on 8/6/05 3:52 AM, TurquoiseB at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > And, in other organizations I know of where this same True Believer > phenomenon exists (I don't know enough long-term TB TMers to say > if it's present in them or not), there is an even more shocking trend. > > I know quite a few people who have been "sold out" to their spiritual > organization for decades, and now find themselves in the exact > economic situation you describe. The shocker is that many of them > are actually hoping for "death before disillusionment." > > It's sadly true. I've heard guys and gals in their 50s talking about > death as if it were imminent, and *preferable* to having to deal > with retirement without a pot to piss in.
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