On Getting to Know Ourselves: Article based on the works of L. Ron Hubbard

The first move in striking up this friendship is to make an acquaintance with what you are and what you might become. “Know thyself!” said the ancient Greek. Until recently it was not possible to make a very wide acquaintance. Little was known about human behavior. But atomic physics, in revealing new knowledge to man, has also revealed the general characteristics of the energy of life and by that a great deal can be known which was not before suspected. You do not need to know atomic physics to know yourself, but you need to know something of the apparent goal of life in general and your own goals in particular.

Just now let’s talk about the general goal of all life. Knowing that, we can know something about the basic laws which motivate your own urges and behavior.