A Jehovah's Witness handed me a leaflet today while I was waiting at a bus stop. The leaflet was entitled "All suffering SOON TO END!"
I read it out of curiosity. So, so many points to marvel at in that there little leaflet. My favourite quote: "All the evidence shows that we are nearing the end of man's tragic experiment in independence from God". I didn't know these people were also scientists, and took objective measures to prove or disprove their hypotheses. Interesting!
As well as entertaining me somewhat, today's little encounter made me think about who religious types often target: loners. I was by myself at this bus stop. It reminded me of an occasion some years ago at Melbourne University. It was a Saturday, and I was doing some work for the Convention Centre. I was on a very short lunch break and eating my sandwich when I was approached by a young girl who started asking me all sorts of very focused questions about me - what I studied, what my family was like, what I was into etc. I was sceptical about why she was talking to me... people don't generally initiate these kinds of conversations. Finally she asked me if I read the bible and I thought "a-ha!". I asked her if she was recruiting for a Christian group, and she admitted she was. I just lost it and blasted her for approaching me on false pretenses (hello... aren't you Christian?) and wasting my precious lunch break. These people can be so manipulative! And that wasn't the first time that had happened either. Must be my sweet and innocent face that lures them... ;)
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