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Originally Posted by aron
And if he was in a really bad mood, he would even bash the "low condition" of the Lord's recovery. The present situation was forcing him to be "frank" with us, he would say. He would tell us we were stagnant, dormant, lifeless, etc. But God forbid if anyone else tried to be "frank". They would be hustled out the door.
So if Lee said it he was being honest. If someone else said it they were being negative. Once you understood the ground rules of the recovery, you were fine. Anyone who "couldn't get it", i.e. couldn't stomach the hypocrisy, got pointed toward the exit sign.
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aron, you have to understand that in a rigid hierarchical society like the LC, "honesty and frankness" only roll downhill. These ground rules were readily apparent to all. Honesty and frankness never go uphill! Since Witness Lee alone in Anaheim, and Titus Chu in Cleveland were on top of their hills, they never faced such "honesty and frankness." And Titus Chu was well aware that his hill was not quite as high as Lee's hill, so whatever he got from Lee, he faithfully passed on to the GLA workers and elders, who in turn, passed it on to us, who in turn, gave it to our wives and kids.