The World Is Not Flat
The Secret, The “Law”of Attraction, panacea for the Oprah book club readers, whatever. I am a big believer in the power of positive thought and being accountable for your actions. Like most fads and cultural phenom’s there are some people who take it too far and don’t really ask the obvious questons. If the “Law” of attraction were really a law then all anybody would ever have to do is just think about something really hard and it would magically appear. Want a new Ferrari? Just ask for it. Wanna be rich? Just ask for it. Good hell who really belives this crap? For the record I did read The Secret and I did watch the movie. They use Andrew Carnegie as an example in The Secret a lot as an example of someone who knew how to use it. They fail to mention that he was known for working 18 hour days and his fortune was built as a war profiteer, stock market manipulation, crushing unions(look up The Homestead Strike), all with the help of a cadre of crooked senators and congressman that he bribed with cash and stocks. His Secret was hard work, near slave labor, and bribery.
This brings us to David Schirmer the “Investment Trainer” that is quoted in the book and is featured in the movie. This blow hard has attracted his wealth by literally stealing from vapid investors. He promises huge returns to his investors, so far he has returned a nice round number to his investors, 0. His Secret, rob ‘em blind.
The message believe in yourself and be positive, that is a good message. Go out and do it. The Secret is not a law but a starting point. The universe is not stagnant, your future is not set. The fact is things happen that are beyond our control. Does anyone really belive that the estimated 9-11 million Jews killed during the Holocaust attracted Hitler? Did the 75 million people who died from the Black Plague attract that?
Don’t follow anything blindly. Ask questions, have some common sense.
