Is the law of attraction pure chance?

Is the Law of Attraction just coincidence? Luck? Chance? After all, imagine that you have been panning for gold. You’ve been at this for years and then one day you find a big nugget that sets you up for life.

It is said that the Universe takes its time to give you what you want most in life. Couldn’t it be, then, that all your hard work is starting to pay off, simply because you’ve been assiduously sticking with it all these years? Maybe sheer luck. You are new to gold panning and on your first morning outing, you find this big nugget.

Chance? This is an interesting word. It was first coined by Horace Walpole in 1754 and comes from a fairy tale ‘The Three Princes of Serendip’. As Walpole put it, “they were always making discoveries, by accident and sagacity, of things they were not looking for.” Serendip, by the way, is the old name for Ceylon.

Well, really, no. It’s none of those things. It is a planned and intense relationship with the Universe, not so much for ‘things’, but for a lifestyle that you desire in particular. We are all different, so in the lifestyle you decide, the one that will give you the greatest pleasure and satisfaction, money may not play a part. And it really is a lifestyle you seek. Simply saying “I want a million dollars, a great new car, and a mansion” is not the wisest choice. Remember the maintenance of the mansion. The kind of problems associated with a big house.

No, you have to choose your lifestyle very, very carefully. There was a man who invoked the Law of Attraction for a particular position at the company he worked for. He had wanted this position for years, and when he heard about the Law of Attraction, he threw himself wholeheartedly into studying it. Lo and behold, a few weeks later, the position became his. Unfortunately, by then, he preferred to give up the idea, but his desire to ascend from him had become a way of life for him.

Therefore, extreme care should be taken while choosing your lifestyle. After true and wise consideration, you finally decide on your goals. Keep this vision before you at all times, but let it go. You have asked the Universe to fulfill your desires, now let the Universe do its job. Don’t sit down, imagining the Universe sitting across the table from you, and say; ‘Now look, Universe, I’ve told you what I want. I expect you to deliver by noon two weeks from now, and this is how you do it. You will discover that the Universe is wiser than you, and it will deliver it in due time. You are the Child. The Universe is the Father.

One of the most difficult aspects of the Law is getting rid of the baggage you’ve been carrying all these years. You may have had an unpleasant childhood, where no one ever encouraged you, but you were much more likely to be called an idiot. This was drilled into your head, day after day, and it is very difficult to erase these horrible memories of you. However, it must be done, or else you will be dealing with the Law of Detraction.

You must have had some successes in your life, however small. Focus on these. Remember how you felt when you got that promotion, when you scored the winning goal, when for once someone patted you on the shoulder and said ‘well done’. Focus on these moments and let go of the rest of the misery.

It’s easy to say, but they were just words, and words have wings to fly to you as well as to you.