John Travolta And Kelly Preston, What Will Their Future Hold?
Early "Promo" Picture Of John and Kelly
One of Hollywood's big questions right now is whether John Travolta is having serious doubts about Scientology. Added to that question now is his future with wife Kelly Preston. They are having a very difficult time dealing with the loss of their son Jett who passed away this past January. I don't think anyone ever gets over a death of someone that is near and dear to their hearts, and healing from a tragedy such as this can prove to be both exhausting and devastating.It is especially hard to function after a death if you are always under the microscope of paps and fans. But that is part of the package deal of being famous.
It was just announced that John and Kelly have backed out of being part of the Maria Shriver's Annual Women's Conference this October, due to Kelly saying they were just not ready to speak out about their son's death. Totally understandable. This cancellation was only one of many signs that their son's death has really taken a huge toll on them.
But is it more of a toll for John than Kelly? John was too distraught to promote his most recent movie Pelham 123, and he has been seen recently packing on the pounds. But really who can blame him for wanting some comfort food?
Star Magazine, although not the most reliable or credible source for news, to say the least, just reported that John has been staying in bed most days, visiting Denny's restaurant at 3 AM, and watching videos of son Jett and crying. All very normal behavior after a loss, as long as it doesn't consume one's life. Star is also reporting that John and Kelly are not staying together at the moment. Separation is not abnormal for many couples that have lost a child. It's a common occurrence.
But what is a normal for Scientologists when it comes to grieving and death? As we have mentioned before in earlier articles, Scientology is not "too big" on death. They consider their bodies only as "meat bodies" and that they will reincarnate and come back many many times. Grieving as well as many other emotions associated with death are deemed extremely low on the Scientology Tone Scale.
Scientology claims that emotions such as these can be handled and removed by counseling and auditing on an e-meter. (which is basically a lie detector)
But why? Why should NORMAL emotions be swept away? Anyone with half a brain knows that grieving and depression is a big part of healing, and to suppress it, can be a very slippery slope. If someone blocks these emotions, it may manifest itself in a bigger and much more harmful way down the road.
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