Positives and Negatives of “THE SECRET”- Book Review

“The Secret” has moulded my opinion of positivism. It has taught me to see this challenging world from a different perspective for which I thank the writer, Rhonda Byne.

“The Secret” evidently discusses “The Law of Attraction” and how is it implemented in your daily life. For me “Law of attraction”,  as a deduction from this book, is the firm belief that positivism  and negativism can be brought into life by focusing on the positivity and the negativity handpicked from everyday experiences. However, the book introduces many people to the concept that their thoughts may influence not only their actions, but the experiences that they bring into their lives as well.

MAIN IDEAS “THE SECRET” FOCUSES ON:

1. Constant reminders of things that you don’t want in your life inadvertently drawing the same thing into your life with a harder push. For example, if you ruminate on what is stressing you, you will actually draw more of it (accompanying additional stress) into your life. However, the trick is to stoop towards what you DO want in life, so you’ll get more of it.

2. In a bid to achieving a goal believing that not only can you do it, but that you have already done it will hike the chances of you virtually achieving any goal you set your mind to.

In short, The book shares other insights and specific strategies to use, gives a history of the use of the Law of Attraction, and provides examples on how it’s worked in the lives of various people, making it an interesting and informative read.

POSITIVE SIDE OF “THE SECRET”:

The winning purpose of this book is it is evidently empowering. It gives you constant reminders that there is a lot that you can do to change your circumstances even if things seem bleak. It gives you a clear path of activism and positivism.

The Secret encourages people to visualize their goal in order to achieve it, pointing out that there is not always a straight line for you to walk on. You never know how time twists and things change for you. But perseverance and firm belief is a key.

It further encourages to set a better frame of mind in order to maintain motivation to pursue goals clearly demonstrating that we tend to build our resources more when we are positive inside out. So, over all it’s a good read that can help you achieve your goal making you less stressed in the process.

CONTROVERSIES OF THE BOOK:

Regardless of the good vibes “The Secret” managed to radiate through its empowering statements, it also calls for some inevitable controversies. For example, some people believe that it conflicts with the religious values of major religion while it is deemed to be a complimentary approach to others. By complimentary here I mean, as an act of courtesy.

And there’s also been criticism of the idea that we create our own difficult circumstances in life; the obvious examples of children born into abuse or millions of people born into extreme poverty doesn’t seem to fit well with that explanation of reality.

HOWEVER, countless people have found the principles espoused in “The Secret” to be life changing. Some considered it to provide a significant relief from stress. Though there are some hiccups to it, I would say that this book can provide some excellent opportunities for stress relief, and a rough road-map to a better life.