Sacrifice and Sail On - Book by Philip Lin

Freedom · 04-07-2015, 07:46 AM

When I look back at some of the views of the LC that I used to have, I realize that I liked feeling "special". I liked feeling that we really had recovered something that no one else had. I think this is what kept me with the program so long. I never needed to be convinced of anything. I had already bought into it all.

Ironically, it seems where the whole illusion started to dissipate was in regards to WN and WL. I appreciated both of their ministries, but as to who they really were as people, that I could have really cared less. What really got me, is when I realized that they were figures who were worshiped, and not just their respective ministries. Many held them in high esteem, as if they were absolute authorities in all matters (even though neither is alive today).

I went to numerous trainings where the BB's would make statements like "Brother Lee would have wanted us to do X" or "It was Brother Lee's desire that we build a training center in Boston". This kind of stuff bothered me a bit because I though to myself, "who cares what Brother Lee wanted, he's not alive anymore". During the Great Lakes split, I heard a lot of talk from the BB's about how WL's ministry had never ended. It forced me to come to the harsh reality that it wasn't just his ministry that people appreciated. It was WL himself, and for lack of better words, he was being idolized.

This is not a realization that I had overnight or even over a period of a few months. It took me a few years to fully realize this.

04-07-2015, 07:46 AM	#11
Freedom Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 1,636	Re: Sacrifice and Sail On - Book by Philip Lin When I look back at some of the views of the LC that I used to have, I realize that I liked feeling "special". I liked feeling that we really had recovered something that no one else had. I think this is what kept me with the program so long. I never needed to be convinced of anything. I had already bought into it all. Ironically, it seems where the whole illusion started to dissipate was in regards to WN and WL. I appreciated both of their ministries, but as to who they really were as people, that I could have really cared less. What really got me, is when I realized that they were figures who were worshiped, and not just their respective ministries. Many held them in high esteem, as if they were absolute authorities in all matters (even though neither is alive today). I went to numerous trainings where the BB's would make statements like "Brother Lee would have wanted us to do X" or "It was Brother Lee's desire that we build a training center in Boston". This kind of stuff bothered me a bit because I though to myself, "who cares what Brother Lee wanted, he's not alive anymore". During the Great Lakes split, I heard a lot of talk from the BB's about how WL's ministry had never ended. It forced me to come to the harsh reality that it wasn't just his ministry that people appreciated. It was WL himself, and for lack of better words, he was being idolized. This is not a realization that I had overnight or even over a period of a few months. It took me a few years to fully realize this.