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"The real lesson is to learn to love... It requires real strength to love man. And to love him despite all invitations to do otherwise, all provocations and all reasons why one should not.

"Happiness and strength endure only in the absence of hate. To hate alone is the road to disaster. To love is the road to strength. To love in spite of all is the secret of greatness. And may very well be the greatest secret in this universe."

—L. Ron Hubbard

This excerpt was taken from the book Scientology: A New Slant on Life by L. Ron Hubbard.   

 

Is It Possible to Be Happy? By L. Ron Hubbard

"Is it possible to be happy?

"A great many people wonder whether or not happiness even exists in this modern, rushing world. Very often an individual can have a million dollars, he can have everything his heart apparently desires, and is still unhappy. We take the case of somebody who has worked all his life; he has worked hard and he has raised a big family. He has looked forward to that time in his life when he, at last, can retire and be happy and be cheerful and have lots of time to do all the things has wanted to do. And then we see him after he has retired—and is he happy? No. He's sitting there thinking about the good old days when he was working hard.

"And then we see him after he has retired--and is he happy? No. He's sitting there thinking about the good old days when he was working hard."

"Our main problem in life is happiness, but I'll tell you more in a moment. The world may or may not be designed to be a happy one. It may or may not be possible for you to be happy in this world, and yet nearly all of us have a goal to be happy and cheerful about existence.

"You know, very often we look around at the world around us and say that nobody could be happy in this place. We look at the dirty dishes in the sink and the car needing a coat of paint and at the fact that we need a new gas heater, we need a new coat, we need new shoes or we would just like to have better shoes; and so, how could anyone possibly be happy when actually he can't have everything he wants? He is unable to do all the things he'd like to do, and therefore, this environment doesn't permit a person to be as happy as he could be. Well, I'll tell you a funny thing—a lot of philosophers have said this many, many times—but the truth of the matter is that all the happiness you ever find lies in you.

"You remember when you were maybe five years old, and you went out in the morning and you looked at the day, and it was a very, very beautiful day, and you looked at the flowers and they were very beautiful flowers. Twenty-five years later you get up in the morning, you take a look at the flowers—they are wilted. The day isn't a happy day. Well, what has changed? You know they are the same flowers, it's the same world, something must have changed. Probably it was you."

—L. Ron Hubbard.

This excerpt was taken from the book Scientology: A New Slant on Life by L. Ron Hubbard.

Scientology: A New Slant on Life is a collection of thirty of L. Ron Hubbard's best-loved articles and essays. Some originally appeared as magazine articles, while others are from his lectures and early radio programs; every one is a gem of wisdom and practical truth. Click here to order your copy of Scientology: A New Slant on Life.

 

Six Inspirational Quotes from L. Ron Hubbard

  • "The hardest task one can have is to continue to love his fellows despite all reasons he should not.

    "And the true sign of sanity and greatness is to so continue."
    Scientology: A New Slant on Life
     
  • "You want to raise your child in such a way that you don't have to control him, so that he will be in full possession of himself at all times. Upon that depends his good behavior, his health, his sanity."
    —Child Dianetics
     
  • "What is true for you is what you have observed yourself. And when you lose that you have lost everything."
    —Personal Integrity
     
  • "My own philosophy is that one should share what wisdom he has, one should help others to help themselves, and one should keep going despite heavy weather for there is always a calm ahead."
    —My Philosophy
     
  • "True greatness merely refuses to change in the face of bad actions against one—and a truly great person loves his fellows because he understands them."
    Scientology: A New Slant on Life
     
  • "On the day we can fully trust each other, there will be peace on Earth."
    Scientology: A New Slant on Life
 
Letter from the Editor
Dear Friend,

I found it interesting that in a recent survey our company did on what people are trying to get out of life, the word “happiness” came up time and time again. Well, this probably doesn’t surprise you. The question is: how do we acquire this state? And what does it mean for you to achieve happiness in life?

All of us are striving to achieve our full potential and be successful. From someone who exemplified this in his life, I invite you to read the following article by L. Ron Hubbard—“Is it Possible to Be Happy?”

Feel free to write us with your views and what you would like to see covered in future newsletter editions. Send your e-mail to newsletter@bridgepubDOTCOM.

Sincerely,

Patrick Howson
Mail Order Department
Bridge Publications, Inc.

 

What is Greatness?
Is It Possible to Be Happy? By L. Ron Hubbard
Six Inspirational Quotes from L. Ron Hubbard

 

 

A broad, fresh view of life in all its aspects

Here's a book that does what you don't expect it to do—it actually gives you practical data you can apply right now to create the life you want to live.

Scientology: A New Slant on Life is a collection of thirty of L. Ron Hubbard's best-loved articles and essays. Some originally appeared as magazine articles, while others are from his lectures and early radio programs; every one is a gem of wisdom and practical truth. This book embraces the full range of man's interests and activities, from the day-to-day and down-to-earth to the upper reaches of the philosophical and spiritual.

The titles of its thirty articles give a glimpse of its scope:

  • Is It Possible to Be Happy?
  • The True Story of Scientology
  • Man's Search for His Soul
  • The ARC Triangle
  • Two Rules for Happy Living
  • What Is the Basic Mystery?
  • Happiness and Interest
  • The Dynamics of Existence
  • How to Live with Children
  • On Marriage
  • The Anatomy of Failure
  • Acceptance Level
  • Confronting
  • On Bringing Order
  • Professionalism
  • On Human Character
  • Past, Present and Future
  • Playing the Game
  • The Vocabularies of Science
  • How to Study a Science Records of the Mind Are Permanent
  • The Race Against Man's Savage Instincts
  • The Third Party Law
  • Justice
  • What Is Knowledge
  • Man from Mud
  • The Psychiatrist at Work
  • Honest People Have Rights, Too
  • You Can Be Right
  • What Is Greatness?

Features:

  • Hardback
  • 314 pages
  • Detailed subject index
  • Glossary
  • Extension course available

Click here to order your copy of Scientology: A New Slant on Life or to get more information on the book.

 


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