With certain rare exceptions I had nothing in common with the older generation all of whom I considered were part of the establishment.

So one thing that really strikes me is how, in Scientology, age just doesn't enter into the equation. Neither does sex or race. People are just people. What I mean is that when you are dealing with people who all know they aren't their bodies -- body differences just aren't a bit deal. There are several 20-year-olds who I'm as close to as the almost-60 somethings of my own generation.

One young girl in particular I really admire. She was about 18 when the tsunami in South East Asia hit, right after Christmas 2004. She and her sister packed their bags and left of Sri Lanka within days of the disaster and they spent about 4 months with the Scientology Disaster Relief team there.

And she was so thrilled with what she had learned and the experience of helping people as a Scientology Volunteer Minister that she signed up to join one of the Volunteer Minister Goodwill Tours.

Over the past several months Scientology churches in Australia have been helping in one relief effort after another -- Australian bushfires Indonesian earthquake, Philippines typhoon.

These people who just drop everything to go help as VMs are pretty remarkable beings.

And so I just wanted to say so!