That makes more sense
i just dont understand how him playing football can limt his influence to instill the faith of god into the public. Playing footy, he literally was on national TV whenever he wanted and could spread a message to millions. Going door to door seems like a very slow process to convert the world.
I cant stand religion at the best of times. I tolerate it, but like all systematic hierarchies they tend to have very self reasons for exploiting peoples very personal values. I just dont see how his career in AFL "limited" his power to spread hsi faith. Me, personally, respected Jehovahs much more than i did previously after watching him speak, lead, play footy etc on the telly for a decade. He literally opened my eyes to his religion and that the people within it do tend to focus purely on helping and supporting others first, with the message of god instantly secondary.
For as good looking & great at footy Rancey was -if he knocked on my door as a stranger wearing his white shirt and pants on his bicycle, i wouldnt have given him 30 seconds before i closed the door and got back to my life.
Note: I also found his message explaining his retirement unusually bland, distant, and not overly heartfelt. It came across as sudden & impulsive with a fairly standard template of "its with great regret that i inform you all that...". With Alex you always felt you got no B/S & when he spoke it was from the heart. For some reason this goodbye sounded really distant.
Did the Jehovah conference & it being Xmas time create a 'moment'? Not sure, but reading the transcript of his message i personally found it a little bit impersonal and standard. Just a bit of a feeling of "really? so thats it?"
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