Scientology

IS THIS A RELIGION I SHOULD JOIN?

It is if you feel that you need help in your life. If you are suffering from depression, this is perfect for you! They will help you straighten out your life and show you how to live better.

This is not something that I need, which is why I never went in to take their class. However, I did buy their book. It was like reading a kids book.. "happiness should come from within yourself!" Well, duh! 

Anyway, they are very pushy over in the scientology church. If you want someone to take charge for you and force you to make your life better... then you'll love this religion. As for me, I just got very annoyed with their phone calls and emails. 

Below is an email they sent me and  my reply:

To: joeysemtex@aol.com
Sent: Thu, 14 May 2009 2:07 pm
Subject: from Monika Sardella

Hello,

 

How are you?  I noticed that you have the book=2 0New Slant on Life.  That's a great book.  How is that going for you?  Have you read it yet?  What did you think of it?. 

 

By the way, what was your reason for getting it in the first place?

 

Best,

Monika Sardella
Director of Promotion and Marketing
(212) 921-1210
www.scientology.org

www.dianetics.org

 

14 May 2009

MY REPLY:

Hi! I'm great! How are you?

I bought the book during a visit to the scientology church after I took a free IQ test and personality test. I wanted to do better on the IQ test since I knew that what I had got was not my best. (I am trying to get into mensa.) I was talked into buying the book after I asked someone how I could get a better score. I was told the book and a class would benefit me. 

So, I read the beginning of the book and some pages here and there to get an idea of what it's about. From what I read, it was all very obvious and made me go "seriously? are people so clueless that they need to read a book like this??" I feel that if this book could start a religion, that I could definitely start my own too. If this is the kind of thing people are looking for, as guidance, to help them in their lives, I could easily write a book like this myself. 

  I think it was interesting to read since I didn't know anything about scientology until the day I went to take the test. I'm thinking of going back to the beginning and reading it through. Not so much to benefit myself from the words in the book, but just to get knowledge of it. I feel that I'd rather not take a class on it since this is really not something that I need. I feel that the ideas in th is book  are for the weak, confused, depressed, unhappy, unbalanced and in need. I am none of those. I am happy. I am truly happy with my life. I will make something of it. I do not feel at all hopeless or like I will not succeed at my dreams. 

I believe that if you really truly want something more than anything else, you will get it/achieve it. Nothing is hopeless. The only thing that's missing in those that don't achieve to their full potential, is the want and drive to go through with it and not give up. If the person is willing to give up, then they just don't want it that bad.

Thank you, and be happy!

Josephine