Right before I read that I was checking out Digg.com and saw on the first page an article on Britney Spears losing custody of her two boys because of her wanton disregard for standards, her excessive drinking, her use of alcohol and other actions which show her to be a bad influence on children.
But how unusual is this kind of behavior on her part today. Unfortunately, it's all too prevelant.
"Celebrities and many leaders are no example. They do stupid things that involve drugs, sex and money that are bad for themselves, their families and their groups. It's so bad, that we've almost become desensitized to bad behavior. Yet, by survey Americans are not happy, at least not as happy as they want to be.
"Our churches have promised happiness but even their promises have been shut down by laws so they can't help like they want to. In 1980, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a public school in Kentucky could not post the Ten Commandments because this would violate the separation of church and state.
"Happiness cannot be gained alone. That's a big part of the problem. It's difficult to be happy without others. You just can't be happy when you have everyone around you doing crazy things that threaten your survival. If we could all only use our common sense.
"So, how can we help each other live happy lives? A common sense simple guide is available that isn't religious and is at the same time not unreligious. It's called The Way to Happiness. The book can be used by anybody of any race or religious background to help themselves, their families and friends. ">>more
In June, David Miscavige announced a very special program. L. Ron Hubbard wrote a common-sense moral code in the early 1980s which any person of any religion can use. It is extremely powerful. But it's not called the Way to Morality. It's called The Way to Happiness, because by following these precepts you can actually be happy. Mr. Miscavige released a beautiful new version of The Way to Happiness hardback book and the following night he announced that a new set of public service announcements -- one for each of the 21 precepts of The Way To Happiness had been created and that these are available on DVD but they are also starting to air on TV stations around the world.
If you are as sick as I am of conditions in your community deteriorating, you can personally do something to raise the quality of life around you, by distributing The Way to Happiness and/or copies of the DVD.
You can view the public service announcements online at http://www.twth.org/.
Far from being preachy, these PSAs are upbeat and very entertaining. But best of all the convey the essence of these precepts. By making them and the booklet broadly available, we can really make a difference.
A civilization without insanity, without criminals and without war, where the able can prosper and honest
beings can have rights, and where man is free to rise to greater heights, are the aims of Scientology.~~~