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I have to thank this book for getting me out of trouble, January 16, 2002
I read this book when I was a teenager. Although I had always been very well-balanced in my life, I was going through a bad period of my teen-years. Until a few months before, I had been always successful in school, had a pretty good relationship with my parents, and had good friends. Then it changed. Why, I found out reading this book. With very simple words, this book explains the concepts of ethics and morality, subjects often named, but deeply understood only by a few. I was "hanging out" with people who were absolutely the opposite of what I was and wanted to be: they smoked pot; didn't care about their education and therefore often disregarded their studies and school; didn't care of the efforts of their parents to give them what they needed, and talked bad about their parents all the time; didn't care about love, only about sex, which seemed to be considered just like a hobby, with nothing behind it. When I realized all this, I was amazed at how I had been influenced to think like them. Luckily for me, this book helped me understand that it was more important for me to understand and act, rather than feel guilty, so I did just that. I went out of that group, and decided what I wanted to do with my life. I was able to talk to my parents again and they helped me get things organized again in my life to reach my goals. Soon I was doing well in school again and I was happy with myself, and I didn't have any trouble finding new friends whom I could share my goals and objectives with. Later on, I used the data in this book many times to help people handle similar situations, as well as solve conflicts in my group of friends and in my class. I grew up, found a job that I liked, a man that I loved, and now I have a family, and I continue to apply the data I learned in this book. Everyone needs this data. I am very happy I read it and that I know this data to teach to my daughter. It's a vital tool for parents, teachers, but also for younger people.
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3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Simple yet brilliant look at the subject, March 14, 2001
This book presents the concepts of ethics and morality at a level that just about anyone can understand. The concepts are defined, and instead of feeling guilty for one's transgressions, there is a very simple, yet incredibly effective, way to address these things. The result is a feeling of relief.People are basically good. When we make mistakes and hurt ourselves or others, we feel guilty. Until now, there has been no easy resolution to these feelings of guilt. I recommend it for EVERYONE, but I want to state that it is very effective with preteens and teenagers, too. I know many families with teens that are doing great in life, and this technology has been indispensible to these families. Since reading this information, my 9 year old son has become very honest. If he does something he shouldn't, rather than keep a secret about it, he'll come to me, which is a MUCH better solution than hiding one's transgressions.
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3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Brilliant and Simple!, December 1, 2000
What impact something as simple as trusting yourself has on your life. Thanks, Mr Hubbard, for making it so easy. Now I can trust others too!
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