{"id":117524,"date":"2024-04-10T17:13:35","date_gmt":"2024-04-10T21:13:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/?p=117524"},"modified":"2024-04-10T17:09:43","modified_gmt":"2024-04-10T21:09:43","slug":"bringing-solace-and-help-in-the-aftermath-of-a-violent-act-of-terror","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/bringing-solace-and-help-in-the-aftermath-of-a-violent-act-of-terror\/","title":{"rendered":"Bringing Solace and Help in the Aftermath of a Violent Act of Terror"},"content":{"rendered":"

MUNICH, Germany, and LOS ANGELES, Calif., April 10, 2024 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — In July 2016, an armed shooter killed nine and injured 16, leaving Munich reeling. A team of volunteers from The Way to Happiness Association sponsored by the Church of <\/a>Scientology of Munich<\/a> literally took matters into their own hands. They began giving copies of The Way to Happiness <\/em>to people one-on-one, <\/em>beginning with those living or working in the district where the shootings took place.<\/p>\n

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Image caption: Photo Caption: Spreading \u201cThe Way to Happiness\u201d hand-to-hand.<\/em><\/p>\n

July 2016 also saw terrorist attacks in Ansbach and Wuerzburg, and in December another in Berlin. The movement to share The Way to Happiness <\/em>quickly spread throughout the country, adopted by other Scientology Churches and their The Way to Happiness groups.<\/p>\n

The Way to Happiness<\/em> is a common-sense guide to better living written by author, humanitarian, and Scientology Founder L.\u00a0Ron Hubbard. Its 21 precepts provide a roadmap to a better, kinder, happier way of life. These volunteers turned to the booklet, knowing it has been used to bring calm to entire regions<\/a> in turbulent times. Wherever they went, volunteers kept copies of the booklet with them in many different languages. Whether riding in a subway or tram, or stopping for a coffee, they shared the booklet with those they met. Following the directions in the first pages of the book, they contacted people, handed them a booklet with their own name written on the cover, and gave them a copy to read and others to hand to people they knew who could also benefit from reading it.<\/p>\n

Hundreds of thousands of booklets have since been passed hand to hand in Germany.<\/p>\n

A sampling of the stories they heard from those they reached out to with The Way to Happiness<\/em> illustrates the power of this activity.<\/p>\n

A volunteer handed a booklet to a woman who was on her way to visit friends in Switzerland. On her return to Munich, the woman told him that when she arrived, her friend \u201cwas very sad, her self-confidence was gone. She was really depressed. Then I read to her from the booklet. \u2018This booklet was meant especially for me,\u2019\u201d my friend told me.\u201d By the end of the visit, the friend was no longer hopeless. When she cried now, it was from happiness, in appreciation of what her friend had shared with her.<\/p>\n

A volunteer received a letter from a person he\u2019d give the booklet to. \u201cI was very surprised by the content of the booklet as I had never read so much wisdom with such remarkable clarity,\u201d the man wrote. He asked the volunteer for 10 copies in German and Polish and five in English so he could pass them on to his friends.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wanted to give the booklet to a young man,\u201d said one of the volunteers, \u201cbut he told me \u2018You gave that to me before.\u2019 I asked, \u2018What did you like best?\u2019 and he was beaming when he answered \u2018That you don\u2019t have to worry if you play by the rules.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Another told the volunteer that he has his booklet at home and he reads it again and again to refresh himself on the concepts and apply them. He described what he learned from The Way to Happiness<\/em> as \u201cessential.\u201d<\/p>\n

A woman wanted to help a friend who had given up after years of battling cancer. She gave The Way to Happiness <\/em>to her friend, who paid her a surprise visit a few days later, her entire appearance changed. \u201cThis is the most beautiful book,\u201d the friend told her. \u201cI totally changed my viewpoint. I decided to survive!\u201d<\/p>\n

A security officer at a shopping mall in Stuttgart told the volunteer that thefts in the mall had declined since they began distributing The Way to Happiness<\/em> in the area.<\/p>\n

In the first chapter of the booklet, Mr.\u00a0Hubbard writes:<\/p>\n

True joy and happiness are valuable.<\/em><\/p>\n

If one does not survive, no joy and no happiness are obtainable.<\/em><\/p>\n

Trying to survive in a chaotic, dishonest and generally immoral society is difficult.<\/em><\/p>\n

Any individual or group seeks to obtain from life what pleasure and freedom from pain that they can<\/em>\u2026.<\/p>\n

Without too much trouble, using this book, you can help them survive and lead happier lives.<\/em><\/p>\n

While no one can guarantee that anyone else can be happy, their chances of survival and happiness can be improved. And with theirs, yours will be.<\/em><\/p>\n

It is in your power to point the way to a less dangerous and happier life.<\/em><\/p>\n

Pass it on!<\/p>\n

For more information, visit The Way to Happiness Foundation<\/a> website to read the full text of the booklet online. Watch The Way to Happiness<\/em> book on film on the Scientology Network<\/a>. Or visit the nearest Scientology Church<\/a> to open or become a volunteer of a local The Way to Happiness group.<\/p>\n

LEARN MORE:<\/strong><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.thewaytohappiness.org<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.scientologynews.org\/press-releases\/<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.xn--scientology-mnchen-y6b.de\/<\/a><\/p>\n

VIDEO:<\/strong><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.scientology.tv\/documentaries\/the-way-to-happiness.html<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.scientology.tv\/documentaries\/common-sense-for-life.html<\/a><\/p>\n

IMAGE link for media:<\/strong> https:\/\/www.Send2Press.com\/300dpi\/24-0410-s2p-coswthap-300dpi.jpg<\/a><\/p>\n

Photo Caption: Spreading \u201cThe Way to Happiness\u201d hand-to-hand.<\/p>\n

TAGS: #TheWaytoHappiness #Germany #LRonHubbard #TerroristAttack<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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