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always good to hear from a reader whose life is starting to get back to normal.
Anna Bannana and everyone else who was so kind in responding to me with such
support, thank you so much. I apologize it's over a year later and I am just
now responding with a thank you. To be honest, after I wrote a response, I
wasn't sure I would get a reply. I feel so silly for not checking back. ...
I am still with the same man. However, the wedding date has been on hold for
quite some time. I am letting him explore this "opportunity"...
He has yet to make any money ...
Rather, what I have realized is that these cult leaders operate on building
relationships and fostering a sort of emotional attachment. They become
mentors. No one wants to dissapoint their greatest "mentors". It
makes me queasy.
My opinion on the business has not changed. Although, I have tried. Truly. I
have gone to the meetings with him, the trips, met with his upline etc. I just
can't bring myself to trust it. It isn't genuine. ... Genuine people get caught
up in it. They bring other genuine people with them. And the scammers screw all
of them. ...
I apologize for the lack of a refined description. Luckily, it is becoming less
of a prominent fixture in his life. He is slowly coming back to seeing the
beauty that exists in the life we lead together--- jobs and all! There is
loveliness in the routine of life and so often, we forget to appreciate it.
Soooo, to surmise WWDB/amway is a sick cyclical cycle of being sucked in and
conned. Every time, I have ever subjected myself to sitting in one of those
meetings, The exit doors become the most prominent things in there. All that
being said, thank you with all my heart to each and everyone of you who
showered me with wisdom and advice. And Anna Banana, thank you for creating
this blog. It's much needed :).
I am prepared to accept that many people who work for a living will end up less than wealthy at the age of 65. They could learn better budgeting techniques and perhaps a few savings by that age but by and large if you live a normal life with a house mortgage, some loans for your education, a car and expenses for your children, you are unlikely to be rolling in wealth at the end of your life.
ReplyDeleteGiven that at no point in Amway you can ever abandon that job though, the only question is what you do with your spare hours. Real wealth is not measured in dollars alone. Yes of course dollars are great. Relationships with your significant other, your children, your friends and relatives are also a form of wealth. If you spend every spare hour doing Amway activities you are ending up doing ever more hours of "work" but with no return whatsoever. You will end up at that age of 65 with no more financial wealth than otherwise but also with no memories of having done all that is really meaningful in life.
Holding your new born, teaching her to read, ride a bike, reading to her, comforting her when she is sad or hurt and even dealing with her surliness as a teenager is infinitely more rewarding than anything you will ever get from Amway. If having children is not your personal idea of earthly reward find something that is but whatever you think is rewarding, Amway ain't it.
Anonymous - many people know that having memorable life experiences are better than accumulating stuff.
DeleteAmbots are inside Amway the Cult of Greed and its the reverse with them. They give up their jobs, their family, their friends in pursuit of scamming others out of a dollar.