As a very good bestseller, by now you have probably heard about The Secret by Rhonda Byrne. Either you heard it from a friend, your wife, or even your parents. You read the book or watched the movie. Everyone is talking about it, and a lot are talking about the fact that it WORKS! But, what really is the Secret? And, is it good?
The Secret is a book which shows you, explains you, and teaches you the law of attraction. The Law of Attraction is a simple concept; it is about how everything that happens to you, you attract it yourself. The car crash, a new house, money, it all depends on your thoughts; whatever your thoughts are, that is what you will attract. Doesn’t sound too believable, right?
Well, The Secret provides you many genuine situations in which the Law of Attraction has been put into effect and worked. For example, a woman was diagnosed with cancer…in 45 days it was out of her system, and that was without chemotherapy; or the story of a father who realized that he got the house he always wanted by applying the force of attraction. The book goes over how you can change your financial situation, your health, relationship problems, etc.
I will be honest, I don’t believe in this. I don’t think there are any scientific explanations which make sense. Even though the book does make some sense, I actually think it is more of a psychological concept. In order for the law of attraction to work you need to keep on thinking on the same thought, and project it. In my opinion, if you keep thinking about the same thought, eventually you are going to find a solution. For example, let’s say you are jobless and are looking for a good job. If you keep thinking about it, you are going to keep on trying and keep on trying. You are going to look for every possible way to get it. Therefore, eventually you will find that awesome job. Makes sense doesn’t it?
In addition, there are also a few instances where the law of attraction doesn’t make sense. What if you want it to be raining, but other people want it to be a sunny day. Aren’t you supposed to get what you want, but what about the other people? Or what if two people want the same position for a job, but obviously one can only have it. What happens then? I find those are the reasons to disbelief this “law.”
What about religion, too. If you can shape your life, then what is God for? Well, in the book it is explained that if you inquire a physicist about energy or a priest about God they will both answer the same…cannot be destroyed or created, has always been will always be, etc. This part is true, and has some credibility.
But, don’t get discouraged! It is a awesome book, it really is. Maybe it doesn’t work for me, but for other people it might. It is about how far you will go with your faith. It is like religion, you can’t see God, but you still believe in it. Personally from me…it is extremely interesting, worth a read (or watch).
