ePiSoDe 88: Witnessing Nothing

It's a shame that I fell off the proverbial wagon writing these things after doing so well for 2 1/2 years. Alas, constant jokes about self-abuse, semen and all things racist finally took its toll on my sanity and I lost it. Although, I didn't completely loose it in a celebrity kind of way, i.e;

'Look at me! I can't handle life because of all this pressure form being in the public eye, I need desperate help. I know, I’ll seek refuge within the public eye, that'll fix it'

As my career within digital marketing continues as I move on to pastures new, I'm beginning to subcutaneously catch myself reflecting on my life thus far. Having reached the position of an Account Manager (has nothing to do with accounting or anything else boring to that degree), I feel successful but not for the obvious reasons.

You see, life is a series of events and experiences, good and bad. It only becomes more interesting when the unexpected happens, making you question the morality of those previous experiences on whether they were truly good or bad. Case in point; between the age of 5-11, I attended the Jehovah Witnesses' Sunday service and mid week Bible study. Interestingly, despite never really having strong affinity for God, I remember thinking it was good experience around the age of 16 which nicely brings me to the point of this post:

Claiming to have the 'truth' and not being able to back it up in any form is a major no-no for me, especially when you organisation uses the word 'witness' within their name. Ever looked up the definition of the word 'witness', well here you go;

A witness is someone who has firsthand knowledge about an event, or in the criminal justice systems usually a crime, through his or her senses (e.g. seeing, hearing, smelling, touching) and can help certify important considerations about the crime or event. A witness who has seen the event first hand is known as an eyewitness. Witnesses are often called before a court of law to testify in trials.

Hmm, I'm sure no-one on their planet at this very moment was an eyewitness of has tangible firsthand knowledge of God. So its really deceptive to use the word 'witness' within the title of your organisation as young and stupid people like me would think it was the 'truth' and its not.