A few months ago I wrote a post to ars:
Well today was orientation day at my new school.
I was surrounded by pimply faced 17 & 18 year olds with "attitude". I felt about 100 years old.
Then I met two other women. Both in their 30s, both with kids, both trying to improve their lives. I felt much better.
The course is EXACTLY what I wanted. The dept head went over a lot of the content today and I was just more & more delighted.
I'm excited about my future again. I can't wait to get my teeth into this stuff.
Why I love the internet
If it wasn't for the internet:
David Miscaviage wouldn't have announced the launch of the Scientology & Dianetics web sites on the internet to "wipe out the SP's presence". I didn't even know what the internet was at that time. Later that week I went to an internet cafe and learnt how to log onto a site. I only looked at Scientology.org and Dianetics.org but it was a start.
I wouldn't have noticed the PTS declare on Mike Balint on the Melbourne Org's noticeboard. He was in big trouble for being "involved" with SP activity on the internet. I became curious about what all the fuss was about.
I wouldn't have had to deal with Div 6 PCs being blown off because they read entheta on the net. I had to listen to some of the claims being made on the net from these individuals.I didn't believe any of it at the time but it did concern me.
I wouldn't have noticed DSA Mary Anderson talking about the "hate site" Operation Clambake before muster one morning.
I wouldn't have gone out and bought a very cheap, very old PC with a modem and asked a fellow Scientologist to hook me up to the internet so I could learn about this new thing everyone was talking about. Truthfully, I wanted to search for recipes, but in the back of my mind I knew one day I'd be tempted to look for info on Scientology.
I wouldn't have had anywhere to look for information when the situation at my Org grew so intolerable that I thought I was going crazy and knew there was something very wrong.
I couldn't have typed the word "scientology" into a search engine and found the information I needed to shatter my illusion.
I wouldn't ever have known the truth about Hubbard, his lies and his evil creation.
I would never have known I was involved in a cult. And I would not have had the courage to leave.
I would never have read stories from hundreds of other people who were just like me who had escaped the mental trap and were living happier lives.
I would never have realised I wasn't alone.
I would never have made lifelong friends who understood what I had gone through and where I had to go.
I wouldn't have had anyone to ask questions of, anyone to challenge my beliefs or anyone to point me to documented evidence that showed me what a fool I'd been and what sort of a trap my "friends" were still in.
I would not have had the courage to get a wog job and start my life over.
I would not have stopped my husband from putting my daughter into a Scientology school. She now attends a great school, has lots of friends and is learning about all different types of religions and beliefs.
I would not have realised that my marriage was based on a phoney "religion" and that once you took the indoctrination away, nothing was left. I am now free of that.
I would not have had access to thousands of pages of information about education, help for single parents, university courses and jobs.
I would not have a sane, unidoctrinated child, a good job, a nice car, live in a lovely apartment, have nice furniture and own a dog. I would never have had the time to walk a dog.
I would not have been able to afford trips to the dentist, optometrist or family doctor for me or my daughter. I now have properly prescribed glasses and no more tooth aches.
I would not be enrolling in a diploma course (starting in February) at a highly respected university to study a subject I love - DIPLOMA OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (WEB DESIGN AND MULTIMEDIA)
I can say without a second's hesitation that the internet saved my life.
Thankyou to every single person who owns or hosts a site, told their story or posts to newsgroups and messageboards.
As Dr Touretzky likes to say:
"No wonder Scientology HATES the internet".
- Emma
Well today was orientation day at my new school.
I was surrounded by pimply faced 17 & 18 year olds with "attitude". I felt about 100 years old.
Then I met two other women. Both in their 30s, both with kids, both trying to improve their lives. I felt much better.
The course is EXACTLY what I wanted. The dept head went over a lot of the content today and I was just more & more delighted.
I'm excited about my future again. I can't wait to get my teeth into this stuff.