Some of the more than 4,000 awards, proclamations and recognitions bestowed upon LRH to acknowledge a lifetime of creative and humanitarian service. Included are awards for his revolutionary work in the fields of drug rehabilitation, education, criminal reform, moral resurgence and the arts.

“I like to help others and count it as my greatest pleasure in life to see a person free himself of the shadows which darken his days.

“These shadows look so thick to him and weigh him down so that when he finds they are shadows and that he can see through them, walk through them and be again in the sun, he is enormously delighted. And I am afraid I am just as delighted as he is.”

L. Ron Hubbard

Some of the more than 4,000 awards, proclamations and recognitions bestowed upon LRH to acknowledge a lifetime of creative and humanitarian service. Included are awards for his revolutionary work in the fields of drug rehabilitation, education, criminal reform, moral resurgence and the arts.

Epilogue

Philosopher, humanitarian, author, artist, educator and administrator—L. Ron Hubbard served us in a myriad of ways. In turn, he is quite literally viewed by millions worldwide as Mankind’s greatest friend: by those now literate, by those now drug-free, by those who used his work to reclaim their honor and self-respect, by those who enjoy newfound prosperity, morality and the unmatched joy of artistic creation.

Yet what Mr. Hubbard ultimately provided in the name of uplifting humanity is found in the more than 75 million words of recorded lectures, books and related writings comprising the totality of Dianetics and Scientology. If this profile has barely touched upon those subjects, he nonetheless ensured that greater legacy is available to all who would avail themselves of it. True, this road to eternal freedom demands some commitment, some determination. But he never expected one to walk it blindly or without inspection. Rather and very simply:

“This is the track of knowing how to know. Travel it and see.”