What made you look into Scientology, a subject so controversial to say the least?

In my first associate job in the early 90s, the lead doctor told me, whatever you do, don’t ever get into Scientology, it’s weird, it’s a cult, they will take all your money, you’ll go bankrupt, and end up getting a divorce. That was interesting because that doctor WAS going broke, filing for bankruptcy, AND getting a divorce. His comments made me want to look into the subject even more. You tell me NOT to look, I will look. So I decided to check it out – ordered Mr. Hubbard’s book about study and learning, and started reading it. What I found out is the opposite of what many were saying – it was actually very helpful and logical. The first book I read in Scientology, The Basic Study Manual, gave me a completely new method on how to study and learn. In school, I struggled to get good grades and thought I just wasn’t smart enough. But in truth after reading this book, I realized I was never taught the best way to learn something. I was instead told to memorize things. Memorization is not learning or understanding. After reading this book, I became obsessed with studying and learning many complex subjects – and understanding them. I said to myself, “If this is Scientology, sign me up. What else do you have?”

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