Tom Cruise, Scientologist and Inspiration

Tom Cruise is one of those special people, a person who has influenced many lives, including mine, for the better.  He has overcome many barriers, some of them significant, to become not just an incredible actor, but a good and caring being. He actually does something to help others. He doesn't just talk about it, he gets things done. I find that inspirational, especially when life gets a little tough or something bad or unexpected happens.

As I travel through the journey of life, I find myself facing many challenges, some of them so large and daunting that I just want to fold up and despair. At these moments, Scientology has the answers, and Tom Cruise is an excellent example of someone who uses the religion and it's teachings to overcome anything, and to come out stronger and better for it.

Tom fought dyslexia, which is a condition hindering the ability to read and learn, for many years. In 1986 he discovered L Ron Hubbard's study technology and used that to overcome this disability. “I always thought there is gonna be a way,” he recalled. “I'm gonna figure this out. And I am gonna fight thru it and I am gonna figure it out and I am gonna make this work.” (Cruise credits Scientology for his success)

He became a founding member of a group called Hollywood Education Literacy Project, or HELP for short. This group helps people overcome problems with literacy. It's a very noble cause, one that I feel is very important. Educated people, in my opinion, are more able to help themselves and others overcome the demons they face throughout their life.

I find this inspiring because not only has Tom helped himself overcome a tremendous liability, but he also has worked hard to enable others to succeed as well. He did this using the techniques created by mankind's best friend, L. Ron Hubbard.

When I find myself confronting a problem in life, I have found the answers in the works of Ron (as we affectionately call him). Using this information, I have found, as has Tom, that these seemingly insurmountable issues simply melt away and disappear.

Others have been inspired to help as well. When the massive tsunami struck Indonesia in early 2005, my fellow Scientologists immediately jumped into the chaos to give aid. They used techniques such as assists and those outlined in Dianetics to alleviate pain, restore sanity and enable people to return to their lives. (For tsunami survivors, a touch of Scientology). Using simple techniques that anyone can learn, people can overcome pain and agony, or at least make it more bearable.

Tom Cruise has been a Scientologist for almost two decades, and it's been an incredible adventure for him. "And I can tell you from my personal experience it’s been extraordinary for me. I wouldn’t be here where I am today without, you know, those things to help me out.” (Catching Up With Tom Cruise). Speaking from my own personal experience with the religion, I can fully appreciate where Tom is coming from. Scientology changes, in my experience, life from dull drudgery to an adventure where very single day is a new experience.

In fact, when I watched Tom's expression in a recent television interview, I could fully see how happy he was to be alive. No, happy is not the right word. Thrilled, exhilarated, joyous; these are the words that describe how Tom looks when he speaks these days. He is excited to be alive and thrilled to be able to help and contribute to society. It's wonderful to watch this man, and for me just these interviews alone inspire me to persevere on the course I have set for my own life.

Some people have expressed that Tom does not have the right to state his opinion about psychiatry and drugs. In a recent interview, Tom stated that he disagreed with the use of drugs prescribed for mental illnesses. (Tom Cruise has right to his opinion on important subject). This led to a storm of controversy in which numerous newspaper and television personalities claimed that Tom did not have a right to state his opinion and beliefs. They seemed to be saying that since Tom was a public personality, he somehow had less freedom of speech than other people.

Those arguments seem strange to me. Of course Tom has a right to state his beliefs and opinions. This is America, after all, and I don't remember any words in the US Constitution that limit the freedom of speech based upon the power or popularity of a person.

In Remembrance

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