such a thing?!? The more you know of God's Word the better off you'lll be. It was like being in a canoe and asking for oars and being told I didn't need them I'd be fine. God will take the canoe where you need to go. All your needs will be met. There were numerous ways that we were discouraged from pursuing an education. It was very puzzling. But I would miss fellowship!!!! I did an experimental attempt by going to night school. It was in connection with the employment that I had. I could not bear the guilt and pressure of not bieng at fellowship and fell behind. That certainly wasn't a success thought my tiny poor excuse for a mind.
I needed an education to be successful!?1? You don't need and education, believe that God will meet your needs?
Well here I sit 22 years later. By God's Grace and Mercy I became employed over five years ago as a sales person for a North American wide subsidiary of a larger corporation. I have been very successful by their standards. But as in all things T.W.I.. the whole crux of the matter was too many young people getting educations meant a loss of control on the direction that those minds would take. They knew who would be the looser. As time progressed and revealed the practices to be unrewarding and the only evidence of propserity came to those (for some reason) who had gotten their educations before getting involved, I realized what was going on. My gave a damn got busted. Yes Sunesis I saw that coming but didn't want to believe that such a "virtuos Bible truth seeking person" would deny us ours without our best interests in mind. I like the Wz/i@z$ard of (O$Z analogy. It is so appropriate. I've been through my personal hell since I saw behind the curtain so to speak. And I am so sorry for not getting my education.
That said, I am not suffering. I have a God who loves me and gave his Son for me. I have freedom to pursue the course needed to become qualified to become employed where I wish given time and resources. There are alot of crooks out there. I've been had but boy am I wiser. I can't say I feel this way all the time but winning is what this is all about.
My first step is to keep my mind focused on reading things other than a Bible. Formal education was not the only education from which we were discouraged. Secular knowledge was spouted from the pulpit. How did he know that? They were spiritual enough to read papers and magazines but that was an unwritten no-no; Worldly nowledge. I have to retrain my brain to stay focused to be able to read and make sense of what is written. Education puts you in the drivers seat for understanding how to live in this world and in the pursuit of that, you develop the sticktuitiveness to figure things out and make things happen. That would be a life other than what a controlling cult would have us to live. Your education was not in their best interests.
Well I guess my opening sentence wasn't representative of what I do know of what an education is about. But I'll leave it there. It was a start.
Bolshevik, I'm going to be one of those people. I was raised in the "you can do anything you put your mind to" kind of way. But lofty goals were given replacements of being the best Window cleaner or House cleaner you could be. I thought I was missing something. It has been said before BS baffles brains.
