Anyone read "The Secret?"

Tink · 06-26-2007, 10:06 PM

My impression of The Secret is that it's got the potential to rip off a lot of desperate, ignorant people who want it to be their magic source of easy money.
I do like the idea of thinking positive and being responsible for your own happiness, and such, but when they tell people that it's like having a Genie granting your wishes, they've gone too far.

I've been checking out a few sites related to The Secret, and it's appalling how niave and greedy people can be! Some will announce that they've won the lottery (in advance of the drawing) thinking if they "believe they will recieve" and some have quit jobs expecting their faith in the Law of attraction to support them with no effort on their part! I find that really disturbing. A few have fixated to attracting a specific mate for themselves and seem to be stalking these people hounding them with their confidence that if they want them, surely they will have them! It's all too creepy for me.

I found the mood elevating part beneficial, but on the downside, see many people who are becoming deeply disturbed because they can't manifest all their wishes by using the prescribed thought processes and end up thinking there's something wrong with them that it's not working.

It's worth reading if you're curious and know up front that some of it is just isn't what it's painted to look like. However, I've read that there are camps for kids to learn the LOA and all sorts of high priced seminars and such that lure people in and are being labled as rip offs. So I wouldn't suggest it for anyone who is highly gullible or desperate for an easy fix.

judy · 06-27-2007, 08:53 AM

That's too bad Tink. Don't you think it always comes down to living right, doing the right things, having faith, treating others the way you want to be treated, and working hard for whatever it is you want? It's just not that hard to figure out.

I think we're all born knowing, in our gut, when we're doing right and when we're doing wrong, and because of this, we can have faith. I'm not saying it's always easy, and sometimes things just don't come our way. I believe that we're just not supposed to have them at that time.

Tink · 06-27-2007, 11:11 AM

Well said Judy. I fully agree.

judy · 06-27-2007, 02:17 PM

So let's write a book....What do you think - about 1 -2 pages should cover it, and that's with the frontplate page.

Tink · 06-27-2007, 02:45 PM

Great

plan! We could entitle it "The Death of Common Sense" by 2 chicks who've been there seen it...

judy · 06-27-2007, 04:29 PM

Should we do a tour or an infomercial at 3:30 AM?

Tink · 06-27-2007, 04:33 PM

I think a tour sounds like fun!
We'd have to bring lap tops though so we could check in on 4WT or we'd never last a week.

06-26-2007, 10:06 PM	#1
Tink Donating 4WT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Rural Wisconsin Posts: 3,707	My impression of The Secret is that it's got the potential to rip off a lot of desperate, ignorant people who want it to be their magic source of easy money. I do like the idea of thinking positive and being responsible for your own happiness, and such, but when they tell people that it's like having a Genie granting your wishes, they've gone too far. I've been checking out a few sites related to The Secret, and it's appalling how niave and greedy people can be! Some will announce that they've won the lottery (in advance of the drawing) thinking if they "believe they will recieve" and some have quit jobs expecting their faith in the Law of attraction to support them with no effort on their part! I find that really disturbing. A few have fixated to attracting a specific mate for themselves and seem to be stalking these people hounding them with their confidence that if they want them, surely they will have them! It's all too creepy for me. I found the mood elevating part beneficial, but on the downside, see many people who are becoming deeply disturbed because they can't manifest all their wishes by using the prescribed thought processes and end up thinking there's something wrong with them that it's not working. It's worth reading if you're curious and know up front that some of it is just isn't what it's painted to look like. However, I've read that there are camps for kids to learn the LOA and all sorts of high priced seminars and such that lure people in and are being labled as rip offs. So I wouldn't suggest it for anyone who is highly gullible or desperate for an easy fix. __________________ 'A simple way to take measure of a country is to look at how many want in.. And how many want out.' England 's Prime Minister Tony Blair'

06-27-2007, 08:53 AM	#2
judy Donating 4WT Yakker Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Denver, NY Posts: 8,097	That's too bad Tink. Don't you think it always comes down to living right, doing the right things, having faith, treating others the way you want to be treated, and working hard for whatever it is you want? It's just not that hard to figure out. I think we're all born knowing, in our gut, when we're doing right and when we're doing wrong, and because of this, we can have faith. I'm not saying it's always easy, and sometimes things just don't come our way. I believe that we're just not supposed to have them at that time. __________________ *Judy*

06-27-2007, 11:11 AM	#3
Tink Donating 4WT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Rural Wisconsin Posts: 3,707	Well said Judy. I fully agree. __________________ 'A simple way to take measure of a country is to look at how many want in.. And how many want out.' England 's Prime Minister Tony Blair'

06-27-2007, 02:17 PM	#4
judy Donating 4WT Yakker Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Denver, NY Posts: 8,097	So let's write a book....What do you think - about 1 -2 pages should cover it, and that's with the frontplate page. __________________ *Judy*

06-27-2007, 02:45 PM	#5
Tink Donating 4WT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Rural Wisconsin Posts: 3,707	Great plan! We could entitle it "The Death of Common Sense" by 2 chicks who've been there seen it... __________________ 'A simple way to take measure of a country is to look at how many want in.. And how many want out.' England 's Prime Minister Tony Blair'

06-27-2007, 04:29 PM	#6
judy Donating 4WT Yakker Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Denver, NY Posts: 8,097	Should we do a tour or an infomercial at 3:30 AM? __________________ *Judy*

06-27-2007, 04:33 PM	#7
Tink Donating 4WT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Rural Wisconsin Posts: 3,707	I think a tour sounds like fun! We'd have to bring lap tops though so we could check in on 4WT or we'd never last a week. __________________ 'A simple way to take measure of a country is to look at how many want in.. And how many want out.' England 's Prime Minister Tony Blair'

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